Chapter 14: The Halls of Thranduil.

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The Wood Elves were not concerned about paths and what tricks the Forest of Mirkwood would play. It was there home and they knew it well. And the Elves headed up a forest slope and showed a sight of majestic beauty. The Fortress of the Woodland Elves. An Ornate wooden bridge crossing a ravine, to a huge door, which was set into a natural cavern entwined with the Roots of Giant Trees.

The Company didn't think it was a sight to see, especially as they were being pushed over the bridge and through the huge doors into the Woodland Realms.

"Oh, Merlin." Hermione commented as she was pushed inside struck by its beauty.

"I don't think we'll get the good tour of this place, Hermione." Ron told Hermione.

Bilbo had the Ring on him and he quickly ran after the Wood Elves. Harry and Luna were right behind him. 

"Holo in-annon!" (Close the gate.) Legolas ordered the Guards.

"Quick. Inside." Harry hissed as he and his friends quickly ran for the entrance before it could close..

Legolas despite being the last inside glanced back into the Forest seeing nothing then stepped back inside as the Heavy Doors closed. And the Bridge swung away creating a truly impregnable fortress. 

Bilbo, Harry and Luna were fortunate to be on the inside when the doors closed. And what Harry could see that the inside was even more beautiful then the outside. The Halls of the Woodland Realm gleamed with its beautiful carving hewn into a Living Rock, and mighty tree roots that formed antler like walls that flourished down. 

It was just a pity that Thorin's company couldn't enjoy it as the Dwarves were once again searched by the Elves before being locked in small cells in the dungeons. 

"Honestly! If you could just let us explain-" Hermione tried to protest as she and Ginny were shoved into one of the Cells with the door locked behind them. 

Ron in the meantime got shoved into a cell with Balin and Thorin. "Hey, The House Elves back home never resorted to this sort of thing!" He protested as his door slammed behind him. 

"Or that sort of thing!" Ginny also shouted as she was pushed into a cell.

Right as Fili was about to be shoved into one cell, he was stripped of another concealed knife, and he was pushed in with a grunt on his face. Neville was pushed right behind him, and then shoved onto Fili. "That was not gentle!" He complained. And the door was shoved behind him. 

Kili in the meantime was being shown to his cell by Tauriel and several guards. "Aren't you going to search me?" He asked Tauriel as he turned his head in a low voice. "I could have anything down my trousers." 

"Or nothing." Tauriel shot back locking the cell and walking away.

Legolas took notice of that as Tauriel walked up to him. 

"I nogoth, amman e tîr gin? Tauriel?" (Why does the Dwarf stare at you so?Tauriel?) Legolas asked with suspision.

"Ú-dannada...Who can say ... e orchal be nogoth, pedithig?" (He is quite tall ... for a Dwarf, do younot think?) Tauriel asked.

"Orchal eb vui. Mal uvanui en." (Taller than some. But no less ugly.) Legolas admitted. He then gave Kili a death glare before leaving.

Hermione in the meantime tried tugging on her bars to no avail. "Ron! Do something!" She demanded.

"Like what?" Ron scoffed.

"Tell them we don't belong in Prison!" Hermione yelled.

"Yeah. We tried that. They don't care." Ron pointed out.

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