Ered Luin- late summer/early fall (5 months)

The wind was sweeping hard across the land of Erebor..driving the snow on the ground into a frenzied storm around the crumbling tower..where the roar of triumph echoed down to where Ahmi stood at the base. She stood there looking towards the top as a chill ran down her spine ..knowing what was up there was death. Slowly she climbed the stairs..making her way to the top of the tower..each step making it harder for her to breath as the top came in sight. Finally making it to the top she peered around ..seeing only three dark shapes on the ground..she cautiously approached them. As she neared them one began to morph into a body..it had Thorins face with blood slowly seeping out of his mouth and eyes filled with horror of his last moment. Then his mouth started moving..at first there was nothing heard and then as if someone was turning up the volume she could hear him.

"The dragon sickness consumed..dragon sickness..it consumed me" the sound of his voice dimmed into the wind as the sound of another voice increased..turning around to where it came from she saw the body of Kili materialized ..he had deep ragged gauges along his torso and his eyes were filled with pain.

"We had no warning...we had no warning...we had no warning" then just as suddenly his voice faded as another picked up making itself heard. Ahmi couldn't face that voice..she was terrified of what she would see and she closed her eyes. A hand placed itself on her shoulder..slowly swiveling her in his direction..forcing her to face him as the sound of him washed over her filling her with dread.

"Why..why did you abondon us? ..Me?..you could of saved us...saved us...save.." his voice was swept away with the wind that blew harder... tearing her feet out from under her and dragging her closer to the edge of the tower and the steep drop off. She felt her body roll off the edge into nothingness..feeling the wind blow around her as she plummeted towards her demise..expecting any moment to feel the impact of the earth on her body..shattering it into pieces. She awaited the impact with open arms ready to join him...her love..Fili...but it never came. Her body felt arms enfolding her in their safe embrace..lifting her into a warm light..momentarily blinding her before gentlely easing for her to see. Looking up at who's arms were holding her she saw a dwarven man who looked like fili..but older..smiling kindly down at her..but eyes were filled with such sadness as he kept peering at her...until finally he spoke in a rich timber filled voice..so much like Filis it brought her to tears.

"Shhh..little one dont cry..not yet. Do not be afraid..I'm here to help. I'm Krawli..father of Fili and Kili..and I need you to answer something for me." Ahmi stared at him in confusion....wasn't Krawli dead? Didn't he die when Kili was just a baby?...his voice broke her out of her thoughts, dragging her back to the situation at hand, inclining her head for him to ask whatever it is he needed..he smiled at her. "Good girl. Do you love my son?" She was surprised at the question but answered ..yes, of course i do..." Will you do anything to keep him safe..to protect him?" He peered at her waiting for her answer which was immediate....Absolutely, without question...he smiled again. Just as quickly his eyes became intense as his eyes bored into hers. "Im needing you to go on a quest. To save my sons. You are the only one who can achieve this task I'm setting before you...you and your sisters. They are a part of this..but I'm unable to reach them unlike you in your dreams..so its your task to get them to help. Understand this..you have no time to waste..so you now must go..." suddenly his eyes became unfocused for a moment then they refocused back on her. "Someone wishes to speak to you...don't be afraid..please" with those words he disappeared and instantly a large man was kkneeling before her...in that moment she knew who he was...Mahal... he had come to her in her dreams. He looked wild and untamed, yet majestic at the same time...then he spoke and it was a rumbling boom sound...like the very mountains dwarves loved.

"My child... no father wishes to see his children brought low and be destroyed..especially I. What I'm asking you is no easy or safe task to fulfill..but if you succeed then you will save many of my children. Are you still willing?" Taking a deep breath she accepted and his smile was both radiant yet filled with a bitter sweet sorrow." Then listen carefully my child... one of Durins sons will become afflicted with a gold sickness..( she realized he was talking about Thorin).. must find a way to save him from it...for if you don't then all is lost for the ones you love. There is an army..a vast army of orcs and wargs that will come to Erebor and end the line of Durin once for all. You must rally an army and find a way to get to Erebor before two days after Durins day has passed..only then will you have a chance ..small but a chance." She felt a shudder pass over her as she realized the monumental task set before her and her sisters..but she accepted that in her heart she had no choice. "Its time for you to go..you must hurry, leave tonight..there is no time to waste." His hand reached out and engulfed her..sending her back into a deep sleep so she would wake up in world.

