A Price To Pay- The Hobbit & LoTR

Chapter 6

Thorin's voice rang through the forest, "WE'RE UNDER ATTACK! READY YOURSELVES!"

The dwarves immediately sprung into action, each grabbing their respective weapons and forming a tight circle. Bilbo looked around wildly, and picked up a sturdy rock as his weapon before Bofur snagged his collar and pulled him into the circle.

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A ways into the forest, Raewynn, Fili, and Kili were happily talking amongst themselves as they carried several rabbits back to camp. As they talked, they didn't pay much attention to their environment... until Raewynn noticed something strange.

'It's quiet...' She thought. 'Where are the birds? Or the crickets?' The only noise in the forest was the sound of the wind shifting trough the trees. Her blood began to turn cold and a shiver ran un her spine. She stopped in her tracks. 

Kili turned in confusion to her, "Raewynn?" When she didn't answer, the princes glanced at each other. Fili stepped back towards her, "Is something the matter? What's-" 

"Shhh-" She silenced them, her head down and eyes unseeing as she focused her ears towards the direction of camp. She didn't move as if she had been turned to stone, listening for anything.

And then She heard it: shouting from the camp. That wasn't something she'd normally fret over with the company being dwarves, but the forest sensed danger. She had learned a long time ago to heed its warnings.

Raewynn turned to the men, the humor and lightness wiped from her face. "Something's going on back at camp, we need to hurry." She reached up to her neck and began to unfasten her cloak. "Have either of you ridden a horse?" 

Kili tilted his head with furrowed brow, "Umm, what? How is that-" 

Raewynn snapped, "Answer the question!"

Fili spoke up, frantically, "I- uh, yes! I have, granted it wasn't fantastic but I managed to not fall."

"Great! Now, hold these." Raewynn shoved her weapons into Fili's arms, next to go were her shoes as she tossed them to Kili.

Both stood there, utterly confused and struck-stupid. Kili spoke up, a slight blush to his face, "Erm, Raewynn, w-would there be a reason as to why you are ridding yourself of your clothes?" He coughed to clear his throat, glancing away momentarily. "In our presence?" Fili hit his arm hard, Kili grimaced and they made exaggerated expressions to one another until she spoke up again. 

"Turn around and don't look back." She ordered, the tone in her voice leaving zero room for debate. The Princes turned on their heels quickly, yet their cheeks became stained with heavy blushes when the woman's pants, shirt, and certain undergarments were thrown over their heads to land in their already outstretched arms.

"I-I, uh!" Kili stammered, his mouth gaping like a fish when he watched a particular dark strip of cloth outlined with lace flutter into his arms with panicked eyes. Gods above, he could just hear his mother screeching at him to avert his eyes and forbidding him from ever looking at it until he was married and mated. 

He looked to his brother for help, but Fili was fervently shaking his head to not say a word, panic in his own eyes. He wouldn't be getting help from his older brother it seemed. 

They were both in unfamiliar territory when it came to women. Sure the older, mated dwarves spoke tales of women and gave advice to the younger males, but none of their stories could have prepared the Princes for what to do when a beautiful woman was stripping behind them in the woods.