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Edited: 23/05/2017

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Chapter 24

"So, the wands must be inside the armory or inside the private library of Lord Elrond. But I'm not sure which one of them". Baimeldir explained to the three witches, who looked rather apprehensive about the ordeal that it would be to retrieve the wands, without waking up Lord Elrond. "It would be easier if the wands were in the weaponry, it would be less risky." Baimeldir was worried about the little quest, going behind his lord´s back.

"Ok, you just have to tell us where the armory and his private library is. The less involved you are, the better" Katrin said and her two friends nodded in agreement. The elf sighed but agreed to the plan.

"Alright, the armory for magical weapons is in the west basement, that's the one that matters in this circumstance. And his private library is in the north wing of the palace. I won't enter in those places with you, but I'll go in the front, in case any other guard appear. You just have to come behind me." Baimeldir carefully explained.

"Hm, ok, let's do that" Maeve replied with a snort. "Whenever you are ready". The elf gave a teasing expression and followed through the large corridor. The witches trailed not too far from him.

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After Bilbo gathered his belongings, he looked around. The dwarves were busy also gathering their own things. Bombur had gone with Bofur to the kitchens to collect some food. Knowing the cooker dwarf, Bilbo knew that Bombur would probably just stash a great amount of food. Bilbo still remembered when Bombur assaulted his pantry. Huge blocks of cheese and bread. The hobbit had been quite shocked at the time and frustrated.

To be completely honest, he didn't like the dwarves one bit. They were rude, noisy and without manners. But after some weeks of traveling with them, Bilbo got used to and even suspected that he was staring to get fond of the dwarves.

The leader of the company of the dwarves, Thorin Oakenshield seemed to have a particular hate for the elves and that was not without a good reason, Bilbo reflected. But it was time for Thorin to put those feelings aside, because the elves of Rivendell were completely different.

Bilbo decided to wander through the beautiful corridors of Rivendell before leaving in a hurry with the company.

He left the big room, not being noticed like usual. He, like most hobbits, could be very light on his feet.

After a few minutes of contemplating the astonishing garden, so well elaborated, he heard some murmurs. Bilbo hid in the shadows behind a column in a corner. There, he waited patiently to see what was happening. The voices were approaching rapidly.

Katrin, Luna, Maeve and the elf Baimeldir were walking in a quick pace and trying to be silent. Bilbo immediately decided to follow them and see what they were up to.

From what Bilbo had managed to listen, the witches wanted to get their wands back from Lord Elrond. However, there was a problem, they wanted to do it without his knowledge during the night. It seemed that the group of wizards and witches were going to join the company in their escape plan. It actually made sense, now that Bilbo thought about it.

Bilbo didn't want to abandon Rivendell, but the company was in a tight schedule and they knew that Lord Elrond would try to stop them.

The real mystery was Baimeldir helping and guiding the witches. Maybe he was taken by one of them and wanted to impress? Bilbo shook those thoughts and followed the group without them suspecting.

The group still hadn't noticed the hobbit.

He had told himself that he was merely making sure the witches didn't get in trouble and given his size, there was not much he could do to prevent anything. But, if something indeed happens, he would be silent and fast enough to call the rest of the company. So, Bilbo kept following the group, although he still wasn't sure if they would be able to get their wands back.

Ten minutes later, they were going down the stairs of the basement where they hoped the wands were. As expected, the door was locked, but Baimeldir had the key. Bilbo kept following them into the basement.

The witches entered the armory room and were immediately impressed. The walls were filled with the most amazing weapons. All kind of swords, axes, knives, bows and crossbows and all seemed very well made with the finest of materials. On the floors were a lot of huge chests made of wood. Certainly, they had more weapons inside. In one of the corners was a door that lead to a dressing room full of elven armour suits, including helmets. They all had the Rivendell crest and special marks. Meanwhile, Baimeldir had forgotten that he didn't intended to enter in the armoury room.

"Someone's following us" Maeve whispered to Luna. The blond nodded with a smile.

"It's the little fellow, mister Baggins, but I think he means no harm". Maeve raised her right eyebrow with suspicion to her friend.

"Well, it must be in here" Baimeldir thought aloud, walking towards one of the big chest made of wood. "Well…I was hoping…" the chest was empty of wands. Katrin sighed in disappointment. "Let's search all the chests!". Each one of them started searching carefully all the chests and boxes, they found a lot of magical weapons, but none of them had their wands.

It was useless, the wands were not in there.

