The Curse of Silence Chapter 7
First of all apologies for the bad sex jokes in the last chapter. Did not mean to offend, but it seemed funny to me. Plus frustrated Tauriel is hilarious, and now we sort of know why she's frustrated, hahaha. Anyway, off we go!
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When the boy and the hobbit awoke from their unconscious state, both of them were justifiably distraught, as neither of them had counted on being stolen from their beds that night. Tauriel came over and tried to sooth the weeping boy, but got absolutely nowhere because, in all truth, she was a warrior, not someone accustomed to soothing weeping children or noticeably agitated halflings. In the end, she whad to walk away, and it fell on Fili to take care of everyone. While he would do so, he found it somewhat annoying that he was now the camp babysitter. He held young Estel and sang to him until the child was not so harried. Then he and Kili tried to explain everything as best they could. It was all quite frustrating.
When everyone had finally gone to sleep again, the child in his lap, Kili leaning against his shoulder and the hobbit curled up nearby, Fili wondered what would happen next. Surely Thranduil would try and force them all to use the voice tomorrow. None of them knew what would happen then. How would he protect Kili...And now the other two? All he knew was that he wasn't going to let them take Kili away without a fight. He would fight them until he could fight no more, and in that moment, he felt brave. But how long would this last? He didn't know how much longer he could stay strong for everyone. He wished then that he had help. Thorin, Dwalin, anybody...
Soon enough though, he had fallen asleep and was startled awake when he felt the Kili shaking his shoulder. It was the elf woman and a few more of the elven guards, and they had come to take the three away. Fili stood up in front of them.
"You can't do this." He said as bravely as he could manage. "Please, it might kill them."
The elves paid him no mind, and Tauriel tried to push him out of the way. He refused to move though, grabbing hold of her arm and kicking at her wildly. She took several hit to the shin before the other elves pulled Fili off. They bound him more securely, hands behind his back, ankles tied together, and for good measure, Tauriel shoved a gag into his mouth. "So I don't have to listen to you anymore," she said. Then Kili, the boy and the hobbit were taken away. All Fili could do was give frustrated cried behind the gag and struggle, though he knew it would do him no good.
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The three prisoners were brought in and they were stood beside the elf, Legolas. Thranduil stood before them and examined them all. "I assume the dwarf explained this all to you." He said. "Today you will all use your special voices. There is a possibility that you may be cured of your silence."
The boy and the halfling shook their heads. While Legolas had used his voice and Kili had been forced to, the other two had not. The elf king rolled his eyes. "If you do not do as I say, the two of you shall never go home again. I shall take you back to the Greenwood with me and you shall spend the rest of your days in a cell. Do you want that?"
The two shook their heads at that. They wanted to go home. "Very good," said Thranduil. He turned to Kili. "As for you dwarf. You will do as you are told as well, or we will lash your brother again in front of you and then neither of you are going home either. Do we have an understanding?"
Kili stamped his foot at the elf and glared, but then nodded. "Very good. Now use your gifts." The four looked at each other for a moment, and then they opened their mouthes. At first the sound was monstrous, but then it evened out into what sounded like a man's voice. The voice was clear and strong. "Hello, people of this forgotten world. I have come to you because you need my help. You have brought the voices together just in time. Things have been set in motion now, and action must be taken. Evil stirs in the East and will soon take its place in the South. You know of what I speak, Thranduil, king of elves. He is known now as the Necromancer, however he was known by another name once. Sauron stirs. Go to the caves of the Misty Mountains and seek out the one known as Smeagol, who was once a halfling. He possesses Isildur's Bane. Get it. Destroy it, and your world will be free of the evil of Sauron forever. Be wary though. There are others who would seek to destroy you. Tread carefully. As for the hosts, your voices are now your own until I have need of them again. Be free for now."
The voice faded and then there was silence. Then the young elf opened his mouth. "F-f-fath-father?" The king was astounded. For the first time, his son had spoken in a voice that was natural. The king stepped forward and took Legolas into his embrace. "F-father?"
"Legolas, I am so happy. So proud of you."
The halfling and the boy looked at each other. "H-hobbit?" The boy said.
"M-my name's B-bilbo."
"E-estel..."
Kili said, "I-'i'm Kili. I have to go tell Fili!"
The king motioned to Tauriel who then took Kili to see Fili. She took off Fili's bonds and then, with a wide smile, Kili said to him, "F-f-fili?"
Fili did not know how to react. Kili had spoken! "Kili?"
"Fili!" The younger dwarf rushed forward and hugged the elder. Fili held him close. The elf had been right, as much as Fili hated to admit it. Then the elf was there. "We will be leaving soon." He said.
"I assume that you will be letting me and Kili go." Fili said with a smile.
"Not quite yet. Not until we have found Isildur's Bane and have destroyed it. The voice may have further instructions."
"You said you would let us go!" Fili raged.
"Plans change, master dwarf. Just be happy that your brother is cured for now."
Then Thranduil left. Fili sat down against a nearby moss covered stone wall, and Kili joined him. "I' happy to hear you, Kili. I'm a bit surprised by your voice though."
"A-as am I..."
"It'll be alright, Kili." Fili said as Kili laid his head on Fili's shoulder. He would continue to take care of them if he could.
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One day, a wizard dresses in grey came to visit Thorin. He had actually demanded that he be allowed to see the king, and though Thorin really didn't want to see the wizard, he allowed him in anyway. As he sat on his throne, the wizard looked up at him with wizened eyes. "Thorin son of Thrain, son of Thror."
"You seem to know me, but I do not recall meeting you before, wizard." Thorin said.
"Our meeting has been a long time in coming, Thorin, King Under The Mountain. I am Gandalf the Grey."
"And what has brought you here, Gandalf the Grey?"
"I heard of the disappearance of your nephews."
Thorin was a bit perplexed. "That was some long months ago."
"Yes, but other strange things have been happening around you, Thorin. There were three others with the same affliction as your nephew. Now they have all gone missing."
"So they are all dead?" Thorin asked.
"Not dead, my king. Merely taken."
Thorin was taken aback. "They're not dead?"
"No. Your nephews still live, for whoever has taken them needs the one boy to use the voice."
"To what end?" Thorin asked.
"I am not sure yet," said the wizard. "But I think it has something to do with Isildur's Bane. Thorin, son of Thrain, will you come with me to Imladris to speak with Elrond about these troubling matters?"
"Elrond the elf lord?" Thorin questioned suspiciously.
"Yes. Recently a boy in his care, an adopted son of sorts, was taken as well. Please put aside old hatreds and come with me."
Thorin thought about it for a moment. "I will do as you say, but only because it may lead me to those I have lost, nothing else."
"I suppose that's the best I can hope for." Said Gandalf. "Come son of Thrain."
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So that's the end of this one. Tell me what you think! And again, sorry if I offended, but it's about time I offended someone, hahaha! Anyway, thank you and cheers! Graduated with a double degree and one last time on the Dean's List! Happy, happy, happy! STS