Thorin frozen when he saw her in front of him, smiling as she always did. She was beautiful, her body grew giving place to curves that made him foolishly. The men looked at her lustful when she she approached to Gandalf to give him a hug.
-Kaira! –Gandalf hugged the girl. Hearing the girl's name, the dwarves gasped, looking at Thorin with a chocked expression. –You've became a woman!
She smiled to the wizard and then turn her attention to the others.
-Hello Balin! –she said excited. The old dwarf nodded.
-You disappeared, Miss Nillhan! –Balin said careful, his gaze to the other friends. The woman laughed, sitting in the same direction that Thorin was which launched his cold glance for Gandalf.
-I was travelling…knowing people… -her gaze passed over the table and stopped on the youngest dwarves. –Hello, pretty boys! I don't know you!
Kili and Fili smirked to her, leaning against the table to look her more… carefully. They were starting to talk when Thorin cut them, clapping his hands on the table. Kaira turned back to Thorin, her eyes shining with excitement.
-What do you want here, Kaira? –he asked roughly,his eyes were dark and full of anger. –This quest is not for wo…
-Shiu, prince! –She interrupted him, putting her small fingers over her lips, ordering the man to shut up. – You continue to be so irritating! I'm here to help you reclaim Erebor, since it is also my home…
Thorin flushed with anger, anyone could hear his brain repelling the desire to put the woman out of the house of Bilbo.
- You will not go to any mission with us. You will only bring trouble like you always did, you and your… -he stopped the sentence, looking away from the woman.
-My what? – she asked, getting up from her chair and challenging Thorin continuing.
Thorin looked intensely at her, they looked like they were in an internal battle.
- Your beauty will be an obstacle to our journey. My warriors cannot waste time with a libertine. You will only be a distraction for them, and I cannot let you ruin it.
Everyone was embarrassed by the situation, Bilbo coughed and offered some tea to calm their tempers.
-My beauty? Distraction? For whom? You? –she asked, ignoring the tea. Thorin's lips trembled and his eyes narrowed. – I am able to fight more than any other man in here!
- You're a spoiled brat! –Thorin shouted at her. – You cannot protect yourself alone, how can you protect others?
-Oh please, your highness! I can't be able to protect myself? How can you know that? You don't know me anymore! –She said slowly. –You're an arrogant idiot!
The silence came again, no one dared to move or speak about. The prince dwarf blinked disoriented, but your eyes filled with angry again. He rushed towards the woman that continued standing between Gandalf and Balin. And then everything happened very fast, she pulled a whip and beat slowly near the groin of Thorin. He stopped on time, biting his tongue to keep from screaming in pain.
She approached to him, smiling seductively.
-Do not be aggressive with me… - she whispered in his ear. - Or the next time I will not miss the target between your legs and you'll not be able to sleep with your whores…ever.
Although it was whispered, everyone could hear the threat. She smiled against his ear and stared at him with hatred.
-So… - the woman walked away from the prince and smiled at everyone who looked at her terrified. Kili had his face contorted in pain in solidarity to his uncle – I think our king will include me in this journey. Mr. Bilbo, I will accept your tea now.
Bilbo nodded and gave her a weak smile.
- I think I'll need help after all! –the hobbit stuttered. Kaira smiled sweetly and followed the hobbit into the kitchen.
When the woman disappeared down the hallway, Thorin turned against Gandalf who watched everything with attention. Kili and Fili whistled of teasing.
-Wow, she really hates you, uncle! –Fili said laughing. –I don't know her, but I'd love to…
Kili agreed with his brother.
-Fili, why don't you keep your mouth shut? –Bofur asked, slapping the head of the young dwarf.
-Why did you bring her here? –Thorin questioned Gandalf, noticing that walking was being a problem at the moment. The wizard inhaled the fume, and sighed to the prince to sit again.
-She has amazing skill!
-Yeah…It seems so. –Gloin murmured. – I remember she was very delicate when she was dating you, prince Thorin. She did not know how to use a knife to hurt someone.
Thorin scowled and sat with difficulty, denying the help of Kili.
- You dated Kaira? –Ori asked surprised. –Why did she hate you?
-It's a long story…-Thorin replied, looking at the eldest of dwarves as if he was seeking a solution to the problem.
-Well, you will have to accept her help. Gandalf said she has great skills which is enough to accept. Besides, we need more people to confront Smaug. – Balin advised him. The prince growled, but eventually accepted.
- Oh,it's not that bad, Thorin! You have to admit it will be great to have someone so beautiful and perfumed around. –Dwalin said, chuckling.
- She almost left me without heirs, Dwalin. –The dwarf prince replied, feeling pain where the whip hit. –And I bet she just came to this journey to kill me.
