Belgost

So I walked toward the cliff hoping to see a lake in the bottom. Luckily I was right; I was near Lake Hermsly, so I had one last chance: I had to jump…

When I opened my eyes, I found myself in complete darkness. I was not wet, so I guessed some time had passed since my reckless jump. With surprise, I discovered that I still had most of my things with me, but I’ve lost my precious golden bow. During those reflections, my eyes started to adapt to the darkness, so I found that in the front wall of my dark room was written: “Menegroth cave #17, city of Belegost”. The name of the city sounds me familiar, so I looked in my map. Near the lake was located a city called “Grandeburg”, and below was written in dwarvish runes “Belegost, the city of the thousand caves”. An axe, a dwarvish weapon, killed the elf near the cliff when I jumped; dwarves had recued me!

Soon I discovered why. Suddenly, a torch held by a tall and very long-beard dwarf lit the room. To be polite I presented myself:
-Good… morning? I am Elessar, son of Elesdar; I am very thankful to your people for having rescued me back there in the lake.
-I can understand… you elves are not used to live in this darkness, we are now in the afternoon - Told me the dwarf-. I am Croin, son of Crorrin, at your service. Did you know some about the elves that were killed by my axe?
-Well… they were mercenaries. They were supposed to give me shelter if I guided them to Mithlond. Curiously they were looking for me, so I ran from them; during the persecution I lost my golden bow. Do you know why they were looking for me?

- So you are the great general’s son, of course I know why they were looking for you. Your father has made almost every elf to look after you. I am sorry but I will have to turn you in.
- Why what are you talking about?
- Well you should know that elves and dwarves don’t get along very well and if they found out that you are staying here our problems will get bigger.

I can’t let this happen- I thought, I need to get out of here. So when the dwarf left the room I take weapons, some food and escaped again.

When I was on my way out I saw a spark, it was my golden bow, I have to get it back but there was a problem… a dwarf was sitting right next to it. I wait some time until my patience run out but an idea came to my mind, I throw a rock and the dwarf run to the place were the sound was coming. This was the moment to get, but when I had it in my hands I fell into a big hole in the ground. It was a big fall, I was like 2 floors above from were I was standing.

So here I was all alone in the city of the thousands caves unable to see anything with just two small axes and a bow.

Again, I was captured by the dwarves. This time, there were two dwarves looking at me. The dwarves take my bow and the small axes, and they where near to the dwarves that was at five meters of me. I do not have any more ideas, so I wait. Ten minutes later, a third dwarf appear, it was Croin.

-The king Maledous has just told me that you two can go to rest, while I take care of him - said Croin.
The two dwarves, without asking why, go. I was upset, until something really rare happen.
-Hey little elf - said Croin referring to me -do you want to escape?
-Yes. sure.-I said, thinking that he was joking with me.
-Ok, this is the plan, we will go through many dwarf, you will act like if you where going to be killed.
-Ok, but, can I ask you something? Why are you helping me?-I said, still thinking that he was joking.
-I am helping you with one condition, if I can go with you- said Croin.
-Ok, you can come with me, but the problem is that I don’t know where to go…- I start thinking that it was not a joke.
-You are going in an adventure, and that is exactly what I want, we will go looking for something to do. But first we need to escape.-said Croin.

I can’t trust in Croin,-I thought-but I can try to.

Croin said me that I need to be quiet and be always behind him. Sometimes Croin will kick me and I needed to scream. Before we start going to the exit, I take my golden bow and the two small axes, and I put it behind my fur coat. In the way to the exit I was looking always to the floor, and I hear a lot of dwarf voices. Some dwarves were throwing things to me, like food or trash and laughing. Before we go away, we go to get some food.