Ahmi's eyes flew open as this new dream sent her in mind in an up roar...she finally understood them and knew that she had to leave tonight. Sitting up she looked over to the other bed where Alysi , her twin sister , was tossing fitfully..as if she was trapped in a nightmare of her own. Getting up she went over to her shaking her from the horrid dream she was having while softly whispering her name so as not to wake father up.

"Alysi..wake up. Alysi" starteled out of the dream her eyes opened quickly and she jerked up in bed about to scream..but Ahmi quickly covered her mouth before she did. "Shhh... its me." Seeing her sister there calmed her down as she breathed hard for a moment..calming down eventually. Noticing that she was finally calm enough she leaned over and whispered to her." Uhhmmm.. theres something i need to tell you." glancing away nervously.

"We need to go." Alysi said before Ahmi could finish bringing a surprised look to her face." There was a giant man..he told me to go..follow you." she started to shake her head in confusion but there was a small cry in the next room sending the two rushing into Kechis room before she alerted dad. They both ran over to thier older sister who whimpered on the bed caught in her dream. "Kechi..please wake up..were here..its fine." hearing her name brought a gasp to her lips that she bit back upon seeing her two little sisters standing over her.

"Oh by Mahal...it was horrible..i saw Thorin.." Ahmi quickly silenced her before she could go on.

"Dead..i know. Me too..except its not a dream..this is what will happen if we dont stop it...soon." Kechi and Alysi looked at her with aprehension but they listened to what she had to say.

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Dawn approached in the sky as Three dwarven women raced their horses through the forests leading out of Ered Luin..heading for someplace only they knew... being led by a dream or nightmare.

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The lovely golden sun was rising on this fair morning across Ered Luin lands casting a welcoming glow on the homes that resided there upon the verdant land. Along the rolling hills sheep and cattle could be heard making thier calls out over the fields as they fed upon the lush grass. In the village smoke began to emerge from chimneys as the inhabitants slowly began thier day with breakfast and coffee. One such home with its beautifully crafted stonework evident and its lovely painted red door,there was a loud crashing sound coming from the kitchen, waking Dis from a very sound sleep. She jumped up from her bed, as she grabbed her sword , running towards the clanging within the kitchen. As she rounded the corner she saw a very pregnant dwarf sitting on the floor surrounded by several pots and pans on the ground..who looked up at Dis with tears in her eyes.

"Im sorry sniff) i didnt mean to wake you(breathy sob) Im so sorry Dissss." and she began to wail with tears pouring down her face. Dis tried hard to hold back a laugh as she shook her head at the distressed woman then walked over to her to help her up off the hard stone floor.

"Oh tia..what were you doing on the floor?" She held her arm as she went to sit in the chair at the table. "Its alright ..you didnt wake me...I was getting up." she lied to soothe her figuring she didnt need to stress over something so trivial as this...after a few moments Tia calmed enough to speak once more."alright. Now why were you on the floor child?"

"I..I was hungry..and was looking for food when i fell over on my butt ..scattering it all over (sniff-sniff-hiccup)" She was about to cry when Dis ran over with some fresh brewed tea ,placing it in her hands..distracting her from her troubles. Dis gave her a look of..drink..which she did very quickly , blowing on the hot liquid as she sipped.

"What are you wanting love? Ill fix it if we got the stuff..you just sit there being a momma and let me pamper you." That earned her a small laugh out of Tia who did relax while thinking of what she really was after as Dis waited.

"Mmmm..Eggs..and cheese"..her eyes lit up even more..."and ..oh by Mahal, spinach and pickles..mmmmmm...I so want that..bad." Dis laughed as she tried to hide her shudder at such a disgusting request...oh how glad im not pregnant anymore..gag..how revolting (she thought). But all Dis did was nod her head and went to fix it for her while trying to hold her stomach as she felt all appetite fade in the making..but she couldnt help smiling whenever she placed the meal in front of Tia at watching her nearly inhaling the food with sighs and moans of pleasure evident on her face. As Tia ate she looked at her closer realizing that she was definately bigger than was normal and her craving for such food confirmed her suspicions..Twins..not the single that was commonplace amongst dwarves..but two.

