Mattius was roused eventually by Borin.
"Wake up wake up!! No time to be sleeping wake up!" With a great effort Mattius finally lifted himself to his feet. His head hurt and was cut just above his right eye. His sword was just a few feet away and he quickly reached for it and sheathed it.
"Where did it go?" He asked the dwarf impatiently.
"Dissapeared." Endereth said before Borin had a chance to answer. Mattius walked back into the cave with the ranger and spoke to her quietly so no-one else could hear them.
"We share a similar fate and both hunt for same reasons. But tell me, what did you see Endereth?" For a while she was silent but then at length spoke.
"I do not wish to say but I will guess it is not what you yourself saw."
"Nor I," replied Mattius, "for what I saw may not scare you, or at least, not scare you as much." Mattius looked over to Radagast who seemed to be observing them from the otherside of the room, perhaps listening with his wizard ears.
"What did you see?" Whispered Endereth. Mattius turned around and looked at her face, still shaking with fear, as was his.
"A great werewolf, one even in my worst nightmares I thought could not exist." Then against the entire situation Mattius smiled,
"And it still bears the cut I gave him only a few hours ago!" Endereth didn't smile back but Radagast, surprising them both, spoke from across the room,
"Even in the worst situations, there is hope my elves of Lorien." He stood up and lent on his staff. "Sleep now if you wish, I will stand guard while this night lasts and hope may come in the morning light."
"Though I doubt it not." Muttered the woman dressed in black stood behind the wizard.
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