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You rushed through the forests, the rain pouring like a river on top of you. Your coat now soaked straight through to your skin, you had to find shelter. At least for the night.

The closest place was Bree, it was your only option unless you wanted to travel another 6 days to Rivendall. Which was your destination. You've been good friends with Elrond for years and wanted to visit for a few days before they travelled.

'The prancing pony' you read the sign in your head.

You had been there before but this time it seemed different. You entered and pulled off your hood.

"Ah, Nathalie! How've you been?" The man recognizable to you said from behind the counter.

"Just fine, thank you. How's business? Flooding I presume." You joke about the rain and he laughs.

"Yes." He chuckled.

"Same stay as usual? Human sized room, one night?" He asked.

"Ah, not this time, I'll just be drying a bit and getting some food in me." He nodded.

"Alright, go ahead." He smiled and you made your way to a table.

You were probably one of the only women in that room, you kept a blank face as some men around you made dirty advances.

You sat down and looked at your surroundings. A worker came with a menu which you accepted with a smile.

You looked up from your menu. You saw two creepy looking men glaring at what seemed to be a dwarf. They didn't come around these parts often.

One of the men stood and you made one of your last minute decisions to go sit with the dwarf.

You pulled out the seat and smiled at the handsome dwarf who sat in front of you. You noticed his hand was clutched onto a weapon to the side of the table.

"I'm not here to harm you, dwarf." You said with a chuckle. He rose his hand to the table.

"Names Nathalie. Yours?"

"Who does this concern?" He said, his voice gave you a chill up your spine.

"I already told you my name." You said.

He looked at you deeply for a few seconds before looking down to his food.

"Thorin." Was all he said. You nodded.

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You had talked and laughed with Thorin for hours, he told you of his father, Thrain, his sister Dis, and nephews Fili and Kili. In which you returned stories of your own family.

Although, now it was late, you were dry. You had to be going. No matter how well you and Thorin got along.

"I must get going now, its been a pleasure getting to know you, Thorin Oakenshield." You said standing and placing your coat around your shoulders.

"I hope we meet again." You said with a smile. There was something about this dwarf.

He nodded and stood to shake your hand. You gladly accepted. You looked deep into his stunning ocean blue eyes.

"I hope we do as well, Nathalie." He smiled kindly.

You returned the smile before placing your hood on and walking out of the place.

Thorin sat back down for a minute. He sighed. An idea came rushing through his mind, he took no more then a second to act on it.

He put his hood up and ran out after you. By the time he got outside you had reached the forests nearby.

He wasn't giving up.

You heard a rustle of the bushes by you. You turned your gaze at it and within a second about 5 orcs were visible. You whipped your sword out and began to fight them.

You killed 2 of them before your sword was knocked out of your grasp and you were pinned up against a tree. You tried to grab for your daggers on your belt when the orc pinning you squealed.

The orc fell and made Thorin visible. He whipped around to fight off the others. You jumped in to help him finish them off.

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You both sat down out of breath, leant against a tree. The moonlight shown through open patches of the trees.

"Thank you." You said looking at Thorin.

"For what?" He said as if he didn't know.

"For saving my life, you didn't have too, but you did. Thank you." You said with a smile, he smiled also.

"It was no problem." He said.

There was a peaceful silence for a little while. Until the thought came to you. Why did he turn up when he did? Why did he save you? A woman he just met.

"Nathalie, there is something I would like to ask of you. You don't have to say yes." He said breaking your train of thought.

"Alright." You said softly.

He was silent for another minute.

"Would you like to come along with the company and I to reclaim Erebor?" He finally said, you smiled.

"It would be an honour." You said turning to give him a hug.

He was tense at first surprised of the contact. But eased and wrapped his strong arms around you. 

You smiled to yourself on his shoulder. Little did you know that he had a matching one on his face.