"They must be in Lord Elrond's private library, it's the only thing that makes sense". Katrin concluded with disappointment. "But how can we sneak in?".

"Hm-hm" Bilbo finally decided to show his presence. Katrin looked surprised at her little friend. "I may be of help". Baimeldir smiled at the hobbit and nodded his head in agreement.

"Biblo?" Maeve asked with suspicion.

"My name is Bilbo, not Biblo. That just sounds ridiculous." The hobbit seemed affronted by the way the witched changed his name. Maeve only rolled her eyes.

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Somewhere in the elven kitchens.

"Bombur, I think that's quite enough bread and cheese" Bofur whispered to his brother, who was assaulting the pantry kitchens without a care in the world. Despite that, he was being very light on his feet.

"One more, oh! Those herbs, I'll need them! Oh look, honey jars!" Bombur's eyes shined with the vision of the honey jars on his left. "Ok, be patient, one minute and I'll be done!". Bofur rolled his eyes.

"Arhg! You will wake up all the elves that work in the kitchens!" Bofur took his right hand to his forehead in exasperation.

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"What is going in here, Baimeldir?" asked one voice. The group turned and found a tall elf, Húrdor. Baimeldir sighed. "Are you assaulting the armoury? What is the meaning of this?".

"Húrdor, we…I mean, I have a reason…" Húrdor examined each one of them with his attentive eyes, looking for an answer.

"It is our fault, we need our wands. "Katrin started, not wanting her friend to get into trouble. "We coerced Baimeldir to tell us where the armoury was, it is not his fault, he was outnumbered.".

"I don't believe you. Why do you suddenly need your wands at this hour of the night?" Húrdor enquired, not believing in any word.

"Look here, it's unnatural for witches and wizards to be walking without their wands. And quite honestly, it is not of your business!" Maeve answered feeling a little angered by all.

"I'm sorry for my friend, she's a little dense. He hadn't the time to ask lord Elrond for our wands, because it's so very late. He must be resting. "Húrdor looked intrigued by Luna's explanation. "We are leaving Rivendell before sunrise, we need to. We have a lead about the whereabouts of the dark wizards. We can't stay here any longer!". Luna explained all, seeming very convincing with her arguments, she was a Ravenclaw after all.

"Hm, I understand".

"Now, if you aren't going to help us, get out of our way. "Katrin stated trying to look convincing. "If you please, we are in a hurry". Húrdor murmured something in elvish to Baimeldir, and the two had a little argument for a few minutes, making the group impatient.

"Can we go now, please?" Maeve asked feeling exasperated by the two elves. "Do the two of you need privacy or something? We can leave you here…and we'll go on our merry way!". As she said that, the witches and Bilbo started walking to the exiting door.

"Stop right there" Baimeldir stopped them. "Húrdor here, agreed to help us, despite knowing how foolish we are". Húrdor sneaked a smile to his lips.

"Let's go".

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When they got to the private library they faced the doors locked. Fortunately, Katrin, Luna, Maeve and Bilbo could enter by the window from the garden. It seemed that lord Elrond was not that smart, or he wasn't expecting burglars.

Baimeldir waited outside of the window, he preferred to guard it if someone appeared. That was the deal at least. Húrdor remained in the front door, pretending to be guarding it by lord Elrond's command.

Inside the private library, Bilbo found a torch on the wall next to the door. Looking around, they saw how beautiful and elfish the library was. With very tall bookshelves full of books from all Middle Earth. Some were more than 6 thousand years old. A very powerful preserving spell was on them. Elves must have their own ways of magic to do things, one example was their weapons, how quick and light they were. There was definitely a secret. In one of the walls, there was a huge map of the Middle Earth with a lot of details on it. Analysing it with her eyes, Katrin thought that it was best to make a copy of it after having her wand. It would be very helpful. Aside from all the bookshelves and maps, everything was very silent. This made the witches feel uneasy, they could be clumsy when nervous.

Katrin leaned against a wall and her friends did the same, letting Bilbo do the search. He was indeed very quiet, it was almost creepy. This was why the company needed him to steal the Arkenstone from Smaug, only Bilbo could do it.

Maeve let out a few sighs as the minutes were passing by. In her clock wrist, it was almost 2 am and Bilbo still didn't found the wands. This was starting to get on her nerves.

"They must be here…somewhere…I just know it" Bilbo said to himself. There was a suspicious box on the top of the corner of the bookshelf but it was very high for the hobbit. Katin had noticed that box before, on the second day of her arrival to Rivendell. It was a red wooden box with gold carvings.

