"Thorin, Dwalin and the Elf Prince will make sure to bring Haraldur down safely. You must get your foot tended to, you could get an infection, then how will you tend to your son if you cannot walk?" Balin tries to reason with Thorin.
Thorin looks at Balin, he nods his head, "Fine Balin I shall let Oin tend to my foot."
With that, Balin helps Thorin limps into the healing tent. As Thorin is getting his foot looked after, Dwalin and Legolas are slowly making their way down the mountain. They had to stop several times to check on Haraldur, who would wake up occaisonally then pass out from the pain. It took them several hours to get down the mountain, it was nearly dark when they finally nearing the healing tent.
Bofur had been keeping watch for them the whole time. He cried out to the others when he spots Dwalin and Legolas in the distance. Bofur and the rest of the Company rush out to meet them, Gloin and Dori come to take over carrying Haraldur's stretcher the rest of the way to the healing tent. Nori and Bifur go to support a tired Dwalin, while Bofur and Bombur do the same for Legolas, amazingly Legolas accepts their help.
There is a flurry of activity when they bring Haraldur into the tent, Oin and Thorin rush over to check on Haraldur, Oin tears off his tunic to examine him. Feeling his ribs, he notices that indeed several of his ribs are broken or severely bruised, Haraldur's chest is one giant bruise. Haraldur cries out every now and then when Oin presses too hard.
"Adad!" He cries out, squeezing his eyes closed.
Thorin limps quickly over to the cot, "I am here, my son, your Adad is here! Thorin says squeezing Haraldur's hand.
Haraldur opens his eyes, his emerald eyes pleading with Thorin, "Make it stop Adad, make the pain stop!" He says as he begins crying, but the more he cried the more it hurt.
"Shh, my son, you must try to remain calm. Oin, do you not have anything to give him for the pain?"
Oin was about to answer when Tauriel shows up, she has some bright blue liquid in a small vial in her hand. "Here, Master Dwarf, I have prepared a pain reliever and sleeping draught for Haraldur."
Thorin narrows his eyes at the She - Elf. "Why are you helping us Elf?"
"Because Haraldur is my friend and I care for him, King Thorin. I am the one who let him send his message to you in the dungeon in Mirkwood." Tauriel informs him.
"Aye, Thorin, she's also the one who saved Kili." Bofur adds.
Thorin stares at her for a few seconds then steps aside. Oin also moves aside and allows Tauriel to get near Haraldur. She strokes Haraldur's sweaty brow and calls his name.
"Haraldur, Sweetling, can you hear me?" Tauriel says softly to Haraldur.
Haraldur opens his eyes, he gave her a pained smile, "Tauriel, make the pain stop." He says to her desperately.
"I am going to make the pain go away. Drink this, Dear One, It will ease your pain and make you sleep." Tauriel informs Haraldur.
He nods and tries to sit up, everyone rushes to his side to help him up just enough to take the potion. Once he drinks it all he sighs, he can already feel the numbing sensation coming over his body. His eyes begin to droop.
"Thank you, Tauriel." Haraldur slurs then falls asleep.
Thorin turns to Tauriel, "Yes, thank you El… Tauriel. I am forever in your debt for first healing my nephew and now my son. My only regret is that you were not there to save Fili." Thorin says sadly.
"King Thorin, Fili lives. He survived the fall from the cliff thanks to one of Haraldur's charms. Haraldur was able to stop the bleeding and knit the wound close. Though Kili and I did bring him back to the healing tents to make sure Haraldur had healed him correctly. The child did a wonderful job according to the Elven healers. Fili will be just fine, he did sprain his ankle when he landed but it could have been much worse." Tauriel informs Thorin.
Thorin felt a wave of relief wash over him knowing that Fili had survived. Thorin decides he would go visit Fili after Haraldur was bandaged up. Now that the Dwarfling was unconscious, Oin would be able to bandage him up without causing him any pain. He left for a moment as he went to gather more bandages. With Thorin supporting his son, Oin began wind the bandage around Haladur's chest. He tried to make it as comfortable as possible without making it too tight, he lays Haraldur down on the cot. Thorin sits down next to the cot, watching his son sleep. Oin puts a comforting hand on Thorin's shoulder.
"He, going to be fine, Thorin, why don't you get some sleep while you can?"
"No, I must see Fili, I need to see for myself that my nephew is alright." Thorin tells Oin.
Thorin then calls for Dwalin to come sit with Haraldur, while he sees Fili. "If he wakes up send for me right away." Dwalin nods his head and takes Thorin's place by the child.
Using the walking stick that Oin had gotten for him, Thorin limps his way across the healing tent to were Fili is. Kili and Tauriel are sitting next to the bed talking with Fili who seems to be doing fine. Thorin walks over to Fili, he leans down to give Fili a hug and place a kiss on Fili forehead.
"Thank Mahal that you are alright, Nephew, I don't know what I would have done if you had died." Thorin says, while getting all choked up, his eyes filling with tears.
Fili takes Thorin's hand and gives it a squeeze, "I would not be alive if our cousin had not been there to slow down my fall. I think the fall would have killed me before I bled to death. He also stitched up my wound with some sort of spell." Fili explains to Thorin.
