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Leila was running down a narrow passage. The walls were ebony, and sleek. As she neared a light Leila slowed, and began to silently creep. "Tell uuk whaav kulknej wanav avo know." (Translation: Tell us what we want to know.) An ugly husky voice spoke in black speech. Leila peered around the corner and saw her sister bound; standing before her was Bolg, the spawn of Azog the Defiler, looking gross as ever. " I have already told you I work alone, I have no partner. Or has your small mind not comprehended that." Leila focused on Celeste, she had a gash in her cheek that was oozing blood, she looked a sickly green. She was being held up by two orcs, her left leg was bent at an odd angle and it looked as though a warg had tried to rip it off.
"Jiak kij noav auk ukavupid auk lat evinaj avhink. Jiak know ro avhe pair rangeruk nalkriuk work for pay, avo vanquiukh illska." with this he laughed, "Nalkroro do lat avhink lat ayh katu? Jiak evinaj avhink lat ukmaravas, avhan avo bi inavo ukuch ij avrap." (I am not as stupid as you would think. I know about the paired rangers who work for pay, to vanquish evil. Why do you think you are here? I would have thought you smarter, than to fall into such an obvious trap.) Leila gasped, before promptly covering her mouth. The orcs looked in her direction and sniffed, "Jiak saib ukmell lav-li." (I can smell her.) Leila started back down the passage, suddenly she felt a knife at her back and stopped. She was thrust into the room with an orc tailing behind her. Bolg had Celeste by her collar and she was suspended at least 6 inches off the ground. "So lat've decidun avo join uuk, gism rraus." (So you've decided to join us, half breed.) Bolg sneered. " Lei," Cel spoke weakly, "You should have gone when you had the chance."
Leila's eyes stung with hot tears as she glared at Bolg. Her hands clasped in front of her, fingering the dagger hidden in her sleeve. In a swift move she pulled it out and stabbed the orc behind her, then went to throw it at Bolg when she got hit in the shoulder with an arrow. She fell to her knees, and looked up to where Bolg stood, her vision was blurry and she was seeing double. She blinked and they came back into focus. "Lat ukhould noav have done avhaav, gism rraus," (You should not have done that, half breed.) Bolg said with a sneer. Leila looked at Celeste's terrified eyes, Bolg thrust his spear like sword through her middle, and she let out a final gasp. "NO!" Leila screamed. Bolg dropped Cel's lifeless body to the floor. Leila reached for the sword of a fallen orc and grasped the handle. She stood up wearily. Bolg was near and she swiped, but narrowly missed him. He kicked her in the chest and she went flying, he stomped over to her and picked her up by the neck. She gasped for air, and her vision started to blacken. "Jiak ukhall avake pleaukure shal killaumn lat." ( I shall take pleasure in killing you.) Bolg smiled. Leila brought the sword up and stabbed Bolg in the chest, he dropped her with an angry shriek, and stumbled back. His orc subordinates, dragged him down a passage till his shrieks could be heard no more. Leila dragged herself over to her sister, and cradled the corpse in her arms. Tears stung her cheeks, and fell onto her sister. Suddenly there was a blinding light, that rendered Leila temporarily blind. She felt a hand on her shoulder and looked up to see two Gandalf the Grey's, she blinked and tried to focus, but it was no good, she fell to the ground her vision going black, the last thing she saw was the Lady Galadriel hurriedly walking towards her and her sister.
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Leila was being shook awake, she was suddenly staring into the very concerned face of Gandalf. She was covered in sweat, she looked around, and all the dwarfs slept soundly. " Why did you wake me?" She asked, " It is not time to go, the dwarfs haven't even begun to stir."
"I was worried about you child," Gandalf said tenderly, " what did you dream about." The look on his face told Leila, that he already knew.
" You know exactly what I dreamt about." she said turning to get new clothes from her pack.
" How many times have you had it?"
" This week? This Month? Or is it this year that you ask about?" Leila snapped.
" Let's try this week."
" 3."
