Chapter 10 – House of Durin
With map and letter she left the hobbit's house and the village of more little houses and small people waking up. Gilriel passed by a group of children and held tight to her map. She didn't know the way she had to go but was sure her decision was right.
Gilriel had been raised by dwarves and the only parents she knew where those who had loved her until the dragon had destroyed Erebor. She had lost home like many dwarves that time and Fili's mother would understand her feelings. She could have read the prince's letter to his mother but she had decided to keep it sealed. A letter to his parent was private and Gilriel kept it like a treasure.
Fili's letter was also a promise. He had written her a promise to come back after his adventure. He would free Erebor and all dwarves of the kingdom under the mountain could return home.
The House of Durin would become kings of tales and legends and sit on the great throne. Old glory would come back and separated families would be united who never thought this day would come.
She felt her happy tears and washed them away walking through a forest and leaving the village behind her. Gilriel looked to her map and her dark hair fell into her face. She put a string of it back behind her ear and looked up to a pair of birds flying next to each other into the direction she was heading to.
What would Fili's mother would be like?
Was she angry or scared for her sons? And how was their father like?
Were their parents as different as the brothers themselves? Was Fili more like his mother or his father? And why wasn't his father the one following his king on his mission? Did this mean Fili and Kili had no father?
Gilriel looked back on the map and smiled.
She didn't know any answers yet but was sure on the end of her way she had everything she needed to know.