A Dwarvish Company (Currently Editing)

Chapter Sixteen

Des

"Dessa wake up!" Someone shouted shaking me.

"Whaaaaaat?!" I said barely opening my eyes.

"Bilbo's in trouble!" It was Fili. I jumped up grabbed my sword and ran after Fili.

He lead me to a clearing where the company were hiding. Biblo was in the arms of a nasty troll. There were three of them. Kili ran out, "Drop him!"

"You what?" One of the trolls asked.

"I said. Drop. Him." He said as the rest of us that were hiding launched out from behind the bushes and started attacking the trolls.

We all swung at their feet and eventually Bilbo fell. Me being the shortest I could barely do anything, but you always try!

Before we knew it all three trolls were in front of us. Two of them were holding out Bilbo. It looked like he was being stretched to death. "Put down your arms," one of the trolls demanded. "Or we'll rip his off!"

I looked over to Thorin who nodded and stuck his sword in the ground. The rest of us dropped our weapons and one by one the trolls threw us in sacks. Some of the dwarves were tied and rotisseried (is that even a word?) over a fire. They continued their conversation about cooking us.

One of the trolls said, "Never mind the seasoning; we ain't got all night! Dawn ain't far away, so let's get a move on. I don't fancy being turned to stone."

Bilbo and I both looked at each other. I knew he was thinking the same thing so I nodded to him to stand up. "Wait!" The trolls turned to them. "You're making a big mistake! I mean, about the seasoning."

"What about the seasoning?"

"Well have you smelt them? You're going to need something stronger than sage before you plate this lot up." The dwarves started to yell at him.

"What do you know about cooking dwarf?" One troll asked.

Another disagreed, "Shut up, and let the, uh, flurgaburburrahobbit talk."

"The, uh, secret to cooking dwarf is-"

"Yes? Come on.

"It's, uh--"

"Tell us the secret."

"Ye--yes, I'm telling you, the secret is ... to skin them first!"

"Tom, get me the filleting knife." Tat set the dwarves off

"If I get you, you little--" Gloin threatened.

"I won't forget that!" Dwalin yelled.

"What a load of rubbish! I've eaten plenty with their skins on. Scuff them, I say, boots and all." Tom said.

One grabbed Bombur and almost ate him whole but then Bilbo spoke up again. "Wait! Not that one! He's infected." I raided an eyebrow to him but he just nodded to me.

I smiled and got up. "Yea he's got worms...in his... tubes!"

"In fact they are all infected!" Bilbo played off my words.

"It's a terrible business. I wouldn't risk it. I really wouldn't." I silently laughed to myself.

Then the dwarves started to yell at us causing Bilbo to roll his eyes. "I don't have parasites! You have parasites!" I heard Kili yell. Thorin kicked them and I guess they had a change in heart ;). "I've got parasites! Mine are thé biggest parasites!" Kili shouted and I smiled at him. Why did he have to be so damn cute?

"We riddled!" Nori exclaimed.

"Yes riddled!" Ori agreed.

"What would you have us do then? Let em all go?" Bert asked.

"Well..." I shrugged.

"Do you think we don't know what you're up to? These little ferrets are taking us for fools!" The troll shouted waving around his spoon.

"Ferret?" Bilbo and I asked.

"Fools?" Tom asked.

The dawn will take you all!" Gandalf, perfect timing, appeared on a rock and slammed down his staff turning all the trolls to stone. Well at least this quest got interesting.