" My dear Leila," Gandalf spoke softly, " It wasn't your fault you mustn't keep blaming yourself."
Leila looked over her shoulder at Gandalf and gave a glare. Of course it was her fault, her mistake, her slip up, had cost the life of the most important person in her life. She took her new clothes and went to the bathroom to change out of her now wet clothes.
She changed into a forest green tunic, and brown leggings, and re-braided her long auburn hair in one long french braid down the back. When she exited the bathroom, she found that all the dwarves had stirred, set things to rights, and were now gearing up to leave. She hurried and placed her neatly folded clothes into her pack. After inspecting her swords and daggers she sheathed them and strapped her sword harness to her back. Then she threw on her cloak, and shouldered her pack and made her way out the door.
"Leila, my dear," Gandalf said beckoning her, " I think it is time you are properly introduce to the dwarfs of our company." Three dwarves approached; the funny hat, the axe in his head, and Bombur, who she already knew. " This is Bofur, Bifur, and Bomber." They bowed low at the waist and Bofur said, " At your service." Then they left, as three more approached. The star hairdo, the intricately braided one, and the one with what looked to be a bowl cut. " Nori, Dori, and Ori."
"At your service." they said in unison, bowing low at the waist. They went through the rest of the dwarves each of them bowing low at the waist. In addition she met Balin and Dwalin, the bald tatooed dwarf. Oin and Gloin. And although she already knew Fili and Kili, they dramatically introduced themselves, once again. And then Thorin. Leila bowed also and introduced herself, " Leila. at your service."
"Now we have all of this out of the way lets go." said Thorin impatiently. And with that they started down the narrow paths, to a small opening where the ponies were.
All the dwarves went to their respectable ponies, only leaving one for actually riding. "Leila." Gandalf called. He lead over to her a lovely chestnut quarter horse mare. She patted her mussle. She had white socks and was 14, maybe 15, hands tall. "Does she have a name?" Leila breathed. " No, the owner didn't think to name her she's only a year and 1/2.
" I think I will call you Poppy." The horse nickered.
Fili took this particualr moment to walk over. " Yeh need help mounting that steed lass." he said jokingly. Leila half heartedly glared. " I will be fine by myself master dwarf." Leila had had a horse of her own once, it was a black Arabian named Redeemer. But alas he had also been killed. As gracefully as Leila could she flung herself up on to the saddle. And they set out on the road to Erebor.
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Awhile later the dwarfs began taking bets on whether or not Bilbo would show up.
" 5 gold pieces he won't show." Kili shouted. Nori was taking a tally.
" I'll take that bet." Leila said to him.
There were very few of them who belived the hobbit would show.
A short while later she heard the disinct pattering of feet against the forest floor. Five minutes later she heard Bilbo's voice yell, " WAIT! WAIT!" The company halted and turned. "I signed it." Bilbo said triumphantly. Balin took out a magnifying glass and looked it over. "Everything appears to be in order." he said, " Bilbo Baggins, welcome to the company of Thorin Oakenshield."
" Someone get him a pony." Thorin said gruffly.
" A pony? There's no need I've been on my fair share of walking holidays. I even made it as far a frog morton once." but despit his very polite protests, Fili and Kili soon picked him up by the shoulders and plopped him on the pony named Myrtle. He looked so uncomfortable.
" Pay up Nori." Oin called from the back. The dwarfs began tossing bags of money around.
" What's this?" Bilbo asked, bewildered.
"They took bets as to whether you'd turn up or not. Most of them bet that you wouldn't." answered Gandalf.
" And what did you think?"
"Well..." Gandalf hesitated before catching his own sack of coins, " I never doubted you for a moment my dear fellow."
Leila turned around in her seat, " Kili," she called, the dwarf turned to face her. A sly grin covered her face, " Pay up."
I hope you all enjoyed this chapter. I decided to give her a horse even though she is quite small, but it looked like Gandalf had a horse in the movie. Please review and let me know how I'm doing and kind of what you want to happen. Although I must warn you I have a story line in my head, but I may be persuaded to add in somethings. ;)