Chapter Thirty-Eight: Healed

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Third Person


In the mountain, Thorin has decided to save Bilbo. He charges with his sword out through the tunnels, and stops as flames light up the walls of the tunnel. He runs out onto the same overhang Bilbo had earlier reached, then stops abruptly when he sees the mountain of treasure all around him. He breathes heavily. Just then, Bilbo runs up to him.

"You're alive!" Thorin says

"Not for much longer!" Bilbo says

"Did you find the Arkenstone?" Thorin asks


"The dragon's coming!" Bilbo exclaims

"The Arkenstone!" Thorin says

They are both standing at the entrance to the tunnel, but Thorin is blocking Bilbo's way. They pause and look at each other for several seconds, then Thorin speaks again, more quietly.

"Did you find it?" Thorin asks


They stare at each other for several seconds, panting heavily.

"No. We have to get out." Bilbo says

Bilbo tries to enter the tunnel, but Thorin swings his sword across it, blocking the entrance. He presses the blade against Bilbo, and Bilbo stumbles back, the sword still touching him. Bilbo and Thorin face each other, with the tip of Thorin's sword against Bilbo's chest.


"Thorin. Thorin!" Bilbo says

Thorin steps forward, forcing Bilbo to step back. Bilbo's eyes are open in fear, and Thorin's face is steel and blank of emotion. Suddenly, Bilbo looks off to the side, and Thorin hears a sound in that direction. He turns and sees Smaug approaching over the mountain of treasure. Smaug, recognizing Thorin, snarls. Suddenly, the remaining dwarves, Destin and Cole run out of the tunnel and face Smaug, their weapons out. Smaug roars and rushes at them; his chest and neck glow orange.

"You will burn!" Smaug says


Just as Smaug bellows fire at them, the dwarves, Bilbo, Destin and Cole turn and jump off the staircase. They tumble down the pile of treasure and land near the entrance to another tunnel, which they run into.

"Come on, Bilbo!" Dori says

Angrily, Smaug breathes fire in all directions. Thorin, the last one in the door, is pushed in by the force of the flames. He runs into the room at the other end of the tunnel with the back of his coat on fire, and he throws himself on the ground and rolls to extinguish the flames. He jumps back up.

"Come on," Thorin says

With Smaug roaring in the background, they run.


Gyda


At Bard's house, Tauriel washes and tears apart the Kingsfoil in a tub of water held by Tilda. Fili, Oin, and Bofur pick up a moaning Kili and lay him on the table and try to hold him down.

"Hold him down," Tauriel says

She approaches with the bowl of water and examines Kili's wound. Seeing how black and festered it is, she looks away in worry. As the others look on, Tauriel closes her eyes and begins chanting in Elvish while she kneads the soaked Kingsfoil in her hand, then presses it to Kili's wound.


"Menno o nin na hon i eliad annen annin, hon leitho o ngurth." She chants

Kili screams and thrashes in pain, and Sigrid jumps in to help hold him down. She calls her sister to come help as well. I hear Raign screaming and yelling from the other room and look at the door worried.

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