Ryneela let out a small grunt as Oin landed on top of her legs, she was on top of Kili, her back to his front, letting her head fall against his chest, blowing a strand of hair away from her face in annoyance. The trolls had tied several dwarves - Dwalin, Bofur, Dori, Ori and Nori - onto a spit and are roasting them over a fire; the rest - Thorin, Kili, Ryneela, Gloin, Bombur, Balin, Oin and Bilbo- are tied up in sacks nearby.
"Comfortable?" Kili asked with a teasing smile
"Yes, actually" Ryneela replied honestly
"Don’t bother cooking them" William said "let's just sit on them and squash them into jelly"
"They should be sautéed and grilled" Bert replied "with a sprinkle of sage"
"Is this really necessary?" Dori asked
"They're trolls, they eat anything with meat on them" Ryneela replied
"Ooh, that does sound quite nice." William said
"Untie us, you monsters!" Oin shouted
"Take on someone your own size!" Gloin added
"Never mind the seasoning; we ain’t got all night!" Tom said "dawn ain’t far away, so let’s get a move on. I don’t fancy being turned to stone"
"I can't wait until the sun rises" Ryneela muttered
Bilbo, hearing what Tom said, gets an idea
"Wait!" Bilbo exclaimed "you are making a terrible mistake"
"You can’t reason with them, they’re half-wits!" Dori said
"Half-wits? What does that make us?" Bofur asked from the spit
Bilbo manages to stand up, although still tied up in a sack, facing the trolls,
"Uh, I meant with the, uh, with, uh, with the seasoning" Bilbo said, slightly fumbling over his words
"What about the seasoning?" Bert asked
"Well have you smelt them?" Bilbo replied "you're going to need something stronger than sage before you plate this lot up"
The dwarves yell at Bilbo, calling him a traitor, the ones in sacks manage to kick him, Ryneela letting out a small sigh through her nose, getting comfortable on top of Kili,
"What do you know about cooking dwarf?" Tom asked
"Shut up, and let the, uh, flurgaburburrahobbit talk" Bert replied, then looking back at Bilbo
"Uh, th--the secret to cooking dwarf is, um--" Bilbo stuttered
"Yes? Come on" Bert urged
"It’s, uh--" he stammered
"Tell us the secret" he demanded
"Ye--yes , I’m telling you, the secret is. . " he trailed off " . . to . . . skin them first!”
"Tom, get me the filleting knife" Bert said
"If I get you, you little--" Gloin threatened
"I won’t forget that!" Dwalin shouted, struggling against the others
"What a load of rubbish!" Tom said "I've eaten plenty with their skins on. Scuff them, I say, boots and all."
Ryneela sees Gandalf slipping behind some trees nearby, causing her to let out a low sigh in relief,
"'e’s right!" William said "nothing wrong with a bit of raw dwarf! Nice and crunchy"
William grabs Bombur and dangles him upside down over his mouth, about to eat him,
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Walking In Starlight
FanfictionRyneela Evantree, a well known Sorceress and Healer of Middle Earth, is the youngest of the Evantree Clan, her nine older brothers are scattered around doing their best to help others in need, but they are also very protective of her ever since she...
