Bilbo lunged for the warg to try and defend Maleficent but wasn't quick enough to stop it from throwing her into the tree first. The hobbit gulped and braced himself to be torn to bits as Azog and his white warg began to advance towards him and Thorin.

However, at that moment a great eagle swooped from the sky and picked Bilbo up, dropping him off the edge of the cliff where he landed on the back of another eagle. It then went back to pick up Maleficent since her wing was probably too injured for her to fly straight away. More eagles dove out of the sky, some attacking the wargs and orcs whilst others picked up the dwarves and Gandalf out of the trees to fly them to safety.