Gondolin had no time to think or even breath. He saw the wolf lunging at Anson, and dove forward, grabbing the beast around the neck and pulling him to the ground. With the full weight of the wolf on top of him, Gondolin could not reach either of his knives to slay it. Luckily, Anson ran over, his sword held high, running it through the wolf's neck.
Shoving it off of him, Gondolin alowed Anson to pull him up off of the ground. But there was no time for chatting, other wolves could be heard coming toward them.
Gondolin had some experience fighting these creatures, and called out to the company; "Get long sticks from the fire that are burning, hold them in front of you. Those with bows, get into the middle of the company."
As the wolves came, the elves released arrows into their ranks, while others were slain by a swift stab with a sword. Even the hobbits slew several.
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