Chap 12 is up! And because you had to wait longer then usual, it is a little longer. Thanx so much for reviewing making it favorite and for following it, it means so much to me, you are the best!

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Eomer pinches the bridge of his nose.

"Are you going to do something with it?" he asks.

"Like I said, you know what it would mean to Zane if I would leave him, whole Rohan will look down upon him, he will be unable to work, at least not the way he is used too. If your wife left, you will lose pretty much everyone's respect. And the same would apply on me even if there is no other man. Besides, I have nowhere to go. "

"My offer still stands." Eowyn comes between them.

"What offer?" asks Theodred.

"Eowyn said I can come life in the castle, there is enough room . But I would feel like a prisoner. I need to be able to walk around the market and talk to the people without feeling fear or looking over my shoulder."

"You have a point, I know you well enough to know that you need your freedom." Theodred says smiling.

"I can have him exiled by my father" suggests Theodred.

Liana laughs and shakes her head.

"Does Kili know?" asks Eomer.

"Yes, and Fili also, they are brothers who have always only had each other, they tell each other everything."

"It seems clear to me that he feels more than friendship for you, But how do you feel? How far is that going?"

"I do not know. I have known him only two days, but when I'm with him I feel like I matter to him. He treats me with respect. Those are things Zane has not given me for a long time. "

"Are you going to keep contact with him after this?" asks Eomer.

"No, I do not see how I should be doing that, Rohan and Erebor are not exactly close together." says Liana and she must confess that she gets a feeling of regret.

"That's true."

"Guys, I would be grateful if you would tell no one what Kili gave me." Liana says seriously.

"No, of course not." Eomer says.

"I say nothing." also agrees to Theodred.

"Thank you, and if you do not mind, I would now like to go to bed."

Eomer smiles and beckons to Theodred. When the men are - the women crawl in bed. Liana closes her eyes.

"You know, whole exile thing was not even such a bad idea." Eowyn says.

"Eowyn, sleep." Liana yawns but she can not suppress a smile.

The next morning Liana wakes up early, she looks at the bed of Eowyn and is surprised to see that it is empty. She puts the blanket back and stands up, then she sees Eowyn on the balcony outside. She steps outside and sees Eowyn leaning over the railing to look at something.

"Eowyn?" she asks.

"Come quickly!"she says hurriedly," Look. "

Liana walks up to her and follows Eowyn's gaze. Soon she sees where Eowyn is looking at almost mesmorized.

"Are those elves." Liana whispers.

"Yes, are they not breathtaking?" asks Eowyn and Liana hears the awe in her voice.

"Yes, beautiful. And the robes they wear, what a detail." Liana says amazed.

Eowyn laughs and looks at her.

"What?" Liana asks.

"This is typical you, the first thing you see are the robes and the details."

"It's my job, Eowyn."

"Therefore, you are also very good at it," Eowyn gives her a wink and looks at the elves, "tell me, what the details tell you?"

Liana also leans forward and takes a good look.

"The first two are probably guards, they wear nice clothes, but if you look at the elf behind them en what he is wearing you see that has a lot more details and in is better state. I think that might be the King."

"And you see that just by looking at his clothes?" Eowyn asks surprised.

"And the crown he wears." Liana clarifies.

Eowyn laughs and Liana gives a playful shove.

"His horse is also more beautiful then the rest, probably gets better care because it is the horse of the king," Liana goes on, "and I think, judging by his clothes and the fact that it has the same style, that the person next to him is family, perhaps a son. "

"I can not imagine that they are father and son, they could easily be the same age, '" Eowyn mumbles, "but elves seem to live for many hundreds of years it could be."

When the elves are out of their view Liana walks to the costumes for the coronation for tomorrow and looks at it.

"Are they ready?" asks Eowyn.

"Yes, I think so. But I wanted to go to the market just to see if I can find something to ad, you never know."

A few minutes later they walk together on the market but there are remarkably few stalls and find the ones that are there are difficult to reach. Apparently with all the high royals there, everywhere you look there are securities.

"What a tight security." Liana notes on.

"Yes, with all those kings and high-ranking people in one place." says Eowyn understandingly.

On a bench a few feet away from them sits a mother with her baby. The little one laughs and giggles as the mother is playing with it, the little one makes little gurgling sounds when it gets tickled. The father sits on the ground and bends over to put his lips on the belly and blow out. Small arms rise up and sway back and forth with delight. It is an endearing site and Liana smiles.