"You can climb it" Luna suggested, looking to the same direction. "There are enough books, you can do this". Bilbo nodded in agreement and decided to try it.

Bilbo rushed to the said bookshelf and quietly started to climb it, using the books as stairs to reach the top. But he had to do it slowly or he could fall and make a lot of noise. Katrin was nervously looking at the window, watching if they were free from danger. Luna was helping Bilbo, suggesting places where the hobbit could search. Maeve was looking around the library and carefully watching the front door. She could only hope that Húrdor outside would really help them out and not call lord Elrond.

Looking at the carpet, Katrin decided to touch it as it seemed so soft. And indeed, it was, softest and fluffier carpet she ever touched. Maybe one could even sleep laid in there. With her feet, she felt something hard. Maybe something under the rug? Could it be a trapdoor?

"What are you doing? Be quiet!" Maeve whispered in a demand in her ear. "Katrin!". But Katrin didn't listen to her, she was rather intrigued by the mystery and the possibility of finding the wands.

"Shoosh" Katrin her hands put part of the carpet aside revealing indeed a trapdoor. Maeve contemplated the possibility delighted. With a strong push, she opened the trapdoor. A space like a chest was under the trapdoor, inside was a big wallet made of red silk. Quickly she grabbed it and immediately knew that she had their wands. Katrin glanced at Maeve with a grin.

"Luna, Bilbo" the blond witch and the hobbit looked and saw Katrin with a silk bag on her hands. "I found the wands". Luna's eyes sparkled and she gave a huge smile. Bilbo sighed with relief as he was still in the middle of his climbing. He started to descend.

Katrin grabbed her wand with delight and recognizing her friend's wands, she returned them. Maeve took her wand to her chest and closed her eyes murmuring something. Luna quickly took her wand to her right ear.

"Girls, lord Elrond lied. We can cast magic, small things but we can" Luna whispered.

"How do you know that?" Maeve asked intrigued.

"I just can tell…when he told us that we couldn't do magic in here, I just knew that he wasn't telling the truth." Luna answered in a serious tone and then waved her wand casting a silencing spell on her boots. "See, it worked and I'm not dead". Katrin smiled as Maeve also did the same. The brunette waved her wand towards Bilbo and levitated him out of the bookshelf.

"Stop that!" Bilbo protested, hating that Maeve had him floating around the library. "Put me down this instant" Bilbo demanded. Maeve teased him a little, but quietly put him on the floor just next to her. "I'm not a bird, so that you know".

"Alright" Katrin said to the big map on the wall. With a wave of her wand, nonverbally she copied the map. "This will be useful". With another wave, the map was now in her pocket in a small size.

"Now we should probably go" Bilbo said to Luna, while Maeve and Katrin were closing the trapdoor and putting the carpet as it was before.

"We still have to meet Kian, so we should really hurry" Maeve jumped out of the window, being followed by the others.

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Walking around the room in circles, Thorin was impatiently waiting for Katrin. He glanced at Bombur who was carrying big bags full of food. Bofur and Bifur were helping him with the bags, as they were heavy. Gloin was at a corner napping in a sitting position but ready with all of his belongings, just like the rest of the company. Ori was glancing through the window while drawing something from Rivendell one last time. Nori was seated with Fili and Kili, talking about their escape plans. Dwalin and Balin were only watching at the door, expecting for Bilbo and Katrin.

From the company, the only one missing were Bilbo, Gandalf and Katrin. He had no idea where the hobbit went, probably to visit the gardens one last time as it was so beautiful. As for Katrin, just like planed, she went to retrieve her wand, so she could accompany them. He prayed that Lord Elrond didn't woke up with their sneaking. Gandalf was another story, he would only follow them on the day after. He would pretend to be surprised to be left behind and then join them outside Rivendell.

As the hours passed, Thorin only got more nervous, snapping randomly at the company. His nephews were particularly angered by the sudden change of plans. More precisely Fili. His nephew thought he didn't knew, but Thorin had noticed the way Fili looked at one of the witches, Maeve.

Fili was leaned against the window, while sharping his knives. Kili was at his side but looking at the sky with a thoughtful expression. His mind was filled with worry since he recently almost died. What if Lord Elrond hadn't been there to help? There was a high possibility of being attacked again in the future. Maybe he could ask if Katrin had some kind of magical potion, so that he could carry with him.

