Dark Rider *EDITING*

Chapter 3

We started up the next morning and I kept thinking I should tell Thorin about Azog but I didn't want him to laugh at me. 

  "Something on your mind, Rider?" Bofur asked. 

  "Yeah. It doesn't matter." I replied. Bilbo was admiring my cloak and I smiled.

   "What is this made of?" He asked. I glanced back.

   "Why?" I asked.

   "It doesn't feel like any other cloth in this world." He replied.

   "I don't know what it is made of but it was the clothing of the Dark Riders. We have made out of this for years." I replied. Soon it started raining and I slumped down in my misery of the rain.

   "Mr. Gandalf, can you do something about this deluge?" Gloin wondered.

   "If you want it gone, should have another wizard in your company." Gandalf replied.

   "How many are there?" Bilbo asked.

   "What?" Gandalf questioned.

   "Wizards." Bilbo replied.

   "There are five of us. The first one is Saruman the White, then the two blues. I have forgotten their names I am afraid. Then there is Radagast the Brown." He replied.

   "Is he a good wizard or is he..more like you?" Bilbo wondered. I bit my lip to keep from laughing.

   "He is a great wizard. In his own way. He prefers the company of animals. He keeps a watchful eye on nature." He replied. I raised an eyebrow and looked at Fili.

   "I guess someone has to be a wizard for that." I smirked. He nodded and I smiled. The rain eventually stopped and we came to this rundown shack. I dismounted my horse and got this bad feeling.

   "I think it would be wise to move on." Gandalf said.

   "Where would suggest we go?" Thorin wondered. Gandalf and I had the same idea.

   "The hidden valley." I said.

   "I will not go there." Thorin sneered.

   "Elrond will give us food, a place for rest. You have no enemies there." Gandalf said.

    "What do you expect? For the elves to give us the blessing. They will not help us." Thorin argued. Gandalf huffed and walked back to his horse. He rode away and I looked at Thorin.

   "So why did you allow me on this trip?" I asked.

   "Your the only elf that helped that day." He replied. I rolled my eyes and went to find a place to sit. 

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   Bilbo and I were taking some soup to Fili and Kili. When we got there, the two seemed to be spacing out.

   "What's the matter?" Bilbo asked.

   "We're suppose to be looking after the ponies." Kili said.

    "But we have encountered a...slight problem." Fili sighed.

    "It is?" I wondered.

    "We had 16 and now we have 14." They said. I smirked. We started walking around, investigating the place. 

  "Shouldn't we warn Thorin?" I asked, looking at the uprooted tree.

   "Eeeh no. We shouldn't worry him. We thought that our burglar should worry about it. And Dark Rider should too." Fili told us. I sighed.

   "What is it?" I asked.

   "Trolls." Kili told us.

   "Oh." I replied. 

   "I don't think this is a good idea." Bilbo shook. I smiled.

   "Hey, you will have me with you." I told him.

   "True. So if you need help, hoot twice like a brown owl." Kili said. Bilbo repeated that as we walked toward the light. I rolled my eyes and he looked at me.

   "So you have done this before?" He asked.

   "Yeah. Obviously." I smirked. I hid behind a bush and he came beside me.

    "Now, you get the ponies and I will help in any way I can." I whispered. I ran out and into the trees. Bilbo tried to get a knife that the trolls owned but got picked up by one. Oh well this is a problem. I sighed and went back to get the others. I ran back and glared at Fili and Kili. 

   "Kili, go get Bilbo. We need to save him." I sighed. Thorin got up and I sprinted back with Kili. 

   "Drop him!" Kili exclaimed as we came out of the bushes.

    "You what?" One of the trolls said.

    "I said drop him." He repeated, swinging his sword. The rest ran out and I shot trolls in the shoulder. As soon as we knew it, either we were in sack or we were tied to a pole. I was in a sack by Thorin. I looked at him and he sighed. 

    I put my hand on the bag and started burning it away. Thorin watched and I broke free. He was about to say something but I shushed him. I went to find Gandalf and almost ran into him.

   "Oh sorry." I said.

   "Let's not waste any time." He told me. We went back and Bilbo was stalling. I watched from behind a bush and the sun was rising. Gandalf waited for the right moment in the conversation and went to the top of the rock.

   "The dawn will take you all!" Gandalf yelled and broke the rock in two. The trolls turned to stone and I smiled. Bilbo slightly shook and I went beside him.

   "Hey." I smiled. He looked at me and sighed. 

   "Thanks." He smiled.

   "It wasn't me. I just caught Gandalf on the way back." I said.

   "About getting the others. Thanks for that." He told me.

   "Your welcome." I replied. 

   "Let's go." Thorin ordered. I raised an eyebrow. Where would we go now?