Sorry for the delayed chapter; I got super busy with work. But great news! I'm doing a contiki tour over in Europe in 2018 and then going to live in England for 2 years! I am super excited to go on an epic adventure; travelling has been calling my name since I was a little girl and I can finally start!

Enjoy the new chapter!

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters from the Hobbit…if I did, I wouldn't let Kili, Fili and Thorin to die. I only own Kelsey Rose and any unfamiliar characters

Quickly finding Kili and Fili standing by a couple of large boulders; their presence calming her racing heart, Kelsey watched as an sleigh pulled by massive rabbits came into view through some bushes. An odd looking man peering at all of them in surprise before his searching eyes stopped to look at her. His eyes widen but before he say anything, he was interrupted by Gandalf

"Radagast! Radagast the Brown. What on earth are you doing here?" asked Gandalf, putting his sword back into the sheath. A smile fell on his face upon seeing his old friend, but he knew deep down that something terrible had to happen for Radagast to leave Mirkwood.

"I was looking for you, Gandalf. Something' wrong. Something's terribly wrong," cried Radagast as he clambered off his sleigh, his staff hitting the ground with a soft thud. Kelsey took in the appearance of the wizard and was disgusted to see a thick line of dried bird poo on the right side of his face. Grimacing, she nudged Kili who nodded as if he knew what she was thinking.

"That is disgusting," whispered Fili, causing all three of them to start snickering. Kelsey felt so relaxed when she was with Kili and Fili; as if she had known them all her life. She trusted them and they trusted her, which she appreciated. The snickering ceased when Thorin all gave them a 'shut up' glare.

"Just give me a minute. Oh, I had a thought, and now I've lost it. It was right there, on the tip of my tongue," complained Radagast before curling up his tongue in surprise. "Oh it's not a thought at all; it's just a little-"

Gandalf pulls a stick insect out of his mouth and Kelsey grimaced again in disgust.

"A stick insect!" exclaimed Radagast, holding his hand out for Gandalf to give him the insect.

Kelsey glanced over to Kili and Fili and in synchronize, they all burst out with laughter. The ridiculous sight just completely made them lose it and even Thorin was trying not to laugh. Radagast looked towards at the young trio and was amazed by the young girl. She reminded him of an old friend of his that he hasn't seen in a very long time.

"Ilmarë?" he questioned, the laughing stopped as Kelsey stared blankly at him, her green-blue eyes almost confirming his suspicion.

"Who?" asked Kelsey, taken aback. That name sounded familiar to her but she couldn't remember where she had heard it before.

"Sorry, you just remind me of an old friend of mine," Radagast claimed before walking off with Gandalf. Kelsey watched him walk away with a blank face, muttering 'right' and then proceeded to help Bombur with packing up camp.

"Why did you mention Ilmarë, Radagast? It has been a long time since I have heard her name or even seen her," questioned Gandalf, as soon as they were away from the group.

"Does the girl not remind you of Ilmarë?" asked Radagast, leaning on his staff, the overwhelming presence of the young girl muddling up his train of thought.

"I guess they do share the same eyes," stated Gandalf, glancing over to the young girl was still a mystery to him. She was lugging packs onto the ponies with such grace he couldn't put his finger on it. Ever since, Kelsey joined the company, Gandalf couldn't help but feel like she was important to the quest and that she had a lingering power all around her which stumped him, especially after she mentioned the ball of light from her arrival on this world. The Void worked in many mysterious ways that even the Valor themselves find it hard to understand it. It had been alive way before the Valor existed.

"She has the same power radiating from her, just like Ilmarë, maybe even stronger," claimed Radagast, a look of concern spread across his face. If he could feel her power then others can too; others that will corrupted that power.

"I am leading the dwarves to Rivendell, where we have some questions that need to be answered. Kelsey Rose is one of those questions," announced Gandalf, his decision decided. "Now what is it that you need to tell me in such urgency."

….

Suddenly, a howl is heard from the distance, causing everyone to stop in their tracks. Since Kelsey had finished helping putting packs on the ponies, she was taking a break on top of a large boulder; meditating to help with her headache, her bow and quiver next to her. She glanced up in terror, her hands starting to shake from the loud howl.

"Was that a wolf? Are there wolves out there?" asked Bilbo, sound of panic in his voice.

"Wolves? No, that is not a wolf," said Bofur, before being knocked down by a Warg. Kelsey lightly screeched and clambered to her feet, her bow and an arrow in her hand while trying to balance on the boulder. Thorin quickly strikes and using his new sword Orcrist, kills the beast with one blow. Another Warg appeared behind Thorin but Kili was able to bring it down with an arrow. However, it gets back up, only to be killed by Dwalin with a loud thump of his war hammer.

