12)The Journey Continues

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[sindarin]
'telepathic'
'Valar'
Black speech
Latin(Translate)

The Eagles soar through the sky over a great distance and over many landscapes. Thorin lies unconscious in one Eagle's talons the others worry about him.

"Thorin!," Fili called out.

The Eagles approach a massive rock structure shaped like a bear it is the Carrock. The Eagle carrying Thorin gently deposits him and his sword on a flat area on top of the Carrock. Another Eagle lands on the Carrock and Gandalf slides off its neck, running toward the unconscious Thorin.

"Thorin! Thorin" Gandalf call his name.

There was no response.  Bilbo runs up. Gandalf places his hand on Thorin's face and whispers a spell. Thorin's eyes flutter open and he gasps for air. He speaks weakly.

"The halfling?," he asked.

"It's all alright. Bilbo is here. He's quiet safe," Gandalf reassured.

By now, the other dwarves have all been landed on the Carrock, and they surround the wounded Thorin. Dwalin and Kili help Thorin up. However, once he's up, he shrugs them off and approaches Bilbo.

"You! What were you doing? You nearly got yourself killed! Did I not say that you would be a burden? That you would not survive in the wild and that you had no place amongst us?," Thorin grumbles.

Thorin advances until he is face to face with Bilbo, who looks worried and frightened.

"I've never been so wrong in all my life!," Thorin added.

Thorin grabs Bilbo and embraces him deeply. The other dwarves cheer loudly and slap each other on the back. Gandalf smiles. Bilbo, looking quite surprised, hugs Thorin back. Meanwhile with Luna and Esmeralda. Esmeralda gasp as Luna treated her sister. Esmeralda groan quietly as to not be too loud.

'How could you get hurt by this bad sister. It seems when you were surrounded by the wargs with Fili, Kili, and Dwalin one of the wargs attacked you with its claws,' Luna informed telepathically.

'Yes,' Esmeralda groans.

With the company;

"I am sorry I doubted you," Thorin apologizes.

"No, I would have doubted me too. I'm not a hero or a warrior...not even a burglar," Bilbo said.

As everyone chuckles, the Eagles fly away, screeching. Thorin looks beyond Bilbo and sees something; he strides forward, and the others follow his gaze.

"Is that what I think it is?," Bilbo asked

In the distance, on the horizon, they see the outline of a single, solitary mountain.

"Erebor—The Lonely Mountain. The last of the great dwarf kingdoms of Middle-earth," Gandalf answered.

"Our home," Thorin added.

A bird cheeps and flies by.

"A raven! The birds are returning to the mountain," Oin called out.

More birdsong is heard.

"That, my dear Oin, is a thrush," Gandalf corrected.

"But we'll take it as a sign - a good omen," Thorin nod.

"You're right. I do believe the worst is behind us," Bilbo agreed.

The Company looks on at the Lonely Mountain as the sun comes up behind them.

Pukah: There will be more just wait please. I have another book 'The Unexpexted' that I'm currently writing.

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