He looked at his brother, who still was quite upset about their sudden plan. At first he had agreed with Fili, but now his mind was getting clearer thinking about their quest and what needed to be done. Anyway, they would most probably meet soon in the future.

Kili glanced at his bag and saw his new crossbow with a mischievous smile on his lips. This elven weapon would certainly help him on his fights, as it was a more automatic bow.

After a few minutes the door opened showing the small figure of a hobbit. Bilbo had returned from his stroll and his expression showed that he did something naughty. All the dwarfs immediately stopped what they were doing and circled Bilbo with questions.

"Did you meet with your elven lover?" Bofur teased Bilbo making him blush and look outrageous. "No? oh…". Bilbo rolled his eyes and shook his head, putting his backpack in a corner near the window. During their stay, he had accepted the generous offer of the elves and spend his nights in a nice comfy bed in the room next door. The dwarfs didn't accept the offer because they didn't trust the elves enough for that. They saw the invitation as something highly suspicious. Katrin had obviously accepted the room they had given her, which wasn't even located in the same corridor but instead in the same level where the other wizards were.

Thorin didn't saw Katrin and felt the impatience growing inside him.

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"Here they are" Luna squealed as she put the wands on the table, so that each owner could take their wand.

"Shush, Luna" Maeve reprimanded her friend for squealing so loud. "We don't want to wake up the elves". Luna gave her an apologetic look and tried to be less enthusiastic.

"Oh, thank you for my wand…Katrin" Andrew glared at Katrin with a predatory expression, as she was searching something in her bag. No one saw the look he had on his face. Everyone were too consumed with the joy of having their wands back.

"I had no choice…" Katrin murmured more to herself than to Andrew. The blond auror heard her, but pretended he didn't, this was not the moment to reveal himself in front of everyone. "You are welcome".

"Katrin my dear, I'm very happy that you three succeeded in getting our wands back." Kian said with enthusiasm. "But now we must hurry, the sunrise will be soon".

"Everyone, you have 5 minutes to pack, next we still have to get our Thestrals" as Kian said that, everyone run to their rooms to pack their things. Katrin stared at her uncle who had a resolute expression. "Don't just stare at me, go!". Katrin rolled her eyes and darted to her room.

With magic, they would have their things ready fast and very quietly too.

Katrin entered her elven room and with a few wand movements, all of her belongings started to go to her backpack. She would miss her room here in Rivendell, it was so beautiful with all the little elven details. She took a deep breath and imagined how everyone were at home in Scotland. She missed her family, waking up every day and find her mother and cousins at the table. And she preferred her room there, where she had spent her nights. Looking at the bed, Katrin remembered when she was little and her parents used to read her bed time stories to sleep.

With a sigh, she remembered when her father tried to teach her to work with precious stones. It was during winter when she was six years old. He had brought the precious stones from work for her. Her mother was torn between being upset and being fascinated by his parenting ways. When Katrin closed her eyes, she could still remember how his embrace felt. She missed him very much. It was like a hole in her heart. Fortunately, she still had her mother, uncles and cousins, she was not alone and she was grateful for that. It had been a very good thing, that Katrin had the two-mirror way, which mitigated the longing of seeing her mother and talking with her.

Moreover, she now had her father's family with her, a more permanent reminder of her father. And she had found Thorin, the man that she knew she loved. Katrin smiled thinking about him. They still argued a lot sometimes, but not as much as before. Her uncles told her, that she was a good influence on him, that Thorin was changing because of her. Katrin wanted to believe in that, but a small part of her was afraid that it was all an act. Sometimes he had such mood swings, that made him scary. Katrin tried to shook those thoughts and turned again to her things. Seeing how her backpack was completely ready, Katrin dressed her cloak and put her wand to her holster.

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It was only two hours before the sunrise when the Company was completely ready to leave Rivendell, alongside with the group of wizards which couldn't hide their excitement. The wizards couldn't wait to leave, they were eager to use their magic freely. Some of them hadn't forgiven Lord Elrond for taking their wands as they didn't enjoy living like muggles, every single one of them missed doing magic freely.

As for the dwarves, they couldn't wait to get out of the sight of the elves, even if they were nice. It was just unnatural and their food was only vegetables, no meat, that made them eerie. Dwarves needed a proper meal to sustain, not leaves.