As Tia finished with a sweet smile on her face from the joy of such a wonderful meal (at least to her) Dis hide her fears at possibly losing a close friend..which is what both women had become in the months since the men had left. She took a deep breath as she helped Tia to a armchair in the living room then went back to the kitchen to clean up as she thought to herself more. Her hands were immersed in the soapy water as her thoughts became heavy. It was typical for a dwarven woman to bear only one child at a time which was still hard on the mother but at least thier chance of survivng was great..but twins...most women didnt make it...too hard on the woman and taking the life of one of the children..leaving only one to live on. Another thought entered her mind..there of course was Ahmi and Alysi who both made it..even though thier mother didnt..but there was hope that the babies had a fighting chance still. At least Ahmi was going to be here..shes a healer and that gave Tia a even greater chance of making it through this. With that thought in her mind she felt some of her trepidition leave her...but that came to a violent end suddenly.

Tohlm burst through the front entrance into the home out of breath ,followed by Kuhrn and Dahl ..you could feel thier fear and anger radiating out from them as they hollered out loudly. "Theyre gone!..The girls are gone!"

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It took a little while for Dis to get everyone calmed down but eventually she did. "Now tell me ...what happened?" her tone was serious and commanding as any princess should be. It was Dahl who spoke first.

"I got up this morning and found all thier beds empty..only this note the occupant of Kechis bed. Here." he handed the piece of paper to her to read the word as her heart sank.

Dear father,

Im sorry to do this to you and I know you will be worried but we feel this is something we must do. If we dont then all will be lost. Please understand. I know you are going to follow us ..cant stop that..even if we asked you not to do so..I know you will. We are sorry we couldnt tell you ..time is urgent and there is no time. Remember we love you very much and if we dont succeed then know you have been the best father any one could ever have. Thank you.

With the greatest love,

Kechi,Ahmi.Alysi

Dis sat there for a moment contemplating over what needed to be done then finally she reached a decision as she sternly peered at the two older men. "You both must go and find them." she looked back down at the note and an idea came to her as the words ..no time..all will be lost..time is urgent.." I believe they are heading along the same path as the men are heading...Erebor. Dahl, you and Kuhrn must go after them and leave Tohlm here. " she saw him sputter out of the corner of her eye but ignored him. " Hes a good fighter and can help watch over us here..those three are going to need you both far more." the men shook thier heads in agreement and Kuhrn patted his sons shoulder in a comforting gesture as both men hurried out the door to leave on thier hunt for those hard headed girls.

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Carrock

Bofur found himself along with the others running for thier lives through a forest being chased by orcs on wargs and something else that they hadnt shown itself yet..but they could hear it coming..fast. They were trying to make it to a house somewhere close by that offered them possible safety from what was behind them. Suddenly there was a roar and it was close.

"This way! Quickly!" gandaulf shouts out to them ..as if they needed any more incentive to hustle it faster the roar is heard again..closer than ever. Running as fast as his legs could carry him..even quicker than the time when he was being chased by the yeti..he sees the house in the distance and then a blur as his brother Bombur passes everyone..leaving them in his wake. How the world could something that plump move that fast. They all reach the house ,hitting the door, trying to get it open quickly as they hear it coming..then thats when Bofur glanced behind and saw it. The largest black bear he had ever seen in his life..and it was enraged.

"Into the house!" gandaulf shouts out as Thorin pushes ahead of them to lift a latch above his head...spilling all into the house as the beast is almost upon them. They quickly spin around shutting the door as fast as they can , but not in time as the beasts head pushes through snapping at the dwarves as they all push with all thier might at the doors...shutting them finally as a gasp of relief floods the room.

"What is that?" ori gasps out in between breaths..looking over at gandaulf.

"That is our host." he calmly states as if this is a normal occurance...as they all look at him in confusion. "His name is Beorn, hes a skin-changer. Sometimes hes a huge black bear, sometimes hes a great strong man.The bear is unpredictable, but the man can be reasoned with. However, he is not over fond of dwarves." as he speaks Bofur can hear the bear outside huffing as he walks away, leaving them safe in the house. He starts to wander around the home hearing gandaulfs words as they leave a hint of fear in him. "Youll be safe here tonight...I hope"

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The morning sun shone down a lush green field with stunning brown and white horses as they nieghed their greetings to one another. As the sun rose higher its light filters down through the rafters overhead of the house as the sound of milk being poured into mugs at the large table where thirteen dwarves and a hobbit are eating breakfast. They were being served by the largest man any of them had ever seen and it was evident he wasn't pleased with his uninvited guests by his tone as he talked to Thorin.

