The Hobbit: Book One

Chapter Eight

   All I had heard was "where's Bilbo" I couldn't help, the fear of my face being cut and gashed was running over me "Lady Aoibheann!" I covered my face more "we need to continue" I said to the person in front of me. I could slightly see the person and it was Kili and Fili.

   Dwalin had found a cave so we started to rest down as I slowly uncovered my face, Kili saw and he gasped causing me to cover it up again. He ran over causing Thorin and the rest of the Co. To look over "what happened?" Kili asked and Fili ran over as well, I sighed 'can't hide it now' I uncovered my face and closed my eyes. I heard Fili and Kili gasp and the rest of the group were probably laughing quietly. I opened my eyes and noticed Thorin was examining my face "scarring will happen" he grunted and looked at Fili "take care of her wounds" he nodded and started to clean my face as Thorin told Bofur he had first watch. Fili frowned at my pain when he was cleaning my face and he started to bandage it, I pulled away from him when he touched my forehead and he furrowed his eyes "I need to bandage you Aoibheann" I sighed and leaned forward again.

   I didn't sleep that night, I sat up on the the rocks and leaned against them as I heard Bofur and Bilbo talking.
"Where do you think you're going?" I heard Bofur "back to Rivendell" he said sternly and I frowned "No, no, you can't turn back now, you're part of the Company. You're one of us." They continued to talk and I sighed and noticed Thorin was awake and he looked like he regretted things. I shook my head and felt the ground shake slightly. I looked around alarmed and so did Thorin. "Wake up. Wake Up!"

   Before anyone could get up we all fell through the floor and goblins were all over. The goblins take our weapons and start pushing us somewhere, I could hardly see anything with my only non scratched and covered eye so I kept tripping over things, until Fili grabbed my hand and started leading me and telling me where to step. I was grateful until I saw the Goblin King, I gulped and he started speaking. "Who would be so bold as to come armed into my kingdom? Spies? Thieves? Assassins?" I rolled my eye and watched a Goblin walk up to the goblin king "dwarves, your Malevolence. And a she-elf" he leaned forward and looked at us "Dwarves? She-elf?" I nodded and sat down at Ori's feet "We found them on the front porch" he said and the Goblin king nodded as he looked at me then the rest "Well, don't just stand there; search them! Every crack, every crevice!" The goblins nodded and started searching all of us. I bit the goblin that touched me and he screeched causing the rest to start attacking me, the dwarves started attacking the Goblins off of me. The Goblin king got mad and hit the ground with his stick "Enough! What are you doing in these parts? Speak!" He yelled and all the goblins and dwarves stopped fighting. Bofur stepped up and started stumbling over his words as he tried not to explain they were going to reclaim Erebor. The Goblin King got annoyed and it quickly shut Bofur up when the King announced loudly "Well then, if they will not talk, we'll make them squawk! Bring out the mangler! Bring put the Bone Breaker! Start with the youngest!" The Goblin King pointed at Ori and I growled as I stood up and protected him, but Thorin stepped forward. The Goblin King smirked "Wait!" Thorin yelled "Well, well, well, look who it is" I growled and stood by Fili "Thorin son of Thrain, son of Thror; king under the mountain" the Goblin King bowed exaggeratedly to Thorin "Oh, but I'm forgetting, you don't have a mountain. And you're not a king. Which makes you nobody, really. I know someone who would pay a pretty price for your head" he chuckled and I was going to step up but Fili grabbed my hand and held me back "Just the head, nothing attached. Perhaps you know of whom I speak, an old enemy of yours. A Pale Orc astride a White Warg" Thorin looked up in surprise and disbelief. "Azog the Defiler was destroyed. He was slain in battle long ago." I sighed and sat at Fili's feet. His hands went to my shoulders "So you think his defiling days are gone, do you?" He laughed and turned to a tiny goblin in a basket while holding a slate "Send word to the Pale Orc; tell him I have found his prize" the tiny goblin cackled and pulled on a lever causing him to start to go away.

   The Goblin King started singing and dancing while Goblins brought out instruments and many things to hurt us with. I was pulled away from Fili and he growled at the goblin and punched it, I had noticed how secure he had been of me since the accident. I smiled weakly at him, then a goblin grabbed Fili and started pushing him somewhere. He tried to fight against them but there was no luck.

   I saw a goblin unsheathe Thorin's sword and he quickly drop it. The goblin king scrambled back on his throne and freak out "I know that sword! It is the Goblin-Cleaver, The Biter, the blade that sliced a thousand necks" the goblins around us started whipping us and I howled in pain and terror as the goblins continued to push us around and whip "Slash Them! Beat Them! Kill Them! Kill Them All! Cit Off His Head!" I heard the Goblin king shout. I quickly looked to Thorin and I stood up and was about to tackle the goblin off him but a goblin whipped me and I fell to my knees as a bright white light showed.

   Once it passed I looked over seeing Gandalf and I smiled "Take up arms. Fight. Fight!" I stood up but stumbled over, and fell back to my knees. The goblin king spoke again but I didn't hear as I heard grunting from the dwarves fighting the goblins, and my own thoughts clouding my eyes. I almost didn't see Gandalf walk over to me and hold out his hand, but I saw him and grabbed hold. He pulled me up and looked at my face "m'lady, we must get you to some medicine" I nodded slightly with a slight scoff and he chuckled.

   We all soon started running and Gandalf was guiding me through, as well as Fili "Quickly" I had heard Gandalf yell. I had chuckled a bit and continued running and clutching onto my sword just in case. Soon enough we were on a broken pathway and we had to jump, I yelled to Thorin "tell me to jump again great king" I glared, so did he. I jumped and missed but I felt two hands grab me, I looked and saw Fili and Kili. I smiled gratefully and they pulled me up "we must go. Quickly" I heard Fili, and I nodded, "quickly" he agreed.