The Hobbit | Kili (ENG)

Chapter 3

We waited a while before someone jumping out of the bushes riding on a sled led by rabbits.

"Thieves! Fire! Murder! " Stranger shouted.

I pulled the arrow over the bowstring, but Gandalf stopped me:

"Wait! " He said and told me to leave the bow.

The stranger was about the height of a dwarf or a hobbit. He had a long gray beard, as Gandalf did. He was dressed in a dark tunic, and on his head he had a hat, which, like a beard, was dirty as if after birds.

"Radagast! It's Radagast the Brown! " Gandalf said cheerfully and approached him.

"Do you know him? " I asked.

"Of course. " He replied. "That's one of the wizards I've told you about. "

I exchanged glances with Kili.

"What on earth are you doing here? " Gandalf asked.

"I was looking for you, Gandalf. " He replied. "Something's wrong. Something's terrible wrong. "

"Yes? " Our wizard asked.

Radagast was about to say something, but he abstained. It was as if he had forgotten what he had to say. After a while, he was wanted to say something again, but again he forgot.

"Just give me a minute. " He said. "Oh, I had a thought and now I've lost it. It was right there... On the tip of my tongue."

Kili hid his bow and arrow in the meantime.

"Not fun getting old." He whispered to me, to which I laughed.

"Ooh! " Radagast called to which I jumped. "It's not a thought at all..." Said, and rolled his tongue into a roll. "It's a silly old stick insect. " Said and took it out.

It was quite strange. From what Gandalf said, Radagast preferred the company of animals to humans.

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We took a break so that Gandalf could talk to Radagast. I sat down next to Bilbo, who was looking at his newly acquired sword.

"Beautiful sword. " I said.

"Thank you. " He replied.

"May I? " I asked, and hobbit allowed me to take it and watch it.

The sword was quite light, certainly lighter than mine. That blade is of elvish make which means it'll glow blue when orcs or goblins are nearby.

"May he serve you well. " I said and gave hobbit the sword.

"I've never fought. I've never used a sword in my life." He glanced at me.

"And I hope you never have to. " I replied and smiled.

Suddenly, there was a howl resembling a wolf's howl, but it wasn't a wolf, but something much worse.

"Was that a wolf? Are there wolves out there? " Mr. Baggins asked.

"Wolves? No, that's not a wolf. " Bofur replied.

Suddenly, I saw one of the wargs approaching behind the dwarf.

"Bofur, get down! " I shouted, and when the dwarf bent down, I shot the animal with a bow.

I hit the creature in the head. He fell to the ground, and Thorin and Fili killed him. However, they didn't see another creature that was right behind them. Kili and I exchanged glances and we both scored at the same time.

The shots rushed straight to the target and after a while the animal lay dead, and Thorin and Fili sent us grateful glances.

"Warg scouts! " Thorin said. "Which means an orcs pack is not far behind. "