The Lionheart (The Hobbit)

Chapter 23: Escaping Mirkwood

(((For the outfit it's everything except the bow and arrow, sword, and earing. So boots, dress and cape.)))

Tygr POV

I trotted along the surprisingly unguarded halls. I found myself down in the lower parts of the kingdom near the wine cellars. I sniffed around until I smelled water. I then realized this was where they dumped out barrels. 'This is perfect...' I said to myself. I ran back out to see if Thorin was back. He wasn't. I formed into a girl and stood at Dwalins cell. "Tygr?" He said looking at me. "Where's Thorin?" I asked. "He's still speaking with Thranduil." Dwalin said. I huffed and nodded. I went to walk away till his and shot out and grabbed my arm tightly. "If you ever try to hurt Thorin again. I'll personally snap your neck." He said lowly. I stared blankly then blinked, "I completely understand you...just know I would never hurt Thorin. Id risk my own life before I even thought about actually threatening his." I said. "Why?" Dwalin asked loosening his grip. "Well...he means a lot to me." I said looking away. Dwalin raised an eyebrow and laughed slightly, "I think I understand." He said before letting me go. "Be careful." He said before going back where he was before. I nodded and formed into a wolf and snuck off.

I found myself in an area unfamiliar to me. I then ament something that way...Bilbo. I followed the sent until it was as strong as could be, however I heard two voices as I got closer. I hid as close to the wall as possible and continued on. His sent was extremely strong, as though he where right next to me. 'Where the hell is he??' I thought to myself. I then smelled the scent going away. I following it once more to figure out it was traveling. I followed it down until I lost it. There was no one around so I formed back into a girl. "Ugh, where is he?!?" I growled to myself. "Where is who?" I flinched hearing a voice behind me. I turned to see a tall elven man with blue eyes and...prominent yet amazing eyebrows. "Uh...uh...I don't know his name but he was leading me through here and I got a little lost because I wasn't paying attention." I said trying to sound like I was telling the truth. The man looked down at me then leaned down. He was handsome...there was no doubt. "I never caught your name." He said. "I never said it..." I said then felt bad. "I'm sorry that was rude...my name is Tygr." I said holding my hand out to shake his. To my surprise he placed a gentle kiss on my hand. "I am Thranduil." He said. My eyes widened. "As I K-king Thranduil?" I studdered. "Yes." He said with a gentle smile. "I feel like I should have known that..." I muttered. He laughed lightly. "Now, where is it you where going?" He asked. I shrugged. "I really don't know, he was leading me somewhere buy we got separated." I said, edging on the lie as well as I could. "Ah, I see. Well, in my opinion from what you look like at the moment I would say he would have had a good mind to lead you to take a bath." He said lifting a strand of my dirty hair. I felt my face go completely red, "I-I'm sorry...I've been traveling." I said. "Well, allow me to escort you. You need one." He said before holding out his arm. I gently wrapped mind around his and tried to act as sophisticated as possible.

He quietly led me to one of the higher parts of the kingdom, I was thankful he didn't go by the dungeon cells...because I'm almost 1000% sure if Thorin saw me with him like this then he would have been so mad he would have laid an egg...or exploded...or his braids would have unraveled themselves from the intense anger. I don't know something along those lines.

