The Dark Dragon of Middle Earth

Continuing the Journey

After staring into each other's eyes, I hear a rustling. I look at a shaking bush, and walk to it, Thorin follows me.

When we get there, there are three young elves and two young dwarves.

"Well, Thorin. What should we do with eavesdroppers?" I say darkly with a side glance to him. He's standing next to me, arms crossed with a scowl at the five youngsters. "I think they should be punished."

"Hmm."

The five of them are looking at us with wide eyes. The twins are clinging to each other, Arwen seems close to tears, but Fili and Kili have a mischievous glint in their eyes. I narrow my eyes in concentration, then get an idea. I give them a very wicked grin, and the glint is gone. The twins cling tighter, but I pick up Arwen delicately. "Go to bed, Arwen." She nods, and runs, laughing at her brothers. The twins try running, but I stop them. "You two know what kind of punishment I deal out." They pale, and cry.

Thorin is taken back, and Fili and Kili are surprised. I laugh, and just sigh. "Go on, boys. You've learned your lesson." The twins run fast.

"Fili, Kili." They look at me and their uncle. "My punishment for you two is you get to . . ."

I'm interrupted by Gandalf and Elrond. "My Lady, the White Council is gathering. I would appreciate it if you joined us." I nod, and turn to Thorin. "I must go with them. Remember to get far away as you can from here during first light. I will catch up sooner than Gandalf, if I can." He nods, and I walk next to the wizard to the meeting.

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Before first light, I have been pacing fast around the two sitting wizards. I've been trying to help Gandalf convince Saruman that there is something in the shadows, but it seems that something is keeping him from seeing the truth.

"Sit down, My Lady. It does no good to pace a trail in stone," the pale wizard tells me. I stop, breathe in deeply, and turn to him. "I cannot sit down. You refuse to see the truth in Gandalf's words. Gandalf, show them what you were given by Radagast."

Gandalf nods, and stops halfway of taking out the blade. "Radagast?! You would have me believe the words of that wizard?! HA! I would rather listen to-" 

"SHUT IT!"

The pale wizard quiets upon seeing the fury in my eyes. "Do not speak to one of your fellow wizards like that. There is more to the way Radagast deals with than you will know. Now show the blade, Gandalf. Sister, I must go." Gandalf nods to me, and so does my sister. I hug her, and leave. Even from a distance, I can feel the evil from the blade.

In my room, I pack my bag, strip off my clothes, and start shifting on my way out. I carry my bag with my left front hand, and head to the mountains.

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It takes me a short while to arrive, and I see the giants. To compare my size, I'm only one dragon smaller than Smaug, and the exact size of the piece of rock that's being slammed into one of the giant's faces. In the dark, I'm invisible except for flashes of lightning. Hearing cries, I look to the left side of the cliffs. There, the dwarves are on a giant, and are separated into two groups. I see Kili fall, and dive to him. Catching him in my right hand, I fly up.

"AAAAAAHHHHHH!"

His cries are hurting my ears, but I do my best to ignore them. Looking around, I see the dwarves have become a single group again. Thorin looks frantic, searching for Kili everywhere. He's momentarily distracted by a dangling Bilbo.

Flying to them, I hover just below Bilbo, just in case he falls. Kili continues to scream and squirm. I finally put him on my back, and he shuts up, clinging to the spine in front of him.