The Lionheart (The Hobbit)

Chapter 5: hunting skills

((Thorin POV))

I woke up and didn't see Tygr. I stomped off the rock and heard a yelp. I stepped on her tail. "WATCH THE TAIL!" She said angrily. "I didn't see it." She rolled her eyes and walked away. What's wrong with her?

"Don't worry, she was trying to hunt some bunnies but she couldn't catch any, they kept going into the tunnels." Kili said next to me. "Oh...that would be irritating." I said looking at my nephew. "Yeah she was furious. I guess she didn't sleep well ether." I looked at him. "Why not?" Kili shrugged but Fili spoke up. "She was having nightmares she's been awake all night." I felt bad for her. "And you stepped on her tail so that made her mad." I glared at Kili who just nervously laughed.

I walked and placed a hand on Tygr's back and saw her ears flatten. "What." She said. "I'm sorry I stepped on your tail, I didn't mean too." I said calmly. She took a deep breath then sighed. She turned to look at me and sadly smiled. "It's alright, sorry I about bit your head off." My eyes widened. "What..." She laughed. "I was kidding. I would do that! Jeez paranoid much?" She said with a light smile. "Well, we're leaving so get really. She nodded and yawned as she walked along side me.

I mounted my pony and led the company out of the camp ground.

All was silent and Tygr was walking slowly at the back of the ground. I suddenly heard a loud growl from her. "Tygr? What's wrong??" Bofur asked. She formed back into a human. "IM. STARVING. If I don't get food soon I might eat one of you." She said with a sky smiled. "For the love if Durin find the girl a deer." Suddenly she stopped and sniffed the air. "Speaking of deer..." She whispered. She formed into the medium wolf and sprinted to the front of the group. She stopped and lowered herself onto the ground. We all noticed a large herd of deer ahead of us. "I'm interested to see this..." I heard Gloin and Bofur say.

In the blink of an eye Tygr shot off as fast as an elven arrow towards these deer. We watched her go after the large buck. She chanced it then bite through it's neck. That deer was good as dead. "Oh my god! She's awesome!" We watched her lay down and eat the struggling deer. Once she are the neck and half the stomach she turned back into a girl and looked back at us. "PROBLEM SOLVED!" She yelled. I smiled then looked at her oddly when I noticed all the dear blood covering her face and shirt.

"Your a mess." Gandalf said. "Well I'm sorry I don't have the eating skills of a human while I'm a 200 pound wolf." She said with a laugh. "That size is 200 pounds?" Bofur asked. "Yup. My fighting size is 800." My eyes widened. "How heavy are you as a girl?" I asked as we all moved on. "Well, I'm about...60 pounds...maybe 70?" She said. "What?! Why are you so light?!" Kili asked. "It's just the way I am. I'm like that so I'm light on my feet and can climb easily." Kili nodded and we all went quiet save for the quiet conversations in the back. Tygr walked quietly behind beside me in her human form. She would occasionally look up at me then quickly look away when I looked back.

Odd...yet cute.