lost in the fire

rivendell part 1

A/N: Cameron finally gets to meet some Elves!

Man, how I missed my pony! We had been walking for days on end and I'm positive that I can't feel my legs anymore, apart from the pain that shoots up my calves with every single step I take.

"You alright, princess? You're running behind." Fili speaks up, appearing by my side.

"I'm fine." I mutter back, grinding my teeth against each other to prevent a frown from appearing on my face. I hadn't failed to notice how even Bilbo was walking ahead of me, but I simply didn't seem to be able to keep up with them, the dwarves even further ahead of me.

"Are you sure? We can stop and rest for a moment if you need to." He insists, a worried look upon his face.

"I'm fine, we don't need to stop." I lie while my legs are screaming at me to stop and lie down.

"If you say so. Just shout when you need to rest." Fili says concerned. He takes off in a jog to catch up with the rest, making me silently curse him and his energetic dwarf legs.

By the time I catch up with the others, them having stopped for some reason, there's a new person in their middle, talking to Gandalf.

"Uhm, I'm pretty sure I haven't seen you before." I bring out, making him turn around to look at me.

"I'm Radagast The Brown, milady." He introduces, extending a hand towards me.

"Call me Cameron. It's nice to meet another wizard, apart from Gandalf." I say, shaking his hand with a friendly smile. Apparently, he came to see Gandalf about a Necromancer. I had no idea what that was, but I didn't think it meant good news. Radagast seemed a bit strange, but he really cared about animals and I kind of liked him for that.

"What's that?" I look up, having heard the howl as well. Bilbo is the one who asked it, turning to look at me.

"Cam, are there wolves here?" He asks, walking over until he's right beside me, worried and a bit scared. Something felt off... like something dark was near, like... Lightning flashes behind my eyes, but I quickly blink it away.

"Those are not wolves. Bilbo, get behind me!" I order, pulling out my sword, Thorin doing exactly the same. The next second, two Wargs jump out of the bushes, one of them going straight for Bilbo. Before I can react, however, Dwalin appears, cutting it's head off clean. When I look around, still in shock, I see that Thorin finished off the other one. He turns his head as well, seeming relieved when he sees the dead Warg at my feet.

"Those are Wargs." I state, turning around to check if Bilbo was alright. He's covered in blood, just like I am, and seems a bit shaken, but apart from that he's fine, which I'm glad for. When I look back at the Company, everyone seems startled.

"Which means there's an Orc-pack nearby. We have to run." Thorin says, a stern look appearing in his eyes.

"We can't outrun them without our ponies." I say, frowning in worry.

"I can distract them." Radagast says, a determined look appearing in his eyes.

"These are Gundabad Wargs. They will outrun you!" Gandalf argues, clearly worried about his friend.

"These are Rhosgobel rabbits. I'd like to see them try." Radagast fires back, ending the conversation.

Soon enough, Radagast disappears onto the wide plains, orcs riding wargs immediately chasing him.

"Run!" Gandalf orders, so we take off in a sprint. For some reason, Radagast was running around in circles, which meant we had to keep turning and running back constantly so the orcs wouldn't see us. At one of those turns, I stumble, but Thorin grabs my elbow, dragging me along and forcing me to keep running. Once he sees I've regained my balance, he lets go, those blue eyes full of a concerned look. Suddenly, we're all hiding near a rock formation. I hear a roar, and Thorin motions for everyone to stay quiet. We all realize there's an orc on a warg above us, and I hold my breath.