Hello! Thanks for coming to read this! I thought it would be a good idea for some protective Durin boys! You all love that right? ;) I saw the Desolation of Smaug and it was so good! I can't wait to write it into my story, Two Brothers and a Younger Sister. If you like Brynn (Fili and Kili's little sister), you can read the story mentioned above and multiple one shots as well!
(Brynn is 11, Kili is 16, and Fili is 17.)
Fili waited at the window anxiously. They were in a cabin in the woods, for Brynn's trial. She had to hunt down a warg, cut out it's heart, and bring it back. Only then could she be a true warrior, by dwarven standards. It was purely ceremonial and had no real bearing. Brynn was a good fighter, and would only get better as she grew older, but until she did this right of passage, none but her family would count her as such.
The trial really wasn't such a problem. Brynn had hunted and killed before. What worried Fili, Kili, and Thorin was the snow. It was the dead of winter, and it was cold. Brynn had no provisions, only a light coat, and she had never taken the cold well to begin with. She had been gone all day, and they were afraid for her well-being. It wasn't that they thought she couldn't take care of herself, but that any grown dwarf would be in danger with the current circumstances, and Brynn was only eleven.
Fili turned around, watching Kili pace endlessly. Thorin was sat by the fire, calm on the outside, but by the way he was puffing on his pipe Fili could only imagine what was going on inside his head.
Kili said, stopping long enough to look his uncle and brother in the face. "We should go look for her."
"If you look for her now she will not have completed the right of passage and it would all be for not. She'd have to do it over." Thorin muttered, pausing in his smoking to look up at Kili. "I wouldn't risk her wrath."
"Well, would you rather she die?" Kili asked, voice raised.
Thorin stood up, pipe in his hand but forgotten, and grabbed Kili's shoulders forcefully. "I would rather be eaten by the warg she hunts than to have her die. Do not mistake my hesitation for carelessness!"
He waited until he could see Kili understood him before releasing him and going back to the fire. He didn't sit down this time, but leaned against the hearth and stared into the flame.
Kili swallowed, looking at Fili, who jerked his head toward Thorin with a pointed look. "I'm sorry, uncle. I'm just worried."
"I understand, Kili. I'm worried too. If she doesn't come back in a half hour, we will search for her."
The boys nodded, and began to prepare for Brynn to arrive, whether they brought her back or she got there by herself. Even if she did make it back, she would be cold and wet and tired. They put blankets by the fire to warm, started heating soup over the flame, and set water nearby to warm as well, at Thorin's order. They weren't quite sure what that was for, but didn't question him.
By the time they were finished, the allotted time had passed. The boys bundled up quickly and strapped on their weapons. Thorin opened the door, and Brynn collapsed through the doorway. Thorin scooped her up. She was shaking uncontrollably. He squeezed her tight to himself before heading over to the couch in front of the fire.
"Fili, take off her coat, she's soaked. Kili! Wrap her and yourself up in blankets – share your body heat."
Fili removed Brynn's coat and weapons and tossed them by the door, then helped Kili wrap himself and Brynn in blankets. When they were bundled sufficiently, Thorin found Brynn's feet from beneath all the blankets and slipped her boots and socks off. He winced at the shade of blue they were turning.
"Fili, fetch me the warm water and put it in a bowl."
Fili did so and then came back, putting it on the floor beside Thorin. Thorin caught Brynn's eyes.
"This isn't going to feel pleasant, love."
Brynn nodded as much as she could wrapped in all the blankets and Kili's arms.
Thorin took one of her feet and slowly lowered it in the water.
Brynn gasped. "You weren't l-lying, uncle." She said, voice strained.
"I'm sorry. Let us keep your mind off the pain. Did you get the warg heart?"
"Yes. It took a long time. And w-when I finally did find one, my f-ingers were s-so frozen I couldn't pull back the bowstring. I had to use my – sword. Which proved much more difficult."
"Where is it?" Fili asked.
"In my pack, in the ch-chest."
Thorin removed her foot from the water and rubbed it dry with a towel. It was now bright pink instead of blue, which was a far better colour. Fili took the bowl to replace the water.
"How does that feel, love?" Thorin asked, covering the thawed foot with a blanket.
"Well, I can feel it n-now." Brynn answered.
Thorin patted her knee, smiling at her optimism, and then took the bowl from Fili to do the other foot. It was painful, but it was far better than having to have her feet removed from frostbite.
"How does it feel to be a warrior now, darling?" Kili asked, ducking his chin so he could look down at his sister.
"Not much different." Brynn grinned.
Fili shook his head, cupping Brynn's chin. "Cocky."
"I take after you, brother."
Fili glared at her, but his mouth lifted in a smile. Thorin finally finished with the water and went to get Brynn some soup.
Fili sat on the other side of Brynn and lifted a section of one of the blankets over his lap. Despite the roaring fire, it was still a little chilly.
"You have no idea how worried we were about you." He said.
"Well, I clearly remember your trials and I remember being ridiculously worried." Brynn said.
"Yes but you are not a big brother. Big brothers worry more and that's a fact."
Brynn laughed, coughing quietly. Her brothers were dramatic sometimes. "Oh is it?"
"It is! Just ask Uncle Thorin." Kili said, gesturing to Thorin as he handed the soup to Brynn.
"I think I must agree with your brothers, Brynn. As a big brother myself, I understand. It's not a normal worrying. There's a pressure to keep your siblings safe. It's a feeling hard to describe, when you're unable to do so."
"It's like your heart is... Out of... Tune." Kili offered weakly, shrugging his shoulders. It wasn't the most descriptive, but it was the only way he could explain it.
"Exactly! And your mind is going to explode if you don't know for sure that your sibling is okay." Fili said.
"And if that doesn't happen fast you wear the floor down to the dirt from pacing so much." Thorin nodded, pulling up a chair and settling in front of the couch.
"Alright, alright, I concede!" Brynn rolled her eyes, but was smiling all the same. "Though I don't have much choice when you three all agree."
"We're related, Brynn. It's inevitable." Thorin replied, teasing.
"Well, I suppose I'm lucky to have three people so connected to look after me." Her tone was a hint sarcastic, but the words were true. She was lucky. It was rare, what she had in her family, and she wouldn't change it for a thing. "I love you all." And that was not in the least sarcastic.
Once again, thanks for reading! And please, any help with my story would be greatly appreciated! Have a good day. :)