Authoress Note: Welcome to Chapter 4 of On The Wings of the Fae. I know that I should have had this chapter written up sooner than this. But I am sorry. I don't have internet. So I am trying my best with writing this chapter even though I do not have the net in my own home. So I have to wait until I go over to my dads to update for the next two weeks. Thanks to someone not paying the bill for the internet. And sadly it wasn't me that was supposed to pay it. But done with my ranting and now here is the freshest chapter of On The Wings of the Fae.

Chapter 4

Kind Hearted

Another couple years had gone by and Thorin had finished his work with the Spring Court Faes. He was beginning to wonder what Nixie was up to in the other realm of the faes, but knew that he could not due to the fact that he was travelling again and this time it was to the west where more faes resided. He was going to see the Seelie court of faes this time. He had earned quite a bit of money so far and the race of man still wasn't too trusting of the young prince, which made him question the sanity of men. Still after so many years they still didn't trust them? But the faes would still trust them? He had to admit that he was glad about that though. He was able to work to try to pay back to the fae for what happened in Erebor.

He stopped outside of the gates that led to the lands of the Seelie Faes. He saw the flowers were well cared for. He took a deep breath. He wasn't sure if the Seelie Faes were going to be welcoming. He had forgotten which faes were which over time. He had been told the stories by his grandfather of the faes and knew that they were about as private as the dwarves. He walked down the path and saw many many flowers growing. He shook his head. This was going to be a different experience for him that is for sure. It probably wouldn't be any different than him working in the Winter Fae or Spring Fae forges. It will probably be the same.

"Halt who goes there?" A fae dressed in white clothes shouted. His blond hair shined brightly in the sun.

"Thorin, son of Thrain, son of Thror." Thorin said to the blond haired fae.

The male fae jumped down taking in the sight of Thorin. "Former prince of Erebor." He said crossing his arms. "I remember you." He walked towards him and took in the ragged look that Thorin had. He shook his head. "What can I do for you Thorin, Son of Thrain, Son of Thror?"

Thorin swallowed the lump in his throat. He was hoping that this fae would not turn him away from the lands of the Seelie Faes. "Work." He said softly. He was hoping that this fae was not going to tell him to leave.

The male fae hummed with a thoughtful look.

Thorin looked at the fae with confusion. He looked quite familiar to him, but where had he seen this fae from? No it couldn't be, Prince Sindri of the Seelie Faes? But what caused him to come out here? So far away from the palace? "Sindri?" He asked.

The male fae smile. "Good thought you wouldn't have remembered me Thorin." He said proudly. He had to admit that he was glad that Thorin had remembered who he was. He laughed lightly. "I suppose we can use you in our forge. Had gotten word from Nixie and Aubrey that they had you working in their forges." He crossed his arms with a nod of his head. "That sounds about right we can have you working in our forges. I am sure that Nyla would love to have a break from working in our forges. She has been working too hard on our arrows and bows. She doesn't know how to make swords that well." He shook his head slightly. He wasn't sure why Nyla wasn't that good with making swords. Perhaps it was because of the metal that was used.

Thorin bit his lip. He couldn't help, but wonder what Nixie could have said to Sindri. "What did Nixie say?" He asked softly. He was hoping that it was nothing that had to do with their relationship that they had when he was working for them.

Flashback

Nixie giggled and wrapped her arms around Thorin's neck. "Thorin." She giggled again when he beard moved against her skin as he kissed the column of her throat. She loved the feeling of his beard against her soft skin. It was so much different than having someone with no beard kissing her.

Thorin laughed lightly when he heard her giggle again. "We can't continue doing this." He told her softly. His lips caressing her skin with scorching kisses. He was afraid of what would happen when he got caught by her brother, Suelita. That was the one thing that he didn't want to happen. He had been warned once before by Suelita not to fornicate with his sister.

Nixie looked at him with her icy blue eyes. Confusion was written across her pale face. "It is all because of Suelita isn't it?" She questioned softly.

Thorin nodded his head. "He doesn't approve."

Nixie let out a sigh. "He has no power over me. He may be king of my people, but he is still my brother." She told him softly, as her thin small hands went into his hair fisting it softly. She shook her head. "He may not approve, but he wouldn't allow his sister. His baby sister to be in fact fade away like our mother had." She bumped her nose lightly against his neck in a soothing way to him. A way that she could only get away with.

Thorin took a breath sharply through his nose. It was something that he was not expecting from her. Not in the least bit. She knew that his neck was one of his weak points in his body. His large hands gripped onto her narrow hips tightly almost that she was certain that they were going to leave bruises this time.

Present Day

"She didn't say much other than you worked hard in the forge. She didn't say much else. I guess she didn't want to tell me anything other than that." He said with a shrug of his shoulders. "She always had been a bit particular about what she says to me or anyone else outside of the Winter Court. It is our way. We try not to say too much to the others."

Thorin broke from his thoughts. That was a good thing. He knew that Nixie would probably never tell a soul due to the fact that it was probably wrong. Mixing of races was frowned upon, but sometimes it couldn't be helped.

"Come. I will show you where you will be staying and where the forges are in the morning. You look weary from your travels." He said to the young dwarvish prince.

Thorin gladly followed Sindri down the narrow path towards the palace. Thorin couldn't help, but marvel at the marble castle that was in the distance. He had to admit that he would never see work like this again that just screamed Seelie fae design.

Sindri opened the doors to the palace. He led him to a hall that seemed to have no one in it at all. "This is the royal corridors of the palace." He told Thorin with a smile.

"Why lead me down this hall?" Thorin questioned.

Sindri laughed lightly. "Well, Thorin this hall is my hall. I will be more than glad to put you in the room." He shook his head. "I wouldn't have it any other way." And Sindri wouldn't. He would want Thorin to have one of the nicer rooms. He was a guest there. Not some worker. Not in Sindri's eyes. He stopped outside of the door that was red. He put his hand on the gold knob and opened it. "This is your room." He said proudly.

