Dis was absolutely terrified. She had never held anything so small, so fragile in her life. And she had no idea how to care for it. when she had been a girl in Erebor she had be taught how to walk, eat, speak, and think like a princess, she knew princess things like knitting, making jewelry, poetry, and painting. She had never gotten round to her maternal lessons, she would only have been taught the basics anyway; never in her life would she have been expected to change a diaper, bathe the child, to care for it day and night. She had few female friends and she was the only one who had children.
Dis stared down at the small bundle in her arms. The medicine man had explained to her that she was to feed the child with her breasts like some common animal. She had cringed at the idea, she would have had a wet nurse to do that for her in Erebor, a big plump dwarrowdam who would take the child when it cried and return it satisfied and happy. Dis feared her breasts would sag and lose their perkiness; her husband might begin to think her ugly. The small child she had called Fili opened his large blue eyes and stared at her expectantly, like he was judging her for not knowing exactly what to do with him. His face squinted and he started to gurgle. Dis took this as a sign that he was going to cry soon. She looked around her room nervously, silently wondering if the medicine man might have been tricking her. She consciously dropped one side of her night gown and exposed her breast. "Okay Fili, you got to help me out here…"
The second his mother's nipple was within reach Fili was clinging and suckling on her like a baby should. Dis looked down at him and laughed. It felt weird for sure, she felt warm and overwhelmed with the love she felt for this small creature at her chest. She pet at his round cheek and smiled. "My sweet baby boy… beautiful little boy…" she felt tears welling up in her eyes, as she watched the baby nurse. She didn't know how long she sat there with him but suddenly there was a knock at the door, without thinking she called them in.
"Dis are you all-"Thorin walked in the room, he had volunteered for Dagur to check on Dis while he worked the forge. He wasn't prepared to see his sister topless nursing her new born son. He froze unsure of what to do.
Dis jumped aware of what had shocked him and pulled a blanket over Fili, she blushed and laughed awkwardly. "Hello brother… I am well…" she shifted.
Thorin looked all around the room, anywhere but his sister's face. "And Fili?"
"Hungry." She laughed. "I think he's done, will you hold him for a moment?" Thorin took a step forward and held out his arms for the child, averting his eyes as his sister covered herself. "I'm going to go wash up, if you would watch him for a moment Thorin." Dis slipped in to the washroom and closed the door behind her.
Thorin held Fili at arm's length and the two stared at each other, Fili frowning and judging his uncle. Before Thorin could speak Fili let out a small hiccup, then another and another. It made Thorin smile and he held the child closer and bounced him on his lap a little. Fili laughed then threw up all over Thorins chest.
The elder dwarf stared down at his nephew whose face was covered in a sticky while liquid, as was his tunic. Babies where discussing.