Liana looks around and suddenly she looks into two familiar brown eyes. She smiles as she recognizes Kili and automatically she puts a step in his direction, but he shakes his head and makes a nodding motion to his right. Liana looks next to him and a little behind him are two servants of the royal family who also look at her. She looks back at Kili who shrugs. Before she can do anything the servants of the princes go stand in between them and lead them somewhere else. Liana and Eowyn look after them until they are out of sight.

"It's just not fair." Eowyn grumbles.

"No, I agree with you, but it is what it is."

"I miss Fili."

Liana looks at her.

"His company, I mean, as a friend."

"I know what you mean, I miss Kili too. But we can not do anything about that."

"Ms. Liana?" she suddenly hears behind her.

They turn around and she sees someone who visibly much smaller but still looks mature.

"Who are you?" she asks.

"Bilbo Baggins, prince Kili asked me to give you this."

Liana looks at his outstretched hand and sees that he is holding a folded piece of paper. Liana looks at Eowyn shrugging her shoulders and takes it doubting.

"Thank you, may I ask ..." Liana does not know how to say but Bilbo laughs and makes a little bow to the women.

"Bilbo Baggins of the Shire." he says.

"Oh, I've heard of you," Eowyn said enthusiastically, "you're a Hobbit."

"A what?" Liana asks before she knows it and blushes.

"That is quite alright, and it does not matter if you do not know us," he says to Liana, "We Hobbits usually do not leave our familiar surroundings." he says.

"How do you know the dwarves then?"

"It's a long story I will not bore you with." He says, and before they can ask anything further he's gone.

"Humans, elves, hobbits. What a lot of different races we have here." Liana says surprised.

"Open it." Eowyn says impatiently, pointing to the letter.

"Oh, okay."

Liana opens the letter and reads what it says. A smile appears on her face and she gives it to Eowyn. Who reads it quickly.

"He says he wants to see you tonight. He really can not stay away from you."

"I do not know if I want that." Liana says.

Eowyn looks at her laughing.

"Ah, you are also getting feelings for him."

"Maybe," she replies, "but I still find it hard to admit that."

"I understand you want to stay loyal to Zane, though he does not deserve that."

"I know." Liana answers and looks around.

"Liana?" Eowyn asks, "are you okay?"

"What? Of course, I'm going for a walk, I'll see you tonight at dinner."

Before Eowyn can do anything she's gone. Liana walks around a bit aimlessly, her thoughts return to Kili and she must admit that she misses him more than she expected. When she arrives at the dining room later that evening she sees that there is a lot more formal then before. Liana sighs, she really has no desire to be sitting between them. Suddenly some one grabs her hand and pulls her down the hallway. Liana squeaks and wants to withdraw her hand.

"Come quickly." she hears a familiar voice say.

"Kili?" she asks.

He looks back at her over his shoulder and gives her a broad smile that makes her heart skip a beat.

"Come on, before someone sees us."

Kili pulls her to her room, when they are inside he closes the door and leans against it. He sighs deeply and looks at Liana, who looks so astonished at him that he has to laugh.

"What are you doing?" asks Liana half laughing.

"I thought you did not want to sit between all that royalty. And to ensure that you do eat, I brought food with me." he says.

Kili holds up a basket and empty's it on the bed, Liana looks at it in disbelief. She looks at Kili and lets her eyes glide over him. She can not believe he would do such a thing for her and it makes her tingle inside.

"Liana?" he asks.

"What?" she asks.

"Are you listening to me?" He asks.

"Sorry, I'm just not used to having someone take care of me."

"Then let me take care of you." says Kili and he caresses her cheek with his hand.

"Looks like you've already done that." she says smiling.

Kili laughs and pulls her into his arms, Liana sniffs in his scent, a smell she could easily get used too. Slowly she pulls away from him and looks at the bed which is almost filled with food. Fruit, vegetables, rice, potatoes and even pastries.

"Come, eat." Kili says enthusiastically and he sits down.

Liana sits down next to him and begins to eat. After about an hour Liana leans back on her elbows and sighs.

"That was really delicious, where did you get it?" she asks.

"From the kitchen, Fili and I each have a basket filled and taken with us."

"Fili too?"

Kili nods while he pushes a pastrie in his mouth.

"Where is he?"

"He has taken Eowyn to our room."

Liana looks at him in surprise.

"As far as I know it is only a deep friendship between the two." Kili goes further.

"Yes I know."

"How young were you when your father died?" Kili asks suddenly.

"Young, four years." Liana says.

"I was a year old when my father died." Kili says softly.