They were now guiding the Thestrals and the ponies by the tracks that would lead to the outer of Rivendell. Of course, they were seen by a few elves, but they didn't care about the dwarves or the wizards. It was after they managed to exit the elven realm, that Baimeldir and Húrdor decided to inform Lindir of the escape of the guests. Astonished by the news, Lindir informed lord Elrond, as soon as the sun rise. Gandalf pretended to be flabbergasted by the news, but Elrond just gave him a stern look.

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"Shoosh, be quiet" Bilbo whispered to Nori and Ori, who were too overjoyed. "The elves will hear us".

"Nay, I actually don't think they really care that much" Nori retorted to the hobbit who looked not impressed by his antics.

"True to that" Bofur whistled with a laugh. "Besides, we are almost outside the borders of Rivendell. Don't worry little fellow." Bilbo shook his head, annoyed. "If I were you, I would instead focus my worry on the mission and the new members of this company".

"What?"

"Dwarf, you got it all wrong. We are not part of your company, we are aurors and we are chasing criminals" Teresa, one of the witches answered in an angered manner. "As if we would join such a company!". Bofur exchanged a look with Bifur who spoke something in the dwarf sign language. They both barked what seemed a laugh.

"Be quiet you too, we don't want to attract nasty orcs or worse" Gloin growled to the two, who immediately went silent.

A little behind them, Kili and Fili followed in silence. The wizards were behind the company, following with their weird and ugly horses. By Kian's orders, all the wizards had cast notice-me-not charms on the group, among other useful spells, such as charms to silence the noises the ponies made. The head auror didn't particularly like to follow the group, but it was the best idea. If his gut instinct was right and if they followed the dwarves, they would inevitably find the Dead Eaters. That way, they would be able to arrest the Death Eaters and sympathizers, plus was the perfect opportunity to be near his niece.

It was almost noon, when they stopped near the road and made camp. They were famished, they didn't eat breakfast, their last meal had been in the previous night. The wizards gathered and protected the area with their spells, leaving the dwarves amazed, despite having seen Katrin doing the same before. The surrounding area was full of mountains, they had definitely left the valley where Rivendell was located.

Katrin took her tent out of her backpack and mount it in a corner of the protected area. Luna and Maeve followed their friend, entering the tent to the kitchen. Less than a minute after, Bombur appeared in the kitchen, ready to cook. He was very stubborn about it, arguing that he was used to the tent's kitchen and didn't want their help. But to his annoyance, the three witches didn't care about his stubbornness and started to prepare the food with the help of their wands. It would be much quicker than wait for the cook to do it by hand. In the end, when they were all outside eating, Bombur relented and thanked for their help.

After their meal, they dismantled the camp again to be back at their ride. This time, the wizards were, each one, accompanying one of the dwarfs, riding by their side. It was a good thing that the dwarves still had their ponies, especially after the troll and orc attack. After the ponies bolted and the orcs hunt them with their wargs, the company thought they had lost the ponies. Luckily, a patrol of elves sent by Lord Elrond, had been able to rescue the poor ponies. Bilbo could only imagine that they would have turn into orc meal, or worse. He caressed Myrtle's mane, it was the name of the pony he was riding. The hobbit noticed that Katrin was the only one from the Company to not ride a pony, she was in fact riding one of the skeletal winged horses. For the dwarves that seemed weird, but she said that she actually liked the Thestrals better, saying they could run faster and fly. At least that was their name. Luna had also told him, that Thestrals could only be seen by someone that had seen someone dying.

At the front, Thorin rode with Balin and the wizard Charlie, who sympathized with the leader. Balin and Thorin, enjoyed the company of the red hair wizard, hearing his stories about dragons. Kian was at the end with Dwalin, Katrin was just in front of them with Luna. Bilbo was between Katrin and Luna, while having the best time in his life. Katrin suspected that he might fancy Luna, given the way he blushed when the blond witch talked with him. Maeve was riding alongside with Fili and Kili. Fili was thanking Mahal by the opportunity to be closer to the witch. Kili thought that it was the perfect time to play matchmaker. Andrew was riding alongside with Óin and Glóin, who eyed the wizard with harshness. He didn't trust the said wizard, there was something off about him. Teresa rode with Nori, Dori and Ori. The other two wizards, Costel and Thomas, they rode with Bombur, Bifur and Bofur they seemed very entertained with their jokes. Only Gandalf was missing, but soon they would meet again. They would keep contact with the help of the owls.

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A few days passed, and they got more deep into the trails of the mountains, the weather became harder, with cold, humidity and rain. Far was the warm temperatures of the valley. The dwarves and the wizards had to be very careful in their riding, the path was becoming very dangerous to ride.