"Warg-scouts! Which means an Orc pack is not far behind," shouted Thorin, his brows fuming from anger. Kelsey quickly slid down the boulder, narrowing avoiding the sleigh of rabbits and rushed up to Kili, grabbing his forearm. Kili looked over to her and saw the fear in her eyes; the same fear in his eyes.

"Who did you tell about your quest, beyond your kin?" Gandalf asked, angrily as he made his way to the centre of the group, Radagast in tow.

"No one I swear. What in Durin's name is going on?" asked Thorin, panic spreading across his face.

"You are being hunted."

"We have to get out of here," stated Dwalin as he stomped over to the side of his king.

"We can't! We have no ponies; they bolted," shouted Ori as he and Bombur came running through the trees in a state of dread. Everyone grumbled in anticipation as they knew they wouldn't be able to get away from the Orc-pack without ponies.

"I will draw them off," announced Radagast, a look of determination on his face. With rabbits? Kelsey thought as she peered at the restless creatures next to her.

"These are Gundabad Wargs; they will outrun you," said Gandalf.

"These are Rhosgobel Rabbits; I'd like to see them try," reassured Radagast, with a weird smile which caused Kelsey to look at him questionably.

Why do I think this will backfire?

…..

Watching Radagast glide away with his rabbits, Gandalf ordered the dwarves to follow him, over the rocky plane. Kelsey knew that they were going to be caught soon as each time they rounded a rock, the wargs would be there as they chased Radagast. Her headache wasn't helping either, a wave of dizziness threatening her to trip. Thankfully, Fili saw her distress and grabbed her forearm to keep her upright. She smiled at him with a thank you and proceeded to take refuge behind a massive rock.

Sudden noise from above them all, announcing the arrival of a Warg and its rider; smelling the air as it catches the scent of dwarves. Thorin looks over to Kili and Kelsey and nods; a signal for them to ready an arrow. Following Kili, Kelsey steps out, aiming to hit the orc. But suddenly blindness passed over her eyes and she only hit the orc in the shoulder. The warg and the orc fell to the ground and Gloin, Nori and Dwalin finished it off. Kelsey furiously rubbed at her eyes to get her sight back. Fear started to get caught in her throat as her sight slowly came back, her view of Kili's concerned face.

"Kels, what happened?" he asked, taking her face in his hands, inspecting her eyes.

"I don't know," was all she could reply with before they had to start running again as the sound of distress from the warg reached the rest of the orc pack.

Wargs began to surround them from all sides and they were forced to stop in a clearing.

"There's more coming!" shouted Kili as he and Kelsey caught up with the group, both their faces red from exhaustion. They started to shoot the wargs; Kelsey almost sighing with relief that she was able to hit her mark again.

Suddenly, the breath from her lungs escaped from her mouth as she was tackled to the ground, her ears ringing from her headache. Opening her eyes, she realised that Kili had tackled her to the ground to avoid a fired arrow which was now stuck in the ground a few metres from her head.

"Keep your eyes open, Princess," smirked Kili, his face dangerously close to hers. Kelsey felt her cheeks heat up and she nodded. Kili quickly helped her up and urged her to run to the rocks where the company had started to slide down.

Ignoring the weird look on Thorin's face, Kelsey stopped to look behind her. To her shock, Kili had stopped to continue shooting at wargs.

"Kili! Run!" she screamed, causing Kili to look back at her. Her heart started to race again as she saw wargs catching up.

"Kelsey, get to safety!" Kili shouted, his face concentrating on running as fast as he can.

"I am not leaving my best friend behind!" she said, as he finally caught up and they followed Thorin down the hole where the others had taken refuge.

A horn echoed through the area and an orc flew down the crack, an arrow in its throat. Thorin ripped it out and said 'elves' in disgust. Kelsey felt Kili let go of her hand as he followed the Company through a pathway. She felt something wet fall onto her lips and she realised that she was having another nose bleed. Before the dwarves noticed it, she quickly cleaned it up.

I really hope the elves answer my questions.

Please read and review! The reviews really do help because I love to know what people think of my story so far.

I'm not a fan of the ending to this chapter but I wanted to get this chapter out as I feel I have spent so much time with writers block. Might come back and edit it.

I imagined Kelsey to be Lyndsy Fonseca, so if you need a visual, look her up.

Next: Kelsey discovers something about herself but will she last enough to find out more.