Title: My Brother's Girl
Summary: After finding his brother's bloody and broken body on the battlefield, Thorin returns to Ered Luin to tell his sister of his death and that of her husband. Thorin then faces another challenge. Who is going to raise a now parent-less Princess?
Disclaimer: I do not own The Hobbit. Never will.
A/N: NO FLAMES! Not accepted.
Prologue – The Battle of Moria
The battle was won. Bloody, dirty but victorious the dwarves of Erebor moved over the battlefield counting their dead, finding any wounded and assessing whether they could be saved or not. Prince Thorin walked the battlefield slowly. He'd lost sight of his brother-in-law and younger brother several hours ago, before Azog killed his Grandfather. Thorin looked everywhere.
Finally as he spotted a glimpse of the golden hair his brother-in-law possessed he ran towards it. Dropping the oak branch that he had used as a shield he stared down at the face of Baldas, son of Hundas. His brother-in-law life blood lay around him in a giant pool his eyes were no longer seeing, his hand that did not hold his sword was flung out as if reaching for…Frerin. Thorin slowly stumbled over to his little brother. Tears threatened to spill from his eyes as he looked at the two faces, bloody and broken. He slowly reached out and closed their eyes. He closed his own eyes and tears leaked down his cheeks. He only looked up when a hand landed on his shoulder.
"Come on, Laddie. It's time we went home. He can carry some of the bodies to give them the burial they deserve." Balin said from his elbow. Thorin nodded. Four Dwarves descended and lifted Frerin and Baldas' bodies to carry them back to Ered Luin. Thorin followed slowly behind. He had failed. His sister was going to kill him. But there was someone else he had to think about too. Her cheeky childish smile shot to the forefront of his mind. Karla, Daughter of Frerin. She was now parent-less, her mother had died giving birth and though she had been babysat most nights by Dis, she stayed mostly with Frerin. Karla now had ne parents and since Dis had one child the same age as Karla and another to be born soon – he couldn't ask her too. Thorin didn't trust anyone more than Dis…except maybe himself. Did he have to look after this child now? Was it possible for him to become a father to three children? Dis would need someone to be that figured to the children. They needed a role model and he had to be that person. How did a Prince who had never had much experience with children raise three with his sister? Thorin was sure, but he was going to try his hardest.
