The Eyes of Emerald

Chapter 5

While most of the company was inside a cave looking for objects the trolls hoarded, Dawn was outside tending to Fili. He was over the fire during the troll encounter, and had a burn on the side of his face. She reached into Oins bag and got two leaves and soaked one in a substance.

"Stay still. This may sting," Dawn said. She placed her hand on Fili's left cheek and lifted his face a bit. She then rubbed the wet leaf hard on the burn.

"Ouch!" Fili yelped.

"Sorry. But I did say it might sting."

Next she rubbed the dry leaf on his burn. Then she ripped a small piece of cloth from her skirt and soaked it with water. And then she dabbed it lightly on the mark. In a matter of seconds, the stinging stopped and the burn disappeared.

"Thank you," Fili said. Dawn smiled. Fili then went to his brother to check on him.

"You look like a new man," Kili said.

"Shut up. Are you alright?"

"Oh... I'm just GRAND." Kili had a small rope burn on his neck from the sack. It wasn't bad enough that it needed treatment, but it was enough to make him sarcastic and cranky.

Suddenly, out from the bushes came a sound of motion. And then the sound of someone shouting. Out of the bushes came a sled of ruskabell rabbits, and its passenger Dawn new very well.

"Thieves! Fire! MURDER!" he shouted. Dawn smiled to see it was Radagast. Radagast the Brown.

"Radagast!" Gandalf greeted. "What are you doing here?"

"I was looking for you, Gandalf. Something's wrong. Something's terribly wrong." He stuttered

"Well?" Radagast then paused. He must have forgotten on his way here.

"Oh dear. I had it on the tip of my tongue." Radagast then turned to look at the company, and then spotted Dawn. His eyes widened with surprise. He got out of his sleigh and walked to the girl.

"Is that the autumn leaf? Is this the summer meadow? Could this be the Dawn?" he asked laughing. Dawn laughed as well, and hugged the jolly old man.

"It's so wonderful to see you, Radagast." Thorin then approached the wizard and the girl.

"If I may ask, what this wizard involves with you?" he questioned.

"When I was younger, before Bofur found me, Radagast watched over me, and taught me how to survive in the wild."

"The wild. Oh goodness, I just remembered what I came for. Excuse me." The old man then went behind a tree where Gandalf was smoking his pipe, where they could talk in privacy. Dawn paced a bit in worry, which caught Thorin's attention.

"Something must be very wrong if Radagast traveled such a road in such a hurry just to see Gandalf."

"Well, it is none of our concern. We have our own challenges ahead, and none should involve the wilderness. At least not the plants." Dawn nodded. Just then a howl came from the distance. And Dawn became stiff.

"Was that a wolf? Are there wolves out there?" Bilbo innocently asked.

"Wolves. No that is not a wolf," Bofur replied. Just then, the sound came again, and everyone turned to see a Warg charging for them. Dawn screamed as if she was just stabbed, seeing that the Wargs direction was toward her.

"Dawn!" Fili cried. Before it got too close, Fili jumped towards her and pushed her out of the way. Then Kili hit the beast's snout with an arrow, and Dwalin killed it with his axe. But then another came, which was quickly killed by Thorin.

"Warg scouts. Which means an orc pack is nearby."

"They found us," Dawn faintly said. She was now a paler version of herself, well aware of what was to come.

"We have to get out of here!" Dwalin shouted. But in fear, Ori and Bifur returned.

"We can't! We have no ponies! They bolted!" Ori said.

"I'll draw them off," Radagast declared.

"These are Gundabag Wargs. They'll outrun you," Gandalf said

"These are Ruskabell rabbits. I'd like to see them try." Radagast then pulled Fili aside tightly.

"Listen to me carefully boy. You better protect that girl with all your life. Her funeral is your death sentence. Understood?" Fili nodded fiercely, and the brown wizard drove out into the bushes, giving everyone a head start.

The company managed to get to a field of rocks and dried grass, where it seemed they were going in circles from the pack. They were hiding boulder behind boulder. Where was Gandalf leading them? But soon they hid in an unfortunate spot, where an orc riding a Warg was searching. Thorin looked at Kili, and he nodded. He then silently set up his bow and arrow, and shot the Warg perfectly at the neck. When the orc got off the Warg, and was quickly killed by the axes of Dwalin and Bifur. But then Gandalf ordered them to run once more. They didn't get far, for they were being cornered.

"We're surrounded!" Fili exclaimed as he was returning to the company.

"Where's Gandalf?"

"He's abandoned us!" Dwalin shouted. Dawn turned to see that indeed the wizard was not there. As the orcs came closer, the more terrified Dawn became. Just then, Gandalf appeared behind them behind the boulder. Dawn couldn't look, for she was too frozen.

"This way you fools!" he shouted. It was revealed that the boulder led to a slope, which meant temporary safety. One by one the company jumped into the slope. The only one remaining was Dawn. Fili, terrified for her, tried to help.

"Dawn, you have to jump! I'm here. You'll be fine, but you have to jump!" he shouted.

"I...I can't..." Dawn weakly replied. Just then a hand came out and grabbed Dawn by the wrist, and began to pull her away.

"DAWN!" Fili shouted. Without thinking, he began to climb up the slope, until he reached the top.

The Orc looked at Dawn with a disgusting smile. But the the smiled even more when he saw her eyes.

"It's the Balorat Su!" one shouted

"Then we finish it before it starts." The Orc holding Dawn then took his dagger and stuck it in the side if her waist. She screamed in pain as it got deeper.

"NO!" Fili screamed. But of course the Orc cared less. The Orc then took the dagger out of her and aimed for her heart. But before it did, a narrow flew and killed the orc. Then more arrows came until every Warg and Orc was shot dead. Fili ran to the girl and cradled her lightly.

"Dawn! Can you hear me! Dawn please." Fili didn't even notice he was surrounded by elven horses. One elf got off and approached Fili. He began to crouch down.

"Don't you dare touch her!" Fili shouted.

"If you want her to live, you must come with us," the elf said.

"Who are you!" Fili demanded.

"I am Elladan, Son of Elrond. I am a friend. She must come with us." Fili looked at Dawn. Her eyes were closed and she looked like she was in such pain. He slowly nodded and struggled to let go of her. But he eventually did. Elladan then placed her gently in front of him on his horse.

"Master dwarf, you must come with us as well. You will ride with my brother, Elrohir." With that Elladan rode off as fast as he could. And before Fili realized what was happening, he was lifted up by another elf and placed on a horse to be shared. Normally he would protest, but all Fili could think of was Dawn.