Thorin looked inside and saw that it was beautiful. Draped in white and creams and golds. Colors of the Seelie faes. It was something that he was going to have to grow use to that was for sure.

"I will leave you to rest." Sindri said with a curt nod of his head. He took his leave and walked down the hall leaving Thorin standing in front of his room.

Thorin slowly slipped into the room. He put his pack onto the bed. He looked over and saw that they had put paper, ink, and quills in the room. A small sad smile came to his lips. He was going to write to Nixie. He hadn't had the chance to write to her while he was working in the forges of the Spring faes. And he missed her dearly. He walked over to the table where the quills, ink well, and parchment sat. He sat down and lit the candle.

He took a soft breath and dipped the quill into the ink that was in an ivory ink well. He began to write slowly a letter to her.

Dear Nixie,

I hope that this letter gets to you safely and I hope that you are safe. I am sorry for not writing to you sooner. I couldn't bring myself to write a letter to you. I didn't know what I could tell you.

I just arrive in the Seelie Court kingdom and Sindri is going to allow me to work in the forges. I am glad that he is allowing me to do so. The race of men is being stubborn. They still will not allow me to work in the forges. They think that I'll rob them blind or something in that case.

I miss you. I wish I never had to leave you. I hope that I will get to see you soon. If I don't I apologise. I don't want to be away from you like this. What have you been up to my dearest? Busy protecting the borders? I hope that you haven't been injured from any of the protecting of the borders.

I am sorry that this letter is cut short, but I do have to get some rest before I begin my first day in working in the Seelie Court forges. It won't be the same without you. You were always good at helping me when it came to it and a good way to keep my mind off of the bad things.

Forever yours,

Thorin.

Thorin folded it up and knew that someone would deliver the letter to his beloved Nixie. He hoped that Nixie would not be mad at him for not writing sooner. He could only hope that was not going to be the case. He could hope that she would be forgiving of him, which it was not in the nature of the Winter Fae to forgive something like not talking to the one that they loved for a long time not hearing a single word from their loved one and now hearing from them again. It caused the fae to become irritated and not so friendly.

Thorin blew out the candle and decided to get some rest.

Meanwhile in the Winter Court Lands Nixie was returning from patrolling their borders. Her face was streaked over with black blood, sweat and silver blood going through it. Nixie had been through hell and back and protecting the borders like she had told her brother that she was going to do. But she hadn't been expecting to be ambushed with the ones that she was with by orcs.

Orcs were trying to break into their lands and take over them. Of course Nixie and her patrol was not going to allow it. They were going to die protecting their lands.

Nixie walked into the palace. Her black outfit was destroyed. She walked down the black and silver carpeted main hall that led right into the throne room. She saw her brother sitting there in the black and silver throne.

Suelita's eyes widened when he saw his sister walking down the carpet. He didn't expect her to be covered in blood. Most of the blood wasn't hers. "What news of our borders?" He questioned her quickly. "And are you alright?" He added concerned for his little sister.

Nixie kneeled before her brother in respect towards him. It didn't matter that she was the crowned princess of her people or not. It was right to kneel before the king. "The borders are safe again, brother." She said calmly. "Orcs tried to cross it by ambushing us." She didn't want to tell Suelita about that, but it had to be told.

Suelita got up from his throne and walked down to his sister. He put his hand on her shoulder. "Are you alright?" He asked softly. His icy blue eyes met with hers. He saw pain in her eyes and knew that she was hurt.

"Nothing that I cannot handle brother." She told him with a forced smile. "May I please get cleaned up?"

Suelita nodded his head knowing that there was no point in fighting with his little sister. It would end in him having bruises and a bruised ego.

Nixie stood up and walked down the hall towards the healing ward. She passed on of the messengers. "Any word from Thorin?" She asked the messenger. She hoped that Thorin would send word to her.

"No, milady. No word from Thorin." He told his princess sadly. He didn't know what his princess would do, but from the look that was written across her face it told him that she was at whits end.

Nixie let out a sigh. "Thank you." She said softly before disappearing down the hall towards the healing ward. Perhaps Thorin did forget about her.

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Whew. This took a bit to write. I was getting myself confused when I wrote this one. I had to rewrite it three times just to get it just right. If you can tell with the Seelie faes they are supposed to be the kindest faes out there. They don't hold grudges against anyone nor do they turn someone in need away. I also decided to add Nixie into this chapter just to kind of update everyone on what she is going through. Yes, she is patrolling the borders like Suelita asks her. I added a bit of drama into this chapter which is a good thing due to the fact that it is needed at some point. Yes, I do realize that this is turning into a very fairy tale. And there is no pund intended in the saying. I know that it is quite strange to see a story like this and being about faes, but I need to remind you that the faes are going to be playing a part in the quest for Erebor. A big part due to the fact that they feel like they are in debt with the dwarves of Erebor. We are half way of meeting the races of fae which is a good thing. I won't reveal who is going to be revealed next for the next group of faes that will come up in the next chapter. Yes at some point Thorin will be making his way back to the Winter Faes to see his beloved Nixie. But I can't tell you which chapter that it will be just yet. It would spoil it and I don't want to be a spoiler for this story. Hopefully soon we will be getting into the hobbit. At least I hope so. I am not sure of how soon it is going to be. As long as I get one review for this chapter I will continue on and write the next chapter. The next story that I will most likely be updating will be Star-Crossed. And if you want you can check me out on Tumblr. I do have an account on there that have some of my stories posted on there as well as reader inserts. I am taking requests on there and you are more than welcome to request something. My name on there is Lunarsaturn88. Until next time.