Young Magic (The hobbit love story)

Chapter 8: hunted

Salacia PoV

As we stood waiting for what was coming...I smelled something rather familiar. "Wait a minute..." I said extinguishing my fire. "Thieves! Fire! Murder!!!!!" I heard a familiar voice yell just as a Rhosgobel Rabbit pullin sleigh burst through the bushes. "Radagast, Radagast the brown! What are you doing here?" Gandalf asked. I smiled widely but kept my spot. "was looking for you, Gandalf. Something's wrong. Something's terribly wrong!" He said. I was instantly concerned. "Yes?" Gandalf asked. As he was about to speak, he lost his thought. "Oh, just give me a minute. Um, oh, I had a thought, and now I've lost it. It was, it was right there, on the tip of my tongue..." He said. I giggled and stepped out where he could see me. "Stick insect got your tongue again?" I asked. He then indeed pulled a stick bug out of his mouth. I laughed while the dwarves cringed. Radagast then looked at me with a smile. "My dear white rabbit! I haven't seen you in ages!" He said hugging me tightly. "It hasn't been that long~ to long for sure though." I said happily. Before he could reply Gandalf butted in. "What is it you where wanting to tell me that is so urgent?!" He asked. "Oh yeah! What's wrong?" I asked concerned. Radagast nodded and went past me. I backed up to stand with Thorin again. "The Greenwood is sick, Gandalf. A darkness has fallen over it. Nothing grows any more, at least nothing good. The air is foul with decay. But worst are the webs." He said. My eyes widened and my heart froze. "Webs? What do you mean?" Gandalf asked. "Spiders Gandalf! Giant ones!" Radagast yelled. I reached and grasped Thorins hand tightly out of pure terror. I could see he was looking at me confused though I kept my eyes on Radagast. "Some kind of spawn of Ungoliant, or I am not a Wizard. I followed their trail. They came from Dol Guldur." He said. "Dol Guldur? But that old fortress is abandoned." Gandalf said. "No...it's not." Radagast said. I stepped forward to him, "what's there...?" I asked quietly. Radagast took my hand and looked at me worried, "A dark power dwells there, such as I have never felt before. It is the shadow of an ancient horror..." He said. My eyes widened, "one that can summon the spirits of the dead." He said. I gasped slightly. Gandalf, Radagast and I Pulled ourselves aside. "I saw him Gandalf, from out of the darkness. The Necromancer has come." He said. "The Necromancer? Who's that?" I asked confused. They both looked at me and then to eachOther, before ignoring my question all together. We watched as Radagast began to zone out completely from his thought. I snapped a spark infront of him, waking him up. "I'm sorry," he said. "Try a bit of Old Toby, it will help settle the nerves." Gandalf said offering his pipe. Radagast took a deep inhale. "And out," Gandalf said as he blew the smoke out. "Now, a Necromancer? Are you sure?" Gandalf asked. Radagast pulls out a cloth wrapped sword and shows it to Gandalf. "That...that is not from the world of the living..." I said darkly, I could feel the overwhelming dark energy coming from the item. Suddenly my eyes snap away from the sword when a loud howl is heard. "Wolves? Are there wolves out here?" Bilbo asked confused. "Wolves? No that's no wolf." Bofur said as I returned to the group. Suddenly from nearby a Warg jumps out at Thorin. He turns and strikes it with his sword, however when I saw it get back up I quickly shot an energetic shock pulse at the beast, exploding its heart, causing it to drop dead. Before I could think another jumped at me from behind. Kili shoots it quickly before Dwalin shoves me aside, into Filis arms and bashes the beasts head in. "Warg scouts! Which means an orc pack is not far behind." Thorin said. "Orc pack??" Bilbo said obviously scared. "Who did you tell of your quest, beyond your kin?" Gandalf asked marching to Thorin. "No one!" Thorin said. "Who did you tell!!" He yelled. "No one I swear!" Thorin argued. "What is going on?" Fili asked. "You are being hunted..." I whispered. "What?" Kili asked. "She said you are being hunted, and she is right." Gandalf said. "We have to get out of here!" Dwalin said. "We can't! We have no ponies! They bolted!" Ori said. "I'll draw them off." Radagast said. " these are gundabad Wargs! They will outrun you!" Gandalf argues. "These are Rhosgobel Rabbits! I'd like to see them try!" Radagast said. "I'm going with you!" I said. "What? No! You belong with the company." Thorin argued. "Yes I know that, but if he's going to be chased down by orcs I want to protect him!" I said. "Go with Radagast." Gandalf said before leaning down to whisper in my ear. "After your work is done, make for the hidden pass into Rivendell." He whispered quietly. I nodded, "got it." I said before getting Onto the front of the sleigh while Radagast steered. "Let's go attract some orcs!" I cheered before we tore cheek through the bushes.

I held on tightly as Radagast steered. I soon began to notice wargs catching up to us as they bust out of the forest, some mounted some not. I turned and held on with one hand as I shot fire balls at the near ones, scorching them. I leveled my hand to the ground and shot energy through it, surging up the beasts muscles causing them to lock up and trample. I laughed loudly as the orcs snarled and chased. "Come and get me ya ugly bastards!!!!!" I yelled. Radagast laughed, he always liked my more rambunctious side. I looked over my shoulder and saw the company sneaking their way from rock to rock before I noticed Kili shoot down an orc rider...causing a loud screech.

In an instant all the orcs flooded towards the dwarves. "No!" I said. "Radagast we need to help them!!" I said panicked. Radagast nodded and turned the sleigh, going as fast as possible. Before we could get there all the dwarves went down the secret passage, and a horn was heard. Radagast stopped as multiple elvish warriors flooded in and cut down orcs like it was meer Childs play. Once the still breathing orcs where scared off the elves looked at us. "Radagast the brown, Salacia," A certain Elven lord said. I hadn't seen him in quite some time. "Lord Elrond," I said standing and bowing. "Lord Elrond! Please take Salacia back to Rivendell with you." Radagast urged, "I had buisness to attend too!" He said. "Isn't Salacia your apprentice? Why would you leave her?" Lord Elrond asked offering me a hand, I took it and he pulled me up onto the back of his horse. "No, she has finished her lessons and time with me, she is now being mentored by Gandalf the Grey." Radagast said. "Ah, so you are all still keeping her under close guard?" Lord Elrond asked. I was utterly confused, "what?" I asked. "Yes, of course we are." Radagast said before he took off. "Why am I under close guard?" I asked. He looked at me, "do not fret, you will know soon enough." He said as we all started towards Rivendell. "What I would like to know is why so many orcs where near our land." Lord Elrond said. I tightened my grip around his waist and chest. "Heh...welllll..." I said. He suddenly spotted all the dwarves banning together as the many elvish soldiers approached. "Say no more, I believe I have go too idea of what brought them." He said as he rode down the bridge.