"You need to reach the mountain before the last days of autumn." Beorn made it sound more like a statement than a question, but Gandaulf answered anyways.

"Before Durins day falls, yes"he states to thier host while glancing his eyes towards Thorin as Beorn keeps pouring milk from a giant pitcher.

"You are running out of time."stating the obvious to the room while gandaulf keeps watching Thorins reactions to what is being said.

"Which is why we must go through Mirkwood." Beorn looks startled at his words then his eyes get a contemplative look in them for a moment.

"A darkness lies upon that forest, fell things creep beneath those trees." Beorn quickly looks over to Gandaulf as he continues."There is an alliance between the orcs of Moria and the Necromancer in Dol Guldur. I would not venture there , except in great need."

"We will take the elven road, thier path is still safe." gandaulf sees the disbelief in Beorns eyes.

"Safe? The wood elves of Mirkwood are not like thier kin. Theyre less wise and more dangerous." Beorn notices the disappointment crossing across some of the dwarves faces" But it matters not." Thorin looks over at him suspicously.

"What do you mean?" Beorn walks around the table being watched by Thorin.

"These lands are crawling with orcs, thier numbers are growing and you are foot.You will never reach the forest alive."  he sees thorin bristle at his comment and notices Bofur quickly pushing a mouse from his sleeve to the table in disgust"I dont like dwarves, thier greedy and blind, blind to the lives of those they deem lesser than thier own." Beorn picks up the mouse, that Bofur had just pushed away, into his hand looking at it..then lokks to Thorin." But orcs I hate more. What do you need?" 

Shortly the group is mounting horses that Beorn is lending them to give them speed on thier journey. Beorn looks into the distance for a moment as if he senses something then quickly looks to them."Go now, while you have the light. Your hunters are not far behind" and with that statement the group leaves fast..Bofur glanced behind as he rides away seeing Beorn running in a different direction beginning to shift as he ran.

"Amazing." he whispers in awe and then spurs his mount faster so not to fall to far behind. They push thier mounts as fast as they can go making thier way towards the one place they all dont want to go near but know they must. Eventually they arrive at the entrance to the forest and as everyone is unsaddeling the horses so they can return to Beorn Gandaulf steps into the forest along with Bilbo who looks very uneasy.

"This forest feels sick, as if a disease lies upon it." Bofur vaguely hears him and looks at the trees before him..feeling a little bit uneasy himself, not paying attention to what else is being said between Bilbo and Gandaulf. As he goes back to unsaddeling the horse before him, keeping a wary eye on the forest, when suddenly he hears the wizard shout to him as he comes quickly out of the forest towards him.

"Not my horse, I need it!" Bofur looks at him in astonishment but does as he says while Bilbo gets concerned that hes leaving them all alone. " I would not do this unless I had to." he pats Bilbo on the shoulder and mounts his horse..turning to Thorin as he spoke in a stern voice to him. " Ill be waiting for you at the overlook, before the slopes of Erebor..keep the map and key safe. Dont enter that mountain without me." He looks at him more intensely hoping he would get the message and do as he said...but not sure if he would. Finally before he leaves he gives them a finall warning." This is not the greenwood of old, the very air of the forest is heavy with illusion that will seek to enter your mind and lead you astray." he sees everyone with questions in thier eyes." You must stay on the path, do not leave it. If you do then youll never find it again." with that he turned his horse around and left quickly towards the Rhudaurs land.

"Come on we must reach the mountains before the sun sets on Durins day. Lets go, weve but one chance to find the hidden door." Thorin motioned for everyone to follow as he walks into the forest along the crumbling stone path.

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Bofur doesnt know how long hes been in this accursed forest. Shortly ago they lost sight of the path they had been on and now they were all scraping the forest floor looking for the path once more...nothing. As they keep searching Bofur begins to feel dizzy and confused as he spots a pouch laying on the ground . Ori picks it up passing it to Dori, which Bofur snags from his hand recognizing it as a dwarven pouch.

"Look a tobacco pouch. Theres dwarves in these woods." Dori exclaims out as Bofur peers at the pouch even more closely.

