The ancient oath • Thorin oakenshield

The hobbit in the hole with 13 dwarves and a wizard

It had been a day since the wizards visit and I had began my journey to the shire I have been living up in the mountains for a while doing tasks for local people in the village and killing the creatures that lurked the hills but now I was walking through the trees on my way to the village the journey was long enough and would be even longer if I didn't have a mount so I was going to purchase one. Trudging through the fresh layer of snow I was travelling as I normally did my leather and chain armour adorning my body my leather fleece lined boots protecting my feet from the cold my warg fur pelt hanging over my shoulders now warg fur isn't normally very soft or warm but in these climates they'd adapted to having thicker coats on top of the fur I had my black cloak this as well was lined with fur and was made from skin from a large bear I had successfully killed while hunting I had many weapons on my person my bow with a quiver full of arrows my axe on my right hip and my sword on my left many daggers littered my entire body and my hair which I had tied back again was covered in tiny but deadly serrated metal spikes I had a pack filled with a small amount of food some water skins , the supplies needed to make new arrows and sharpen my blades, a couple of old books and some healing herbs even though I was not susceptible to injury the others fully well be arriving at the village my figure was daunting but the people knew I meant no harm but there was always fear that I would turn engrossed in my own thoughts I didn't realise at first that a young child had ran into me silence rained looking down I saw a young girl no older than 8 looking up at me mortified crouching down I pulled a flower out seemingly from mid air and presented it to the girl it was a very special flower as it used to grow in my homeland

standing up I began my journey once again towards the stables walking in a threw the stable hand some gold and walked up to the end stall a tall bay gelding stood in the stall he was a war horse having many scars on his muscular frame retrieving his tack i saddled him up placing my back on him I led him out and mounted beginning the long ride to the shire wondering what was in store for me when I arrived
It was the dead of night when I had finally reached the shire pulling the hood of my cloak up I approached when people saw my face it frightens then so keeping it concealed even at this time of night was a necessity as I continued to walk the powerful horse through the shire the hobbits leaving the local inn and the ones returning home from seeing friends had a terrible fright seeing a huge horse walk past them with a dark figure onboard as I continued through the shire the heavy feet of my mount pounding on the floor with the occasional sound of his metal shoes hitting the ground I saw a hobbit hole with the lights on and thirteen ponies tied outside dismounting "Solaris wait nearby I'll be back in the morning" I instructed gently stroking his face sighing I opened the gate and walked up to the door the slight glow coming from the tube Gandalf had placed I knocked on the door three times the booming sound being made every time I made contact with the wood stepping back I waited for the door to open after a few minutes the door creaked open with a hobbit stood in the door he seemed tired and I expected no less with 13 dwarves and a wizard in his house " hello I'm Bilbo Baggings" "hello bilbo my name is Emera" that's when we stood in silence he seemed confused why I hadn't barged into his home yet that's when I saw Gandalf "bilbo she won't enter your home unless she is invited in" " oh sorry please do come in it's refreshing to see someone with some manners may I take your cloak" "it's perfectly fine bilbo and no I'd like to keep it if that's ok" walking up to Gandalf he spoke in an overly happy way "ah good to see your here my friend I didn't think you were going to make it" he said giving me a look "Gandalf you know me I never back out of a deal" my voice still raspy that's when someone cleared their throat from behind me " Gandalf who is this" their voice made me shudder I didn't like it "ah Thorin I'd like to introduce you to Emera Ishii , Emera id like to introduce you to Thorin oakenshield son of thrain son of thror" I stopped him from saying anything more "yes Gandalf I know who He is pleasure to meet you" I held out my hand even though I didn't like conversing with people I still had manures he looked at my hand ignored it and then spoke to Gandalf again "I will not allow a woman on this quest" I dropped my hand and let out a sharp breath I was now pissed no matter how attractive he was "yes Thorin I understand but she is a very valuable asset and she will be a great help on this quest as she will be our guide and protector in a way" Gandalf tried to explain to the stubborn dwarf prince yes I knew he was I was their when his grandfather was crowned it was a very long night "haha" his blooming laugh filled the room as I let out a low growl "I'm sure she can't even wield a weapon let alone protect anyone I'm sure if she protected anyone she'd have them killed , and I'm pretty sure she hasn't done much travelling to be a guide" he glared at Gandalf I was fuming at this point and everyone else had started laughing or chucking to themselves what he has said had hit a nerve I began shaking with anger and Gandalf had realised a look of dread crossed his face trying to calm me down he laid a hand on my shoulder but it wasn't helping he then turned to me the entitled king under the mountain "we don't need you on this quest so leave" that was the final straw turning i walked towards the door stopping before I reached I turned back towards them glaring up at the dwarf be being very short being an inch shorter I threw a blade toward him as it glided passed him dangerously close to his face and embedded deep into the wood behind him he was shocked as I walked out the house letting out a shrill whistle signalling Solaris as he cane rounding the corner I ran up to him he was all I had left of my home he is as old as am I began to stroke his side and run my fingers through his mane that's when Gandalf walked out he seemed relieved I was still here "even if he's a ass I wouldn't leave Gandalf I still owe you a debt that must be repaid" he visibly relaxed "I see you still have Solaris" "yes he is a noble companion I keep him in the stables at the village I don't want him to constantly be in the woods with me ......... your going to make me go back in the hobbits home aren't you" "yes my dear come along" without another word I walked back up to the door and went inside walking past the glares most of the dwarves sent me I sat down and started to finish my carving I was carving a unicorn when a young dwarf suddenly approaches me looking slightly scared but interested in what I'm doing looking up at him I smiled even though he couldn't see I patted the spot beside me and he sat looking across the room I could see some dwarves glaring in particular. "Um miss do you mind telling me what your carving" he said "it's a unicorn where I come from their used to be lots of them" he looked at me with wonder in his eyes "really I thought they were just a myth I've read about them" I chucked lightly under my breath "do you like reading then ?" "Yes I really do I like writing to" reaching into a small bag on my side I pulled out a book "I'll give you this to read if you'd like" he looked at me with pure excitement and he started asking loads of questions it was funny "I'll answer your questions if you tell me your name young one" he stuttered to a stop "oh sorry miss my name is Ori" I smiled again "ahh ori nice to meet you my name is Emera" he smiled again "the book is about where I come from and all the creatures there and some stories" he stood up "thank you so much miss I'll keep it safe I promise and I'll give it back once I've finished" he started to walk away when I called out to him "ori wait here you go" I said handing him the small unicorn carving

he looked up at me and ran off toward his brothers sitting back down I looked across at him already reading scanning the room Gandalf was smiling at me which made my smile drop and Thorin looked at me intrigued mind you still beyond angry but intrigued non the less Gandalf then came over to me "Emera my dear I need you to sign this contract" signing I looked at him taking the contract I crossed through the share of gold I'd receive and signed handing it back to Gandalf turning over I finally drifted of into a nightmare filled sleep.
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