𝐄𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐄𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐃𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐘━︎━︎L. Greenleaf

❝CHAPTER SIXTEEN❞

▌𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐢𝐱𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐧 ━︎━︎ 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐫𝐦𝐲 ▌

━︎━︎━︎━︎𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐀 𝐅𝐋𝐄𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐄 city, making her way to the mountain and climbing up it's walls until she was inside. She jumped down, landing safely on the ground in front of the Dwarves. She looked at them all, a frown on her lips. Bruises and cuts lined her body, dirt covered her clothes. The Dwarves turned to her. "Where is he?" Kili nodded her in the right direction and she stormed towards Thorin. His back was turned to her. "Will you not fight? Will you not defend this mountain you so adamantly claimed?"

     Thorin turned his head, glancing at her over his shoulder. Ellaria continued, "The Thorin Oakenshield I met back in Rivendell would be out in that battle, fighting for his home. He would rely on no one but himself and his company to secure a victory. Yet, you continued to hide. Are you afraid, Oakenshield? Do you know that you have already lost?" She grew closer to him and Thorin turned to face her finally. "Snap out of it Thorin! Your desire and greed has overtaken you. Do not let it win. Be the King I know you are and fight."

     Thorin stared at her for a long moment before he finally broke the silence that echoed between them. "I never thought I'd find myself listening to an Elf. Nor did I ever think I could trust one."

     "I consider you a friend, Thorin. I'd hope you see me the same. So get off your ass and fight for this Mountain. Fight for your kin." Ellaria placed a hand on his shoulder. "Fight for what is rightfully yours. Help me kill Azog so that you can be free." Finally, she walked away, passing the Dwarves and before she left once more she paused. "I hope to see you all on the battlefield." With that, she left the Mountain and went back into the fight.

Dain and his people and formed a wall in front of the Mountain and in front of them stood the Orc army. Ellaria took a deep breath before pulling out her bow, notching two arrows into it and aiming. When a horn sounded, the horn of Thorin's people, Ellaria allowed a smile to curl at the corners of her lips. The stones in the wall came crashing back down as a giant golden bell flew through it, a loud toll ringing out. Thorin and the Dwarves came running out with Thorin in front, leading them straight to the Orc army.  Ellaria released her arrows, killing two of the bests that were standing at the front of the line. She shot arrow after arrow, making sure to avoid any Dwarves.

She traded her bow for her sword once more, running in head first and slicing down any Orc's that came in her path. She ducked under blows, spun away and retaliated with her own weapon. Ellaria sliced down another Orc, jumping on the head of another and slicing it's throat before landing beside Thorin. He nodded to her, climbing on a ram and holding his hand out to her. Ellaria took it, swinging herself onto the ram before they began going forwards.

The pushed through the armies, heading straight for Azog. Fili, Kili, and Dwalin were following behind them on their own rams, going up the steep mountain where Azog hid, directing his army from above. They cut down any Orc's they passed, with the ram using its horns to knock others out of the way or piercing them in the chest. Ellaria stood on the ram's back, shooting her arrows and letting them fly into the Orc's necks before leaping off the animal and sending an arrow into an Orc that had tried to attack her whilst she was flying through the air. She landed on the corpse, pulling out her sword and easily spinning out of the way as another Orc came for her. Kili, Fili, and Dwalin quickly joined her and Thorin, getting off their rams and fighting.