-You have to believe me, Thorin! She learned how to deal with unusual situations, knows how to fight very well and has something few of you possess: intelligence.- Gandalf spoke quietly, listening to the rumbles of indignation. -She was another person in Erebor! She was smart, delicate and submissive, ready to marry. But people change, they learn in the hard way that the destination may not be right. Besides, she knows how to speak the language of the elves that may be necessary in this mission.
The prince's eyes were black and obscure at the mention of the Elves. The Elves had turned their backs when the dwarves needed more of them, leaving them to die when Smaug attacked Erebor. They betrayed the trust of his grandfather and his father, and that couldn't be forgiven by Thorin.
-We will not need the help of the elves!- the leader growled, his lips twitched into a thin line. Gandalf rolled his eyes, losing a bit of patience.
-Thorin…
The discussion was interrupted by Kaira's laughter when she arrived in the dining room, Bilbo was having fun with the dwarf woman. She has a lovely sense of humor. She sat next to Gandalf and stared at the dwarves, waiting to hear what they were talking about.
-Well, Gandalf, you told me you had something to give to our prince.- Kaira said, taking a sip of her tea. The wizard nodded, pulling out a map and a key inside of his pocket. Everyone looked at the wizard with interest, expecting him to say something about those objects.
He opened the map and explained that one key could open a secret door built into the mountains by dwarves.
-Well, if you want to steal a dragon, you will have to hire a great burglar! In fact, a expert! –Bilbo said, analyzing the map that was lying on the table.
-And are you? –Bofur asked. Bilbo gave a nervous laugh and denied.
-Am I what? No…I've never stolen in my whole life! -Bilbo said insulted.
The dwarfs exploded into screams, complaining to the wizard by choosing Bilbo as a thief. Gandalf hit his hands against the table.
-When I said that Bilbo is a burglar, I'm sure he is! -his angry and powerful voice echoed through the room. Gandalf looked at Thorin, who nodded and ordered Balin to give the contract to Bilbo. With this, the hobbit began to read the agreement in a loud voice until he stopped at the part of incineration.
-Incineration? –he asked.
-Don't worry…he'll melt the flesh off your bones in the blink of an eye," said Bofur.
-Bofur! -Kaira groaned, watching Bilbo get pale with the descriptions of deaths. –Are you ok, ?
-I….I'm just…I think I'll pass out…-the hobbit stammered. Kaira stood up to help him.
-Oh…Think furnace with wings!- Bofur continued, teasing the hobbit. -Flash of light! Searing pain! Then poof! You are nothing more than a pile of ash!
-No! –Bilbo said before fainting. Kaira shot Bofur an angry glance, getting on her knees to help the little Hobbit. The dwarves laughed.
-Could someone help me? -asked the woman, worried. Kili and Fili carried him into the living room and seated him in his chair.-Damn it, Bofur! Why could you have done that with this poor hobbit? He's so innocent…
-You were innocent too, but now… -Thorin growled under his breath. Kaira pretended that she didn't hear the provocation and paid attention in Bilbo who was still unconscious.
-Bilbo…honey, are you ok? –she called him to wake up. She listened Thorin snorted with the nickname, rolling his eyes with impatience. –Gandalf, I don't think that…
-He's going to be ok, Kaira. –Gandalf sat in the chair opposite of Bilbo. –Bilbo, my friend…
Bilbo started to wake up, sighing tired with all he was going through.
-Are you ok, Mr. Bilbo? –the dwarf woman asked, smiling with concern. Bilbo nodded. –I will get some water for you…
The wizard stared at the hobbit hoping that he'd change his mind about the quest.
-I'm not going to do that! I'll be killed in this journey! –Bilbo said.
-You're gonna lose your life in this Shire, my friend! I remember how much you liked to get out of this convenience when you were younger! You wanted to see the world! –Gandalf exclaimed. –I had faith that you would accept your Took's blood and come with me on this journey.
-This journey is a sentence of death! Can you assure me that I will come back? Alive? –Bilbo asked and Gandalf denied. –So, my answer is no. Sorry.
Kaira felt disappointed with the decision of the hobbit. She had liked him and believed he could do great things.
-I'm going to sleep! –Bilbo said goodbye to everyone, walking to his room. –Good night!
When the door of the hobbit's bedroom was closed, dwarves sat around the fireplace, thinking how they'll get a new burglar. Kaira stood at the doorway, looking at Thorin while the dwarves started sing.
Far Over the Misty Mountains Cold,
To Dungeons Deep and Caverns Old,
We must await the break of day,
To find the long forgotten gold,
The Pines were Roaring on The Heights,
The Winds were Moaning in the Night,
The Fire was Red, it Flaming Spread,
The Trees Like Torches Blazed with Light...
-I missed that… -Kaira said to Gandalf and smiled gently. However, she knew what she missed the most... She missed his voice…The prince's voice.
N/a: Hello guys! I want to thank you all! I hope you'll enjoy it! And sorry about my mistakes...again! :) ...I'll send kisses for you in portuguese, guys: Beijos!
