The Blue Mountains

[Mattius]

The hobbit opened her mouth to answer but all that came from her was a scream like no other. Mattius' graven face caught a refelction in the halfling's eye, a darkness leaping from behind him. Like a flash he spun and unleashed his fury through his ancient father's blade, Angmarth, there was no time for fear as the Great Cat, claws drawn and teeth out sprang from the trees. Huge it was, and darkness followed it like a foul stench. Mattius managed to bat away its claws with his blade and head butted the beast's great skull with a thud! With a foul shriek the Cat jumped up, and Mattius had just enough time to slash at its face, not cutting deep enough to cause permenant harm but a nasty scar would always be there. Now the Thing's howl awoke everything in the woods as it sprang back into the cover of the trees.
"Aurë Entuluva!" Shouted Mattius; the day shall come again!