He led to a beautiful elven woman with long black hair. "Please, give Tygr a proper bath." He said. The woman nodded and smiled at me. I grinned and followed her into a large room with a massive bathtub...well it sort of looked like a pond in my opinion but I guess it was a bath or them. "Please, I will be outside the door if you need anything." She said. I nodded and thanked her. After she shut the door I tried to think of a way to get out. I then glanced at the tub...very light steam was coming off of the water. "Well...it really couldn't hurt...could it?" I asked myself. I lifted my arm and smelled myself and wrinkled my nose. "No...no defiantly couldn't hurt. I then took off the little clothes I had and stepped into the bath, dunking myself into the water. There is no doubt that this is the greatest think I've felt in a while. I then looked around and realized there was no soap to wash my hair with, only two bottles that I had no idea what they where. "Um...miss who I never caught the name of!" I said loudly. The woman came back in with a smile, "my name is Salacia." She said. "Oh that's really pretty...um there doesn't seem to be any soap to wash my hair with." I said. "You use those. They wash your hair and make it silky and smooth." She said. I made an o with my moth and nodded. "Okay! Thank you!" I said happily. "Of course, use the white one first, then red." She said before exciting. "Well alright then" I said. I swam across the pond like tub and grabbed the white bottle. I opened it and sniffed it. It smelled like lavender. "Oh...oh that's nice." I said with a smile before pouring some into my hand. I scrubbed it into my hair and on my hears, also scrubbing some to clean my tail. I ducked back into the water and scrubbed it out. I flipped my hair out and ringed it out before getting the red one. I did the same thing only waited a little while and let it sit in my hair. I finally found some soap, hidden by a plant. "Where were you four minutes ago?" I asked it before getting it wet and beginning to wash my body. It felt amazing to get all of the dirt and sweat off of myself. I them went back into the water and washed out my hair, tail and my body. I came back up and sighed in pure bliss. This is the cleanest I've been since Rivendell. I mean it was lovely bathing in streams and rivers throughout the trip but this was just awesome. I stood and grabbed a towel drying myself off. I then found a robe laying out. I put it on and opened the door to see the woman still standing there. "Feel better?" She asked. "Oh yeah, I smell awesome too...because I know I didn't before." I laughed. "I'm going to be honest, you smelled terrible." She said with a smile. I laughed and nodded. "Lord Thranduil asked me to bring you these." She said before holding out some clothing. "Oh wow...okay. Can I just out these on in here?" I asked. She nodded and I grinned and closed the door. I looked at the clothes and smiled. They where lovely. I was honestly surprised he would let me have such nice clothing but I didn't question it ether. I looked at myself in a full body mirror and smiled. My body had become quite toned throughout the trip. I went back out and she smiled at me. "You look lovely." She said. "Thank you!" I smiled. "Lord Thranduil said you are free to roam the kingdom and to go to him if you have any questions. I nodded and went off on my own. After the she elf was out of sight I took off running back down to the dungeons quietly. I went around the corner to see Bilbo letting them out of their cells. I smiled, "good job Bilbo!" I said happily but quietly. "Th- where did you get those clothes?" He asked. I thought for a moment as the dwarves looked at me. "That...doesn't matter at the moment let go! I found a way out!" I said. They all followed me with no questions. I led them back down to the wine cellar and checked to see if the guards where there. They where, however they where knocked out drunk. "Perfect~" I said to myself. "Okay! Everyone get in a barrel." I said. "What?! They'll find us!" Dwalin said. "Please please please just listen to me! I'm not a complete idiot you know!" I said then looked at Thorin for help. "Do as she says." He said before going to get in one himself. "Bilbo you too." I said. He nodded then got into one himself. "Okay everyone! Hold your breath!" I said. "Hold our breath what wh-" bilbo was cut off when I pulled a lever, opening the door sending them down into the river. I jumped down aswell before it closed and landed on my feet on a rock. I formed into a wolf and skillfully hopped along the bank from rock to rock with them. I watched then all struggle...except for Kili who looked like he was having the time of his life. Everything was going smoothly until we heard elves coming after us and the gate we needed to go through start to close. "No!!!" Thorin yelled. I sprinted as fast as I could to try and get to the lever to open it but was cut off by orcs. I snarled and started biting and clawing them, killing them quickly. I then noticed a red head and a blonde elf shooting orcs and helping us. Out of the corner of my eyes I saw Kili run and pull the lever however he was shot in the leg and fell back into his barrel, the arrow snapping in half as he landed. My leg hurt just from seeing it. The gate opened and the river flowed along with the dwarves...and elves...and orcs...and one skin changer...and a water hating hobbit. I ran down and began fighting though never changing to my fighting form. I noticed the blonde elf hopping on the dwarves heads, shooting down orcs like it was child's play. I was ran as fast as I could to keep up with the dwarves and watched Thorin and Dwalin chop a galled tree trunk in half, drowning the orcs who fell with it. I noticed the orcs numbers where decreasing and now they where more interested in killing the elves. I sprinted as fast as I could before jumping and forming back into a girl before I landed in Fili barrel. I panted and looked at him, "mind if I share?" I asked. "Not at all." He smiled. I grinned then looked at Kili, "Kili are you alright?!" I asked. He gave me a goofy grin and nodded. We floated along until we reached a shore. I kept glancing back at Thorin to make sure he was still there, I hated being away from him. Fili helped me out of the barrel and the first thing I did was run and hug Thorin. I hugged him tightly then let go and looked him in his beautiful blue eyes. He grinned at me then went to look at his nephew. "Bind his leg. You have two minutes." He said. "Hey look, it's the lonely mountain! We're so close!" Bilbo said. I nodded, "yeah...but a lake lies between us and that mountain." I said. "Then why don't we go around?" Bilbo asked. "The orcs will run us down." Dwalin said. "I thought you said you could swim." Thorin said standing beside me. I smirked, "I did, I never said I was good at it though." I said with a slightly smile. I suddenly heard an arrow being shot I turned and saw a man aiming an arrow at Fili who was holding up a rock. "Do it again and your dead."