Chapter 41

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  Fili's and Bilbo's hearts nearly stopped, as the company looked between Rosa and Thorin. Rosa looks at him shocked. No one moved all glanced at each other with uneasiness. Thorin looks around surprised at all of them. "DO YOU HEAR ME?!" He shouts grabbing Fili's arm, but Fili shakes him away "Fine, then I shall do it myself." He lunged at Rosa grabbed her and dragged her close to the wall. The dwarves and Bilbo, shout in protest and a few of them try to pull her away from Thorin's grasp. "Cursed that Wizard that forced the both of you onto this Company!"

  Suddenly, they hear a voice magically amplified to an incredibly loud volume "IF YOU DON'T LIKE MY BURGLARS..." They look to see it's Gandalf "Then please don't damage them. Return them to me! You're not making a very splendid figure as King under the mountain, are you? Thorin son of Thrain!" He says in his normal tone

  Thorin stops pushing and lets Rosa go peering over the edge to see Gandalf standing there. As the two talk the rest of the company pushes Bilbo and Rosa away towards the rope that was used the night before. Bofur ushered them over the wall while Thorin stared out at the land before him. As Bilbo first climbs down, Rosa starts to go next but stops for a moment and stares toward Fili saddened about what had come to pass. She sighs carefully and makes her way down the wall. Fili watched with a heavy heart as Rosa safely made her way towards Gandalf and Bilbo, further away from him.
  "Are we resolved? The return of the Arkenstone for what was promised. Give us your answer! Will you have peace or war?"
  Thorin looks to a ridge in the distance as if he's looking for someone or something. As he bows his head, a large raven flies up to the ramparts and perches beside him. Thorin and the raven stare at each other. "I will have war!" He suddenly growls 

  A rumbling is heard in the distance, and the armies look up to see the ridge being covered by troops of heavily armored dwarves, led by a dwarf riding a battle pig. The company dwarves begin cheering and screaming as they see their backup arriving. Thranduil says something to his people then ri0des through his army as his Elves and the Lake people turn away from the gates of Erebor and begin marching quickly toward the oncoming Iron Hills dwarves. Gandalf strides along with them, Bilbo and Rosa rushes to keep up. 
  "Gandalf Who is that?"
  "Yes, he doesn't look very happy."
  "It is Dain, lord of the Iron Hills - Thorin's cousin."
  "Are they alike?"
  "I always found Thorin the more reasonable of the two." Gandalf comments 

  The two armies halt a short distance from one another, and Dain rides his pig onto a rocky overlook to address the Elves and Men. "Good morning! How are we all? I have a wee proposition, if you wouldn't mind giving me a few moments of your time. Would you consider...just sodding off!" Dain shouts 

  The townspeople, clutching their weapons, step back in fear, while the Elves pull out their swords and step forward.
  "All of you - right now!"
  "Stand fest!" Bard shouts to the townspeople
  Gandalf strides forward. "Come now, lord Dain!"
  "Gandalf the Grey. Tell this rabble to leave, or I'll water the ground with their blood!"
  "There is no need for war between dwarves, men and elves! A legion of orcs march on the mountain. Stand your army down!"
  "I will not stand down before any elf! Not least this faithless woodland sprite!"He gestures toward Thranduil "He wishes nothing but ill upon my people! If he chooses to stand between me and my kin - I'll split his pretty head open! See if he's still smirking then!" he points to Thranduil who smiles furiously. then turns and rejoins his army. "Come on! Let's give them a good hammering!"

  A dwarf yells out a command, and the Iron Hills dwarves raise their weapons and cheer. The Elves perform a complicated maneuver to put their shield-and-spear bearers at the front of the army, while the arches stand behind them. As both armies prepare to fight, a horn is sounded. The armies grow silent as they turn to look.
  Azog and a few other Orcs standing atop a hill. " Come forth my Armies!" Azog shouts in black speech
  As he gives a sign, one of the wooden structures opens up in a particular position, and another horn is sounded. Immediately, legions of Orcs begin pouring out and charging toward the group.
  "The hordes of hell are upon us! To battle! To battle, sons of Durin!" Dain shouts then leads his men towards the income Orcs 

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