Authors Note: Hey guys, this has skipped forwards a few years so Niera is about 14 and Thorin is 16. This is a little short, but is a story filler for what is to come! So hang in there guys, it's gonna be a bumpy ride! And as always let me know what you think! HAD TO MAKE EDITS, TIME LINES DIDN'T MATCH WITH DENETHOR, IT WAS HIS FATHER IN POWER IN GONDOR, SO THIS IS REVISED.

Niera exhaled and climbed higher, the wind wiped at her hair and tore at her cloak. Why am I doing this, Neira thought, this isn't going to go well. But she climbed higher, looking down she could see the main gates of Erebor and the city of Dale fair below down in the valley, smoke rising from the chimneys and people leaving Erebor to go and trade in Dale. Niera lost her footing for a second and sent rocks tumbling down, "Ouch! Watch it Niera!" Thorin's voice echoed up at her, she smiled, it had gotten deep like her father's, but he was 16 now.

"Sorry, we're nearly there." Niera smiled down at her brother. Finally putting her hand on the top of the cliff face and pulling herself up. She gasped at the view, you could see Mirkwood and the Misty Mountains, she smiled and remembered the song that het father used to sing to them as children. Thorin pulled himself up and stood up, dusting off his clothes, he looked at the sight before and began to hum the old song.

"Enough brother, lets go," Niera said, Thorin sighed, Niera could never just stand still. Niera ignored her brother and reached out with her mind, "Ember," she thought.

"Hello there, I was wondering if you fell or not," Ember's voice echoed in her head, it was smooth as silk.

"Can you come?" Niera asked, but she heard Ember before she saw her, she blocked out the sun and a blue light shone down and glistered over then. Ember was huge, it had been five years, now she was she size of four of Gandalf's giant eagles. Niera watched as she hovered waiting, Niera nodded and Ember flew off. "Any time Thorin?" Niera said.

Thorin whistled, and from out of the clouds came his great silver Dragon, he called him Elendil, after a star. Elendil took off after Ember spanning his great silver wings. Niera looked at her brother and smiled, she took a step back and ran towards the edge of the cliff, she jumped off the edge and spread her arms out like a bird and laughed, she heard Thorin whoop behind her. Ember appeared underneath her and Niera landed on her back and pulled herself in to the saddle, she looked back and saw Elendil swoop under Thorin. Ember let out a roar as she fly past the gates of Erebor. The wind from the Dragon's flight send a gale through the parapet walk that looked out over the gate blowing the flags high in to the air. Freya watched as they flew and dove at each other, she smiled as her skirts whipped around her heels. Five years had past since Niera had stolen Ember's egg out of the dungeon and now the pair were inseparable, if Niera had her way she would be sleeping with the dragon in the Great Hall. Freya remembered that one night about a year after Ember had hatched Thorin went down in to the dungeons and took the silver egg, Niera laughed at him as it didn't hatch for a few days, but then a majestic silver dragon came tumbling out of the shell, and Elendil was born. Kili and Freya made sure that they got the best trainers and experts in to help their children raise their dragons, even Gandalf came to stay for a year. Niera had become excellent at using a bow and arrow on Ember's back, Kili had taught her well she could rival the elves in her skill. Thorin was fierce with a sword and with Elendil at his side they could defeat an army signal handily. Freya heard Kili walking up behind her, he took her hand and squeezed it, she smiled up at him and kissed his lips, but there was tension in her husband.

"What's wrong my love?" She said looking up to his eyes.

Kili's brown eyes were full of concern, "There is word from Gondor, they need to speak with us."

"Well that is very vague," Freya retorted, "What does that Lord Ecthelion want? I don't like him Kili."

"Yes you've made that known before." Kili grinned, "He didn't say, he said only to come, it was urgent."

Freya sighed, "Can he not send one of is servants?"

"He said that it was too important and he can't send them." Kili let out a small laugh. Freya shrugged and leaned in to Kili's shoulder and he wrapped his arm and cloak around her to shelter her from the wind the Dragon's were creating.

Freya broke the silence, "But that isn't all Lord Ecthelion wants?"

"How did you…..?" Kili said.

"You are still tense," Freya poked him in the side. "Tell me what is it?"

"You aren't going to be happy, but he wants us to bring the dragons." Kili looked out at Ember breathing fire down on Elendil's tail.

Freya bit her lip, this wasn't good, nothing good could come out of bringing the dragons to Gondor. She weighed up the options in her head, to go or else to ignore a power that was greater than Erebor's.

"We have to go," Freya said, Kili gave her a quizzical look, "Ecthelion is a power hungry man, he will find some reason to declare war on us for not going to Gondor and Erebor isn't ready to have a full scale war, we are still recovering from the Battle of the Five Armies." Kili could see her reasoning, she was right, they had to go to Gondor but inside he knew that no good could come of going.

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Freya combed out her damp hair, it smelt of the rose scented water she just washed it in, letting it curl as it dried. She knew that Kili was getting Niera and Thorin and bringing them to the royal chambers, she wondered what Kili was saying to them as they walk up the stairs leaving Erebor down below them. She heard voices behind the door and brushed out the crease in her dress as the door opened, Kili came in followed by Niera and Thorin, who were looking very confused.

She smiled at her children and motioned for them to sit down, Niera and Thorin sat looking at each other. Kili came and stood beside his wife and then cleared his throat, " We have some news for you both, don't worry its not me and your mother. We got word from Gondor, they have requested that me and your mother go to them, and they want you to come with us."

"What? Go to Gondor? Leave here?" Niera jumped up, Freya nodded, "Yes! Can we go? Can we, can we please?"

"They want to see you, Thorin, Ember and Elendil, so yes you are coming." Freya said, Niera ran towards her mother and hugged her tight, Freya wished she was as excited as Niera to be leaving. Thorin stood in a more mature way, but Freya could see that he was trying to contain his excitement. Freya told them that they would be leaving in two days so they had to pack their bags and get their dragons ready.

Kili and Freya kissed their children good night and sent them off to bed with Old Blossom who was waiting for them. Freya exhaled deeply as the door shut then turned back to her husband. "They have no idea do they?" She said to him.

Kili shook his head, "No and we shouldn't panic them, it is going to be a fun trip for them, they have never really left Erebor. Come we need to be up at dawn to plan our route to Minas Tirith." Freya nodded, climbing in to bed and curling up in the blankets. She felt Kili beside her and turn to him burying her head in his chest like she used to when they were on the journey to reclaim Erebor, his smell calmed her and she fell asleep dreaming of Dragons.