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As he slowly walked towards my figure I flinched as he raised his hand and placed his hand on my cheek and looked directly into my eyes while crouching down slightly because of the height difference.

"You have your mother's eyes" he said as his hand left my cheek and he smiled and stood up slowly.

"How do you know my parents?" I asked as he smiled at the question and turned around to walk a few steps before stopping and looking over his shoulder.

"I had business with your parents but you would not remember because you were merely a small child at the time...before your father was killed and before your mother's death" he said.

((Flashback))

5 years old

"(Your Name)" mother called as I pulled at the dress and rolled up the sleeves until she found me glaring at the dress.

"(Your Name") she said while laughing my pouting face as she knelt down next to me and adjusted the belt around my waist.

She moved a strand of hair off my shoulder and tucked it behind my ear as she smiled while looking at my eyes.

"King Thranduil is coming round to discuss business matters so you have to look your best; although you may not meet him" she spoke.

She stood up and took my hand while leading me out the garden and motioning to the bench beneath the cherry blossoms that had not yet bloomed.

I sat on the bench and watched my mother retreat back into the house before I stood up and walked round the garden observing all the flowers and the wildlife that surrounded them.

I smiled as I spun around in circles and giggled before stopping and running up to the cherry blossom tree.
I stood on the bench and reached my hand towards the small bud.

It began to open slowly and blossom in all its glory and I smiled at its beauty before a voice interpreted me.

"You can make the flowers bloom?" A deep voice resonated through the air.

I turned my head and I instantly knew this was the Elven king Thranduil who was looking and smiling at the cherry blossoms.

"Yes my lord" I said remembering my manners that mother had taught me as he let a laugh escape his lips.

"My child you do not need to call by that name but rather my real name" he said as he smiled.

I nodded my head as my mother came to stand next to him and said something in a tone before giving me a closed eyed smile and gesturing to the gate for Thranduil.

"I hope to see you again (Your Name)" he said and bowed slightly.
I nodded my head and gave my own little bow to which he laughed off before following my mother out of the gate.

"For you are the one that can make the flowers bloom"

// Present tense //

"You were the one who made the flowers bloom" he said in the hopes that mentioning it would help my memory.

"Flowers bloom? I have no memory of that" I said as his eyes looked at the back of my hand and he took long strides until he was in front of me.

I looked up at him as he grabbed my left hand and looked at the symbol on the back of my hand.

"Ah now I see" he said as he dropped my hand and looked down at my figure as his eyes searched mine.

"You've had your memory sealed; for what reason I do not know" he said but it seemed like he was talking to himself rather than anyone else.
I looked down at the symbol on my hand and as I did that I felt a arm grab my elbow.

"You will be taken back to your cell (Your Name) until we figure out what to do with you" Thranduil said as the elf gripped my arm and yanked me back towards the dungeons.

I was placed in my cell and heard the bang of the cell door as the elfs figure retreated away and I was left sitting on the floor once again until I heard a voice ring out.

"Why did you say your name was Ymir? When you are (Your Name)?" Thorins voice rang out as the two brothers heads also lifted up as they looked out of their cells.

"I didn't want Legolas to know my real name but I recognised you three when I seen you" I said as I looked at him.

"I searched for you all for years but found no trace of you anywhere" I said as Thorin looked at the ground before looking back up.

Thorin didn't say anything and I simply closed my eyes and rested my head against the wall and before I knew it i had fallen asleep.

// Dream // 5 years old

"Mother look at this flower I got for you" I said as I pulled the flowers out from behind my back and she smiled and took them from my hands.

"(Your Name), these are beautiful and you picked them for me?" She said and placed them in a small vase while smiling.

I smiled as she knelt down and tucked a strand of hair behind my ear and smiled.

"(Your Name), you know one day I won't always be here for you and I want you to know that when that day comes you have to be strong for me" she said as I nodded.

"Yes mother, I'll be strong like you one day and I'll come back for you" I said as she laughed.

"I'm sorry (Your Name)" she said and I tilted my head to the side but then I forgot about the situation as I seen father in the doorway.

"Father!" I shouted as he picked me up and twirled me around while laughing and placing me on his hip.

However, my mother was suffering from an illness that nobody knew and she turned away and coughed with a tissue to her mouth to stifle the noise.

She pulled the tissue away from her mouth and noticed it was speckled with blood and she hid the tissue in her pocket and turned around with a smile again.

I laughed with my parents as my father spun me round again...

// 6 years old //

I stood holding onto a red rose as I let the tears fall down my face as I watched the coffin being lowered into the ground.

My father held onto my shoulder as he stood there emotionless and I walked forward and dropped the rose onto my mother's coffin before taking my place next to my father again.

He knelt down next to me and took my hand before looking at me and smiling as I stood there in my black funeral dress.

"(Your Name), I want you to live a life you can be proud of... and I want you to forget everything" he said.

He muttered a few words and I felt my hand burning as I tried to pull it sway and shouted at him to stop but he just held onto my hand.

"I'm sorry (Your Name)"

// End of dream //

I awoke with a start and I wondered why those memories were coming back now in my dreams as I had no recollection of this before.

I looked at the symbol on my hand as I knew from what Thranduil told me that this helped seal my memories.

I then realised I was being carried as my head was against someone's chest as they had their arms under my legs and one on my back for support.

I looked up and noticed blonde hair and I immediately knew it was Fili and I then realised we were out of our cells and were now sneaking down some stairs.

Fili must have knew I had woken up because he looked down and smiled and we stopped for a moment.

"Thank you for carrying me but can you put me down so I can walk please?" I asked as he smiled and let go of me gently.

I stood up and then we started walking again and I almost stumbled until I felt an arm grab my elbow and steady me and it was of course Fili.

"Thank you" I said as he smiled and nodded and let go of my elbow as we started walking.

"Are you okay? You looked like you were having a nightmare?" He asked as I glanced at my hand and pulled my sleeve down slightly to cover my hand.

"It's was just memories from my past" I said and we continued on our way...

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Published: Tuesday 14th August 2018
9:30am

Next update : Tuesday August 24th 2018