Even for camping at the end of the day, it was becoming more difficult to find good places. Sometimes they were lucky to find an empty cave, much to the uneasiness feeling Thorin felt. He knew that those caves were not safe from danger, so during the day they usually tried to cover as much ground as possible. Although the wizards had offered to ride with the dwarves in their winged ugly horses, most of the dwarves refused vehemently, much to the wizards dismay. Kian was starting to rethink his plan of following the dwarves. Yes, maybe it would be best to go different ways, this Thorin Oakenshield certainly didn't made much sense, just like the rest of the dwarves. He could only wish that his nice wasn't too fond of Thorin.

"So, Katrin" Andrew started, gaining the attention of Kian, who was behind them. Katrin didn't want to look at him, but after a few second, reluctantly, she did. "I was thinking, are you going to come back?". She almost stopped her thestral. "I mean, back home".

"That's none of your business or concern, Andrew" Katrin answered in a rude manner. She couldn't help it, she still thought there was something fishy about Andrew. He hadn't done anything, only tried to talk with her in a friendly way. But she knew that it was all pretense.

"Katrin! Watch your manners, Andrew is your friend and fellow auror." Kian reprimanded, surprised by his niece. She gave a deep breath and said nothing, only keeping her grip on the reins of the thestral. Katrin observed how Maeve and Fili were talking in a friendly way. "You are being childish".

"Childish, uncle? Alright." Katrin glared at Andrew, who almost couldn't hide a smile in the corner of his lips. "Fellow auror Andrew, I have yet to decide my own future regarding this land. So, I am unable to give you a straight answer. Does this satisfy you?".

"Oh, Katrin, I'm merely worried about you. I can't imagine you living in this place…" he said in a theatrical manner, at least for Katrin. Her uncle, Kian, smiled by the show of affection. Dwalin, behind Katrin and Andrew, made a deep sound with his throat, gaining attention.

"I agree with my dear Katrin, Mister Knight. Where my niece choses to stay, it's not of your damn business" Dwalin said with a sneaky smile. "Katrin, next time, you better ride with Thorin and not this…" but Dwalin didn't finish as he was suddenly interrupted by the sound of an imminent storm full of lightnings piercing from the skies. In fact, the whole group gave into a halt, staring at what was coming. The ponies immediately started giving signs of fright, they were restless.

"We all should dismount our ponies, it's dangerous to ride with the coming storm and it's still too soon to stop today" Thorin's voice commanded from the front. Coincidentally or not, the trail in front of them was getting too inclined and narrow. It was not safe.

With a strong grip, every and each one of them, guided their ponies and thestrals, but it was getting too difficult to walk with them. Suddenly, one of the thestrals spread his wings and lifted from the ground, starting flying. Quickly, the rest of the thestrals did the same, causing chaos.

"Damn it!" Katrin muttered. Suddenly the mountain gave a huge shake, while all the thestrals were flying around the mountain. "I hope they don't fly away".

"Don't worry, they know us, they won't go far and if they do…they can find us" Andrew answered. They wouldn't go far, that the wizards knew. The thestrals belonged to the Auror academy, and despite being free spirits like the hippogriffs, they were loyal creatures. The dwarves and the wizards continued walking while trying to be careful

Dwalin looked up again, as the ground continued to shake violently, and saw two giants made of rocks, fighting. "That's…". Then there was another big tremble, as a big rock was thrown above their heads. Katrin looked up and tried to avoid the rocks that were coming in their way. Unfortunately, she felt her head being hit by something and the next thing she realized, was that she sprawled on her feet and was falling from the mountain trail, straight to the abyss. Without a second thought, Andrew throw himself after Katrin, with his wand ready on his wrist.

"KATRIN" Dwalin shouted Katrin's name trying to catch her in vain. Luna and Maeve started throwing spells to help catch her friend, but it was useless. Maeve was livid, only feeling Luna's fingers pressing her arm with too much strength.

The screams of terror were lost in between the lightnings.

"KATRIN" Thorin fell to his knees as he realized what had just happened. His One had just died, or that he thought had happened. No one could survive such a fall, and he had a hard time to believe that wizards could. It was just impossible. He kept looking down the cliff, while his vision was becoming foggy, due to the tears that were streaming from his eyes. Deep sadness and hollow filled his soul, deeper than any other he had ever felt and that made him feel like he could barely breathe.

I hope you liked this chapter, I will leave you with a cliffhanger! I will try to update soon! =) please review.

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