Hobbit/The Lord of the Rings Imagines

Thorin ~ Magic 4

This is madness.  Thorin's voice growled in Kesia's mind.

Well don't blame me.  She snapped.  It was as much you decision as it was mine.

The path through the Misty Mountains was become more and more treacherous as they went along, the storm having hit quickly and steadily getting worse.

They thought they'd be able to make it through it.

It had been both their decisions, both agreeing that it had looked far enough away.

Now they both felt stupid.

Thorin grabbed her around the waist, pulling her back as rocks tumbled down from above.  She blinked in surprise.

"Pay attention."  Thorin says, letting her go.  "We must find shelter."

Kesia let out a slow breath, she was drenched and cold, much like the rest of them, but she was also distracted.

Something was wrong.

She could feel it, something very bad was going to happen, and they were getting close to it.

She pushed forward, leading the way.  It was always hard to focus when this feeling happened but she knew for all their sakes, she had to push through it.

Thorin remained silent behind her,  he could feel it, but he knew mentioning it would only make it worse.

"Look out!"

The shout from Dwalin startled both of them and they both leapt back into the wall as a rock suddenly smashed above them, rocks crashing down around them again.

"Bless me, the legends are true, giants, stone giants!"

Sure enough, a flash of lightning revealed exactly what they were up against.

The rocks around them started to move and they all realised with horror that they were on one of the giants.

Without even thinking, Thorin and Kesia's hands hold onto each others tightly as they fight to maintain balance, the company being separated.

Kesia and Thorin's side were lucky, the giant being hit and the leg they were on hitting back on the path onto the mountain.

They then had to watch as the others were trapped on the other leg.

They watched it come crashing back towards the mountain.

Kesia felt panic overcome Thorin as he pushed past her, and she followed close behind, expecting to see them crushed beneath the weight of the giant.

Luckily, they were okay.

But the relief was momentary as they realised Bilbo was no where to be seen.  Several of them looked over the edge and found him there, reaching down, but he slipped and fell further.  Thorin leapt off to help, grabbing Bilbo and pushing him up.

Thorin's hand slipped and for a split second, both he and Kesia thought he was gone.  Dwalin caught him though and Kesia was the first there to help him return to his feet.

They stared at each other for a moment, green into blue, before Dwalin's comment about Bilbo got Thorin's attention.

"He's been lost ever since he left home.  He should never have come.  He has no place amongst us."  Thorin says angrily.

Kesia frowns after him as he moves away to the shelter of a cave they had found.

That was hardly fair Thorin.

Stay out of my head Kesia.

He shut her off, something that surprised her, but she scowls after him, before entering the cave last.