Hello my fellow readers!
For those who read "Of Stars and Fire"
Here is the start of Of Earth and Sky. I do not own any character in The Hobbit series they belong J. R. R. Tolkein. I only my OCs, warning this chapter will make you cry most likely. Theme song for this story is World On Fire.

It was quiet throughout the forest and it was full moon lit night. All seemed peaceful until the screams of a woman in labor filled the night air. A woman in her early thirties lay on a bed in the midwives tent with her husband and life mate beside her. The woman's husband tried his best to comfort his beloved while she trying to breathe; however when a contraction surged through her she couldn't help but scream in pain.

"How long until she is able to give birth?" Tobias Black demanded at the head midwife of his wolf pack. Tobias was the alpha and his wife was not one of his kind. She was a fire drake of the south, several years back he found her barely clinging to life. The dragon female's name was Katla and she near death. She knew that the child in her womb would survive but she would not since the child was also half wolf.

"She is full dilated my alpha" the midwife answered her leader. "Lady Katla you must begin to push now"

Nodding Katla began to push hard. For a dragoness she was strong and she would hold on as long as she could to see her child come into the world. However during the first few pushes the midwife frowned.

"What is it?" Tobias asked alarmed.

"The babe is breeched I must turn it around" the she-wolf explained.

"Do you what you must my child must live!" Katla shouted to the wolf doctor who nodded and began the process of turning the baby around. Katla looked into the golden eyes of her mate.

"You know I will not live long after I have our child"

"Hush now my love focus on our child" Tobias said to his wife pressing a comforting kiss against her forehead. Katla's tears flowed down her face and her husband wiped them away.

"It is done the child is ready to come out do you have the strength to push again Lady Katla?" the midwife asked the dragoness.

"Yes may I push once more?" the midwife nodded and Katla pushed on the next contraction. At that push she felt her child come into the world and the cries reassured the shape shifter the babe was ok.

"What is it?" Tobias asked as the midwife cut the cord that tied from mother to baby and began to clean it.

"A girl my alpha and she is healthy"

Tobias smiled most firstborns in his family were male, now a new female was here.

"Bring her to me" Katla ordered the midwife. The midwife nodded and finished wrapping the newborn in a warm blanket before walking over to the dragoness. Katla took her daughter into her arms and she felt her heart warm at the sight of child.

"She is beautiful Katla" Tobias said to his wife gazing down at their daughter.

"Indeed she is but I must do what is necessary" Katla blue eyes then became their dragon slits and she began to chant in her language.

I seal thee my daughter's blood of fire

When the time is right her other side will emerge if it's her desire

May the skies keep her safe

And let the earth guard her until it is time for her other half to awake

Katla felt the magic of sealing her daughter's dragon half take effect. She would grow up being a wolf like that of her father until the time was right for her dragon half to awaken from its slumber. The spell made Katla even weaker, and she felt her heart beginning to slow down.

"Her name shall be Lenora after her grandmother who was a mighty warrior of the sky" Katla then kissed her daughter's soft forehead before handing her over to her mate. Tobias tears flowed down his face as he took his child into his arms. He bent his face down and his forehead touched with his beloveds.

"I shall see you again" he whispered to his wife.

"I will be waiting for you then beloved mate of mine" Katla's heart then stopped and she closed her eyes forever. The midwife took her leave allowing her leader to mourn his dead mate. Losing one's true mate was never easy and the thought of him never being able to kiss his wife again and hold her in his arms made the tears flow down even more. His daughter then began to cry and Tobias looked to his child with warmth in his eyes.

"Hush my little one" he whispered to his daughter. As though hearing her father's words the babe opened her eyes and Tobias looked back into the same blue orbs his wife had. That made his heart melt, and despite just losing his wife a smile came to his lips.

"I shall always protect you my warrior princess" he then kissed his child's soft skin and the babe seemed to smile at her father before she fell back asleep.

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