Leaving Laketown

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Thorin and I walk side by side through the quite streets and I sigh "How long do you think it will take us to reach the mountain?" he shrugs "If we leave early we should reach the mountain by late evening." we reach the house and I sigh "Sleep well my king." he grins and pulls me down slightly kissing me gently "Good night my love." I blush slightly at his words and walk to my room feeling lighter than air. 

I sit on the edge of my bed and slowly concentrate my magic closing my eyes to help do so. When I open them the glowing crystal of my people sits in my palm. It has greatly reduced in size since I left home but until the portal is fixed and I can return it to its proper place it is a good size to keep hidden. I watch as it slowly disappears again and stand gathering my belongings and packing them away. After washing quickly in a basin of warm water I change into my tunic and armor slowly strapping on my weapons.Satisfied I leave my bag on the bed and sit by the window waiting for dawn when we will leave and start the final journey between the company and the mountain.

The next morning the dwarves rise slowly and change into the red and silver armor gifted by the Master of the town along with weapons and supplies. It looks like the whole town has gathered to see the dwarves on their way. I keep my hood up and a hand on the hilt of my sword feeling slightly uneasy. After checking the rooftops again for any sign of trouble I follow the last of the dwarves into the boat we have been give.

The people cheer and scream waving handkerchiefs and bits of cloth as we row past. I use a little magic to guide the boat knowing most of the dwarves are still slightly hungover after refusing my help this morning. Bilbo shifts slightly and I place a hand on his shoulder whispering "Are you alright?" he nods and we come to the end of the crowds. A tall man with a hood pulled low over his face over his face catches my attention, I stare at him and freeze when I see a white wolf embroided on his chest. I will the boat to move faster and we drift out into the lake.

"Elysian are you okay? Your all tense." I push back my hood and smile slightly "I'm fine, thank you." Thorin smiles and takes my hand squeezing it gently before picking up an ore and helping the others guide the boat to the shore. I lean over the side slightly and put a hand in the water feeling the currents swirling around us. I will them to move us to the shore quickly and pray to anyone who might be listening that the man with the wolf on his chest was not who I thought. With a sleeping dragon and an orc pack chasing us the dwarves don't need anything else to worry about.

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