"Dwarves from the blue mountains, no less. This is exactly the same as mine." He starts to look around searching for the owner as Bilbo walks up to him in exasperation.

"Because it is your, do you not understand? were going around in circles, we are lost!" he shouts at the group who are milling about in confusion. Soon they are argueing amongst themselves..not even sure why..something about being lost..or was it not being lost..Bofur couldnt think anymore. As they  start to push at each other there is a sound coming from the forest...eerie sounding...and as he turns towards it he sees something that brought chills to him. It was a giant spider with enormous fangs and grotesque body creeping towards them. Bofur stares in horror at it and before he could shout a warning to the others it lunges for him ...swiftly wrapping him up in its webbing..muffling his screams.

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Bofur can vaguely hear the others muffeled shouts as they all are suspended up in the webs far off the floor..being poked at by thier captures. Suddenly he feels himself falling slowly to the ground.. his fall being cushioned by the very webs that encased him. Bofur finally is able to tear himself free of the cocoon hes in and looks around for Bilbo.. noticing hes not among them.

"Wheres Bilbo" he hears a shout above him and then a scream as a spider lunges out of nowhere at him. Before he can move to help him spiders swarm around them and hes forced to fight for his life. Suddenly Bofur hears Bombur scream out as a spider jumps on top of him..pinning him to the ground beneath it. Bofur and five others race over to him grabbing onto its legs ..pulling with all thier might..tearing it apart. As Bombur gets up they notice a tall blond elf appearing up in the trees sliding down one of the spider threads and shooting at the spiders as he came. Bofur looked up seeing more elves descending from above firing thier arrows at the beasts...then just as quickly those same arrows are pointing at the confounded dwarves who stood in a circle...a blond elf points his arrow at Thorin whos glaring at him.

"Do not think I wont kill you, dwarf. It would be my pleasure" his voice was filled with disdain as he stood there. With out warning there is a shout for help..Kilis..and all turn towards it as Fili shouts his name in fear for his brother. 

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Off in another part of the forest a young dark haired dwarf is fighting off a pack of spiders that just keep coming..as he attempts to push back one of the beasts he sees a red haired female elf swinging down from the trees firing arrows at the spiders. Kili sees one of the creatures heading in his direction and he quickly turns to the woman holding out his hand as he hollers out to her.."Throw me a dagger! Quick!" without turning around to look at him she remarks back to him.

"If you think Im giving you a weapon dwarf, you are mistaken!"she swiftly kills the spider in front of her and without even pausing she spins around throwing her dagger at the approaching spider that was almost upon Kili..killing it in its tracks. He watches her in amazement at her skill as she escorts him back to the group he had become seperated from earlier as she just smirks at him.

There is sounds of a struggle then they stopped..all eyes and ears strain for any indication of whether he is alive or dead...then the sound of heavy footfalls approaching as Kili comes into sight being herded by a red headed she elf.As he rejoins them he is immediately embraced by the blond dwarf who glances at the elf with a thank you in his eyes and he then releases Kili."You alright Kili?"

"Im okay Fili.." he then glances back at the she elf as he inclines his head in her direction. " she saved me." Fili looked at her briefly nodding his head in thanks once more as she returned it momentarily ..no one else noticing the exchange between the three.

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Ered Luin...almost 6 months

It was almost fall..the air was finally cooling off and the apple orchards were showing promise of a fruitful upcoming harvest. Tia was walking down the lane towards her shop holding on to Kitas arm so as not to fall down thinking over the last several weeks that had passed. There was a tension among the Durin household that wasnt there before..since the girls ran way and Kuhrn and Dahl had to go chasing them..everyone was worried immensely and it showed..in glances and looks across the table each morning. They both tried to not let the other know how worried they were but still it showed. 

Tia sighed heavily as they arrived at her shop earning a glance from her apprentice as they entered the building to begin thier day...suddenly there was a loud cry. They started to investigate around the area..following the sound over to some bushes that graced the front of thier shop. As they got closer to them the cry turned into a sniffling hiccup and parting the bushes Tia found a little baby in a basket all red from crying. Kita bent down picking up the basket from the ground bringing the child closer to Tia who opened the door of the shop ushering the girl inside..getting them all out of the cool air and into the warmth of the shop so they could take a look at this child.