Liana looks at him, she sees something sad in his eyes and takes his hand, which attracts his attention and he looks at her.

"I'm sorry."

"All I know about him is what mother, Fili and Thorin told me. After father died, Thorin took Fili and me under his wing. He has taught us to fight and to read and write. He comes closest to a father we've ever had."

"No wonder he is so protective of you."

"To protective," corrects Kili, "he can be so suffocating."

"He loves you. He sees you as his own children."

"Well, we are not."

"At least you had a father figure when you were growing up," says Liana and it sounds harder than she wanted.

Kili looks up, mouth half full and swallows difficult. To his surprise, he sees that Liana's eyes are moist. He takes her hand and pulls her to him.

"I'm sorry," said Kili, "I did not mean it like that."

"I know," Liana turns around, looks at Kili and she caresses his cheek, "Thorin just wants the best for you and Fili, he means well." she says.

"I know. I saw how you looked at that family this afternoon, you had a very loving expression on your face but you also looked sad. Was that because you realized what you have missed out on as a child?"

Liana freezes and pulls her hand back. She could easily tell him he was right but somehow she wanted to tell him the truth. He was just so open and honest to her and he made her feel like she really was worth something, so she decided he deserves to know.

"What is it?" asks Kili and he looks at her quizzically.

"I'm was pregnant once, a few years ago," says Liana softly and she gets a glazed look in her eyes, "when I found out I was so happy. I just wanted to wait to reveal to everyone that I was pregnant until I was sure that the baby was healthy. Zane did not now. A few weeks later, I do not even remember why, Zane and I were arguing. He was so angry he started throwing thing towards me. At the end he gave me a push and I fell over a chair, on my stomach. Then he left."

Kili listens attentively and takes her hand reassuringly squeezing it. Liana looks up at him and sees something is his eyes that looks like compassion.

"Suddenly I got terrible cramps, I knew it was wrong. Right there on the kitchen floor I lost my baby."

"Because of him." Kili says and he sounds angry.

"He did not know." Liana tries.

"That's no excuse."

Kili caresses her cheek and leans in to her to tenderly kiss her tears away, slowly he kisses his way to her mouth and when their lips meet Liana does not push him away but she responds to kiss. Kili smiles against her lips and gently bites her lower lip just to let his tongue slide over it afterwards. Then Liana surprises herself as she pursues his with her tongue.

"Liana ..." he moans.

"No, do not say anything, not now, please." she whispers.

Liana pulls him towards her and kisses him again, she feels insecure while her lips move against his, given the fact that Zane and she have not been intimate in months. Kili senses this and turns his head slightly to deepen the kiss. This time she lets her tongue slide over his lips and he opens his mouth to her. When their tongues find each other she sighs longingly. Kili gently pushes her back while he lets his hand slide down, he stops at the curve of her knee and hoists it over his hip. Liana buries her fingers in his dark locks and presses her heel against his lower back to get him even closer. Liana lets a sound of protest escape when Kili breaks the kiss but that turns into a light giggle when he gently begins to nibble on her earlobe. She tries to push him off playfully. Kili smiles against her skin and starts to kiss her neck. His tongue slowly slides down her throat, Liana's breath hitches in her throat and presses her head into the pillow. A feeling of longing and desire go through her and Kili lets his hand go up again and it disappears under her tunic, when Liana feels his fingers on her bare skin she feels a shudder going through her. It also makes Liana come back to reality and she breaks the kiss.

"Kili ..." she whimpers.

"It's okay,"he reassures her," I will not do anything you do not want me too, you know that."

"It is not a matter of not wanting this, Kili, I just can't, not yet." she says out of breath.

"I will wait as long as I have too." he says and Liana can see he means it.

"Why did I not met you earlier." she murmurs and regret sounds in her voice.

He caresses her cheek and smiles at her lovingly.

"Can you stay?" Liana asks careful, not meeting his eyes.

"For as long as you want me." he says.

"For the night?" she whispers,"although I can understand if you have to go, I mean the servants..."

"Will never be the wiser," he says smiling,"like I said earlier, Fili and I have always managed to fool them. Let me clean up the food so we have some more space." he says with a wink.

Liana reluctantly lets him go and Kili gets up and cleans up the food. When he's done he goes lying next to Liana on the bed and pulls her to him. He puts his arm around her and Liana curls herself around him like a cat. She puts her head on his chest and her arm over his hips. His fingers slide over her arm and she closes her eyes. Slowly she falls asleep to the soothing sound of his heartbeat and breathing.