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She stood back as she let him walk to the door. But she looked over him at the new persons.
"Fili." Said the blonde-haired and a braided mustached one. "And Kili." The black-haired one said before both bowed, "At your service."
"You must be Mr. Boggins," Kili says, making Erthril smile before the blonde looks up at her. She, on instinct, stopped smiling and turned away.
She returned to the kitchen in search of food for Annet. "Who might you be?" A voice asked, making her turn her head.
She put the bread down and turned fully, seeing the blonde dwarf named Fili. "I am Erthril." She told him, causing recognition in his eyes.
"Is it true?" He asked as another dwarf entered. The other dwarf looked at her before leading Fili away to the others.
She returned to her search finding a piece of meat that had not been touched. She smiled, placing it into a cloth she had seen.
She held it right to her chest as she looked to find Bilbo. She stopped seeing him opening the door again.
In dropped several more dwarfs who fell onto each other. "Oh my..." She whispered before a wizard came into view.
"Gandalf," Bilbo said tiredly, making her smile. The dwarfs came to their feet, each telling their name.
"I see you have chosen to join us," Gandalf says as he enters, seeing her clutching the cloth. "I have."
She then turns and enters the living room. She found a seat and sat there, waiting for the meeting to begin.
Her attention turned to the short hall as she heard rummaging. She covered her mouth as she smiled, seeing an exasperated Bilbo trying to speak.
But she watched all the dwarfs grabbing food and taking it to the dining area. A dwarf made his way into her area carrying a tray.
"Could I interest you in some chamomile tea, Miss Erthril?" He asks, causing her to give a small smile. "Why not..." She trailed off, not knowing his name.
"Oh, I am Dori." He tells her, handing the cup to her before returning to the chaos. She took a sip with a smile as she watched Gandalf.
"The food is ready," Gandalf said as he motioned to her with his hand. She nodded, putting the meat on the chair.
"Please don't touch the cloth on the chair." She whispered as she walked past Bilbo, who looked at his pantry with shock.
As she walked to the table, all of them began to burp. She looked to Gandalf and then to the group. She picked up a plate and started to place down food.
She then took her plate back to her chair. She picked up the cloth and placed it back on her lap.
"You are not eating with them?" Bilbo asks as he walks in, seeing how calmer Erthril's side is.
"They seem fairly messy and quite loud." She tells him with a wince hearing them.
"They are that. Have you stolen my cloth?" He asked, seeing it on her lap. She looked at him before saying, "I had to cover the meat."
Bilbo looked at her with wide eyes before saying, "You can't steal someone's-" She cut him off, saying, "It is for my dragon." She whispered the last part.
"Dragon?" He asked in disbelief, causing her to nod. He smiled sarcastically before saying, "Has everyone gone mad."
