Soulmates

Smaug

A deafening roar echoes from the belly of the mountain causing the ground to shake slightly. Balin's face turns grave "The dragon is awake." Fili and Kili both rush towards the door only to be stopped by Thorin "Where are you going?" Fili frowns "We have to help Bilbo." Thorin scowls "I forbid you from entering that mountain."

Another roar comes from inside and I run over "We can't leave him in there." Thorin shakes his head "I can't risk anyone else." I scowl "We can't leave alone in there with a dragon I grew up with them, they are not docile creatures." Thorin lets out a low growl "You think I don't know that?" I give him a pleading look and he lets out a long breath just as a third roar shakes the mountain "Come on."

Bofur, Fili and Kili run in first and I follow with Thorin having to stoop slightly due to the low ceiling. We reach a large chamber and the dwarves skid to a halt looking down onto the piles of gold below. I focus my hearing and draw my bow "Bilbo's this way." I follow the sounds of clinking metal and stop in my tracks when the serpent tail of a dragon flicks into view scattering coins and jewels all over the place. A deep growling voice echoes around "Dwarfs. Oakenshiled." The Dragon turns and I suppress a shudder it is nothing like the dragons back home, hate and fire fills its eyes I see why they are called serpents of the north. 

He grins "Dwarfs and an elf? Strange company for dwarves." He lets out a low chuckle and I spot Bilbo scrambling towards a dark passage. Thorin raises his sword "Your not leaving this mountain alive dragon." he pushes me behind him and Smaug lets out another deep laugh and I put my bow on my back drawing two daggers instead. They won't kill him but they might slow him down if I can get one between his scales. "You think you can kill me?" heat flares up his neck and I hastily throw up a shield the fire encasing us but no heat getting through.

"We need to distract him long enough so we can find somewhere safe to formulate a plan." Balin nods "We can lead him to the furnaces." Thorin nods "Lets go." The stream of fire stops and I drop my shield. Thank goodness my magic reserves are almost full again I'm going to need it. Smaug lets out a roar seeing we are all still there and the dwarves take out further into the mountain joining Bilbo behind several large pillars. Thorin scowls slightly "What the hell happened?"

Bilbo pants "He was already awake." I sigh "Never mind that now, run!" we all bolt from our hiding place and I run behind the dwarves keeping an ear out for the dragon. Dwalin frowns  "Where's the beast gone?" I put a finger to my lips and motion up with my head. The dwarfs and Bilbo all tilt their heads up as the Dragon crawls along knocking stray gold and rocks down onto us. We start moving again and I freeze when I hear the dragon moving back towards us. Thorin yells "Run."

Scowling I try and think of ways of leading it away from the mountain and lake town or at least trapping the dragon. We reach a vast room several large furnaces at the other end and the dwarves all gather in a tight circle. Nori has an arm wrapped wrapped around Ori who is shaking slightly. Closing my eyes for a moment I can feel the pull of my magic begging for me to shift but I push it aside only wanting to only do so if absolutely necessary.