Tia reached in and picked him up out of it ..holding the baby close as she stared into his big blue eyes that were gazing right back at her.Tia couldnt stop staring at him as he smiled and began to coo at her...she just smiled right back at the precious baby. Kitas voice brought the entranced Tia back to the situation of whos child this was and what was going on.

"Tia? ..hmmmm...Theres a letter in the basket." Tia glanced away from the baby to see as Kita pulled a wrinkeled piece of paper out and began to read what was on it out loud.

Dear Lady Tia,

Please take care of this child...hes an orphan and no one wants him...not even me. Hes a half breed ..a mongrel..a mistake that should have never happened. His father was an dwarf that was traveling through the area one evening and he stopped at my tavern that I was working at...he paid for a night with me..something about trying it with an elf once. Well 9 months later I gave birth to this creature..I tried to do right by him but I cant do it anymore. Im moving on..going back to my people..so Theres no room for a half breed like him amongst us. I still want to do right by him..hes an innocent and didnt ask for any of this..so please take care of him or find him a home where he will not be looked upon as a burden or a shame. 

I havent named him..but hes 6 months old..dont know who his father is just from this region..as I said he was just passing through. This child is the offspring of an sylvan elf and a Ered Luin dwarf. Please forgive me ..I cant deal with him anymore.Dont try to look for me..by the time you read this and find him Ill be long gone..so bye.

Sincerly,

Elf

As Kita read the letter Tia looked at the boy with tears falling from her eyes from the cruel words of his mother that she had wrote...unable to believe any mother could not want such a precious gift as this baby boy in her arms. She eyed Kita seeing tears glistening in her eyes also and Tia reached over placing her hand on the girls shoulder in comfort as Tia made a decision. First she would try and look for the father, children were important to dwarves and so maybe the father wanted to know about this child.

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Several days later still no word on who the father was. Shortly after finding the baby Kita went to Dis home telling her all about the baby and the letter that they had found...which angered her greatly over the abandonment of a beautiful child such as this. Dis had a look around and questioned all the men but none knew anything about elves..as if they would touch one..disgusting..no hair, no meat on them, too high of cheeks..blahhh..or traveled outside the area in the past 15 months. So here they were several days later in Dis kitchen feeding a giggling baby as he had fun painting the table with the food as they discussed his future.

"Well? What are we going to do? It seems no one has stepped forward to claim this little one or any knowledge of his momma." she sighed as she looked at Tia who was trying to feed him his food ..it looked like more of it was on her than in his mouth. Tia glanced over at her ..putting down the spoon briefly.

"I dont know. I cant believe no one wants him..I mean look at him..hes sweet, loving, hes..hes..just beautiful." Tia felt herself beginning to cry again and quickly wiped her face..smearing more food across her cheeks. Tia looked at him for a short bit as she went back to feeding him..when suddenly she gave herself a shake and got a determined look on her face." Thats it. Ive decided it." Dis stared at her for a moment with her eyebrow raised..waiting for the whatever she decided...she waited..and waited..nothing.

"What?..What did you decide?" she sighed as Tia looked at her.

"Well...Ive decided Im keeping him. I want him Dis...I want to be his momma. I know i would be a good one to him and he needs one." Dis looked at her for a moment scrutinizing her briefly. ..Tia noticed and blushing she finished." Besides..I love him Dis. He needs someone who wont look at him like hes not perfect..he needs to be loved and accepted fully as he is." Dis chuckeled as she went over to the woman carefully hugging her..so she didnt get food on her.

"Of course he does and youll be perfect. One question...what will Bofur think?" Tia didnt even bat an eyelash as she spoke confidently to her.

"He will love him as much as I do and treat him like blood." she seemed so assured but her mind whispered ortherwise...at least I hope he does... she went back to feeding the baby.

"What are you going to name him love?" she asked as she watched them together. Tia thought it over as she stopped feeding and started cleaning him up.

" I think..I think.." she pondered for another moment."  I believe Ill call him .. Griegur. After my master and Bofur." Her smile became radiant as she named him..Dis smiled at her.

"That is a lovely name..one he could be proud of. Griegur it is."  she went over  to the baby who laid in Tias arms ..stroking his hair that felt like silk to her fingerstips. " Welcome to the family Griegur Durin" he looked up at her cooing in his sweet voice as his momma hugged him in delight to her bosom. 

"Welcome my little boy..my sweet Griegur." she looked down as he smiled up at his new mother.