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"And the thief married the handsome prince and became the princess she was always supposed to be, the end." Fili told his daughter her favorite bedtime story and smiled as she pouted.

"That's not the end. Mummy always has a different end." The little girl complained and Fili smiled at his little Thili, the light of his life.

"That's right! I forgot the best ending ever." He leaned down and kissed her nose, tickling her with his mustache "After the princess married the prince they brought a beautiful little dwarrow into the world, a princess that all in the kingdom under the mountain adored but no more so than her mummy and daddy. Not so soon after the little princess was born her mummy announced to the kingdom that another child would be born and tonight he or she will be born and make the perfect little princess the best big sister in the whole of the world."

"Best ending ever." Little Thili said sleepily before she brought her thumb to her mouth and snuggled next to her father. As she drifted off to sleep the door opened and Kili entered, looking very happy.

"Oh, I was hoping she would still be awake." Kili pouted and Fili rolled his eyes. "Lor sent me to get you and watch over Thili."

With a nod Fili rose and, after placing a kiss to his daughter's head, walked over to his brother and hugged him. Kili hugged back and thanked the gods once again for the second chance he'd been given. Not only did he get his brother back but he'd also found a best friend in Lor and something much more in Thir. If he could have changed the past he would have but not at the cost of all that was gained. The tiny dwarrow on the bed was proof that everything had turned out for the better.

"It's almost time isn't it Brother?" Fili asked and Kili nodded, grinning happily.

"Thir said that it would be any minute now." Kili told him as his eyes sparkled and Fili smiled widely before he nodded and left the room, eager to go to his wife and Kili sighed and sat on the chair beside Thili's bed and watched the little one sleep, loving every minute spent with his niece, even if she slept on.

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"Hello there laddie!" Dori greeted Fili happily as he walked into the birthing area, next to the healer's rooms, and hugged his father by marriage before they sat down beside each other in the visitors' chairs.

"Hello Dori, how's Lor doing?" Fili asked, wanting nothing more than to go to her but the rules of their people expressly forbid the father's presence in the birthing chamber.

"As well as can be expected but the poor dear is in a world of pain. Master Thir assures me that it is all part of the process but her screams are wreaking havoc on my nerves." Dori explained and Fili nodded, he could relate to Dori's anxiety.

"It's going to be alright Dori, I remember her screams when she was having Thi. They were absolutely terrifying. In the end it turned out that the pain didn't really matter, not with the joy that came from it." He grinned at the older dwarf who smiled back, comforted by Fili's words. "It's a shame Thorin and Bilbo can't be here for this."

"Oh yes, Bilbo would love to be here, showering the new babe with gifts and love and Thorin would be pacing the room right now in concern." Dori smiled as he remembered Bilbo's list of things for them to do when Lor had her child, they were supposed to have Ori draw a picture right away and have Bombur prepare all of Lor's meals personally and ensure that mother and both children were as happy as could be. In retrospect it was a very good list and showed how much Bilbo loved his niece and her children. Thorin on the other hand just told them to hold off on any blessings until he was there to preside over them as the proud King and great uncle to the babe.

"Yes, you'd think it was Bilbo and Thorin that were about to be parents." He grinned at Dori but stood up as soon as a loud grunt was heard followed by the cry of a baby. Fili continued to grin as Dori stood with him and the others that were standing in the hallway came in led by Nori and Ori and followed by Bofur, Bombur and Bruna. All had giant smiles on their faces and they grew even wider as Thir came out of the birthing room wiping his hands.

"You have a son, Brother Fili, a beautiful and strong son. You may see them now." Thir said but as everyone present made a move to the room he held up a hand. "Lor is resting at the moment so only the father may go in. Soon you will all be allowed to see the babe but for now only Fili is allowed. Go in dear Fili."

"Thank you." Fili said softly as he placed a hand on Thir's forearm and the elf nodded, his circlet of mithril and gems glinting in the torchlight, before he led the prince into the birthing room where Oin was placing the boy into Lor's arms while Dis straightened some pillows behind her back to help prop her up. When Lor saw him she gave him a proud, albeit exhausted, smile and Fili couldn't help but smile in response.

"Come over here and meet your son." Lor said with pride and joy evident in voice and eyes and Fili was powerless to deny her request. As he walked to the bed he nodded at his mother who beamed at him and gave Oin a firm clap to the shoulder as the older dwarf smiled and moved so Fili could get closer to the bed. Once he sat beside his wife he reached over and moved the swaddling away from the baby's face and felt tears come to his eyes.

"Hello little one, I'm your da." He said as he ran a hand over his son's fiery locks and then touched noses together before he looked up at Lor and had to resist his urge to capture her lips with his, instead he asked the question that rested on the tip of his tongue. "What's his name?"

"I was thinking you'd do the honors and name him since I named Thili." Lor told him as her smile began to droop around the edges and he smiled wide as he kissed his son's forehead.

"Welcome to the world Kilrin, we're very happy you're finally here."

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A week after the birth of the prince's heir the celebrations had finally started to die down. There had been a feast nearly every night, courtesy of a very happy Bombur, and a troupe of musicians from the city of Dale provided entertainment throughout the week. Regardless of the entertainment and well-wishes Fili and Lor were happy to see it come to an end. Again their rooms were early uninhabitable due to the gifts that kept streaming in, especially since the amount doubled because no one wanted to leave Thili out of the fun, and without Bilbo around they had no one to help organize it all. While Lor and Fili tried to make some order in their room and create an eating and sleeping schedule with Kilrin, Thili was having the time of her young life. While her parents had sleepless nights with the new babe she stayed with different family members throughout the week. She got filled with candies and received a new set of clothes from Dis and played pony rides with her grandpa Dori but it was Kili and Thir who let her run roughshod through the mountain without shoes on and play in the mud. They even let her stay up far past her bedtime telling her stories and playing at slaying dragons. It was a lovely holiday but Thili wanted to be home with her little brother. How could she be the bestest big sister in the whole world when she was away? Her determination to spend some time with her brother led her to drag her uncle through the halls until they got to her family's chambers and barged in causing her mummy to jump and turn to them.

"Thili! What's all the noise about love?" Lor asked as she tried to hush her crying baby and keep her eyes on her eldest at the same time.

"I wanna see Kilrin." She said matter-of-factly as she dragged her uncle into the room and he gave Lor apologetic eyes but she simply smiled.

"Wel, then I guess you should come over here. Maybe you can get him to stop crying." Lor told her daughter as she sat down on a chair near the bed Once she was seated Thili let go of her uncle's hand and ran to her mummy, only stopping as she got near her brother. With a large smile she ran her little thumb under his eye and wiped away a tear.

"Don't cry little brother, big sister's here." Thili told Kilrin sweetly and the little boy stopped crying almost immediately and looked up at his little sister, his emerald eyes looking into her sapphires and in that moment a bond was forged between the two that would never be broken.

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"Gampa Bilbo!" Thili yelled as she ran into the King's chambers and gave Bilbo the tackle-hug she had perfected. He and Gampa Thorin had been gone for four whole months and she missed them.

"My dear Thili, how I've missed you. I hope you're ready for presents because we've brought plenty." He smiled at the little girl who began chatting a mile a minute and he just nodded along as she took his hand and led him over to where her mummy and daddy were standing. Once they stopped he looked up and smiled warmly at them.

"It's good to have you back Uncle Bilbo." Fili said happily before he hugged the hobbit who hugged him back one armed. "How were things in the Shire?"

"Not so wonderful I'm afraid. My cousin Drogo and his wife Primula were in a boating accident, we arrived just in time for their funerals." Bilbo said with sad eyes and Lor walked over and rested a hand on his shoulder as she balanced Kilrin in her other arm.

"I'm so sorry Bilbo." She gave him her condolences and he nodded before suddenly he saw the bundle in her arms and his eyes lit up.

"Is that?" He asked and Lor smiled as she unwrapped her son and Thili moved from Bilbo and stood straight and proud.

"This is Kilrin, the bestest little brother ever!" She announced proudly and Bilbo smiled lovingly at the little girl before he looked at the little boy with pure love in his eyes.

"May I?" He asked and Lor handed her son to him without a second's pause and smiled warmly as the hobbit cooed at the little one. They were all so enraptured in the sight that they missed the patter of feet that came to a stop next to Bilbo. Well, the adults were enraptured but Thili saw the new person and greeted in that bold way small children do.

"Who are you and why are you by Gampa Bilbo?" She asked rudely and a pair of bright blue eyes looked up at her beneath a mess of black curls and the boy clutched Bilbo's coat as the older hobbit looked down at him.

"This, dear princess, is my nephew Frodo. He's going to be living with us from now on." Bilbo told her gently and Thili was having none of that soft stuff so she moved past the adults and stood in front of Frodo.

"Thili, daughter of Fili, at your service." She bowed low in front of the hobbit lad who looked confused and a bit intimidated but as he made the measure of Thili and realized she wasn't mocking him or threatening him in any way he moved away from Bilbo and waved shyly.

"My name's Frodo Baggins, pleased to meet you." He said with a smile that displayed his missing tooth and Thili smiled in return, displaying the gap in her own teeth and in that moment a friendship was forged. A friendship that would span lifetimes and insurmountable distances.

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Author's Note: Here it is, the sequel to "A Thief in Erebor". I hope you're enjoying it so far. I had this desire to write about the kiddies and everything fell into place. I promise more family stuff to come but I felt like making the little princess the center of this chapter because I want to explore what it is to be a young princess in Erebor, especially since I see her given free reign because she's a girl when female dwarrows are so rare. I would also like to thank Vault108 for giving me the name Kilrin, it's absolutely perfect and I think it fits the little fire-haired prince quite well. As always, thank you for reading and reviewing :)