Thorin's chest puffs up with pride as he listens to what Fili was telling him about Haraldur, then it dawned on him.
"Fili, why did you call Haraldur your cousin?"
"Are you not going to adopt him as your own?" Fili questions.
"Aye, that is my intention, that is if he wants to be adopted." Thorin replies.
"Of course he does, it is obvious to everyone that he loves you very much. If he didn't he would have let Azog kill you or let me fall to my death."
"Thank you, Fili, for your kind words, I hope you are right. I must be going now, I have be with Haraldur just in case he wakes up."
"We will stop by when the healer says Fili can get up." Kili says.
"Alright, but be careful, Fili, do not force yourself."
As Thorin was about to leave Tauriel managed to get his attention.
"King Thorin, if Haraldur does wake up send for me and I shall give more painkiller." Tauriel informs Thorin.
"I will, thank you, El…Tauriel, I appreciate all your help." He says while hee squeezed her shoulder.
With that Thorin took his leave, he hobbles back to the tent where Haraldur is. Thorin comes to stand behind Dwalin, but Dwalin even notice.
"How is he, Dwalin?" Thorin asks.
Dwalin nearly jumped out of his skin, "Mahal, Thorin you scared the life out of me." He says clutching at his heart. "He woke up for a little while and asked for you, I explained to him that you went to go check on Fili, then he passed out again."
"That's fine Dwalin, you may leave now, I will take over watching him." Thorin tells Dwalin.
Thorin sits down next to Haraldur and begins to running his finger through the Dwarfling's messy hair. At his touch Haraldur wakes up. He looks around not remembering where he is, The last thing he remembers is Azog falling on him dead. Haraldur turns his head and sees Thorin, Haraldur breathes out a sigh of relief. Just then Thorin open his eyes, he sees the little boy staring at him.
"Are you alright, Adad, you are not hurt, are you?" Haraldur asks, a little bit of worry can be heard in his voice.
"I am fine, Little One, I only hurt my foot, that is all." Thorin informs Haraldur.
Haraldur smiles at Thorin, he tried to take in a deep breath when he felt the horrible pain of his broken ribs. Tears begin to form in his eyes, but Thorin notices.
"What is the matter, Little One?"
"I hurt Adad a lot make the pain go away like you did the first time."
"I didn't do it, son, that was Tauriel. I shall send for now." Thorin says.
He calls for Dwalin, "Dwalin, I need you to go fetch the Elf maiden, Tauriel. Tell her that Haraldur is awake and is in pain."
Dwalin goes off to find Tauriel, he finds her having dinner with Kili. Dwalin comes to stand in between her and Kili.
" My Lady, I come with a request from Thorin. He wants me to tell you that Haraldur is awake and in pain."
Immediately Tauriel get up and follows Dwalin back to the healing tent, she rushes to Haraldur's bedside.
It will be alright, Little One, drink this and go back to sleep." Tauriel says to Haraldur.
Haraldur tries to sit up, he cries out in pain, Thorin is by his side in seconds. Thorin helps Haraldur sit up just enough to drink the medicine. Once he drinks it, Thorin carefully lowers Haraldur back onto the bed. By the time his head hit the pillow, he was out cold.
"Thank you once again, Tauriel, if there is anything I can do for you, you need only to name it."
"Thank you, King Thorin, I may take you up on your offer. Tauriel said as she walked away.
Once Tauriel was out of sight Oin came into the tent, "Thorin we need to move the wounded into the mountain. There are still Orcs lurking about the wounded will be much safer inside the mountain."
Thorin thinks for a moment, then agrees.
"Aye it would be better to move the wounded inside, let us start moving them now, but we start by moving Haraldur first."
"I thought you would say that, that is why Dwalin and Dori have a stretcher to take him now." Oin informs Thorin.
Thorin gave his thanks to the old healer, then taking his leave he directs Dwalin to carefully lift Haraldur onto the stretcher. It was a good think that Haraldur was unconscious otherwise he would have been screaming bloody murder.
Slowly and carefully, they made their way up the path toward Erebor. Thorin was hobbling along with them, he refused to let his son out of his sight. They took him upstair and were going to put him in a room down the hall from Thorin.
"No put him the room next to mine, there in adjoining door there. It used to be Frerin's room" Thorin states.
So Dwalin and Dori took into the ajoining room and settled him on a pile of of furs, all the bedding had long since rotted away. Thorin followed them into the room to make sure that Haraldur was placed gently on the fur pile. Haraldur whimpers in his sleep, frighten that he might wake up again, Thorin asks Balin to offer Tauriel a place to live inside the mountain.
"Aye, Thorin, I shall go right away." With that, Balin leaves, but not before he takes Dwalin with him.
When Balin and Dwalin get to the Healing Tent they see Fili leaving the tent, he was completely fine from the fall and the injury, the Elves said he was free to go.
Balin calls out for Fili to get his attention. "Fili have you seen the Elf Maiden who gave the medicine to Haraldur?"
"Aye, Balin, she is sitting with Kili having lunch, come on I'll show you."
The three Dwarves made their way over to see Tauriel, she was in the middle of eating salad, while Kili was eating stew, They were sitting very close together. Balin notices this and stops abruptly, taking a better look at them, it suddenly dawned on him that there was somthing going on between the two that was more than friendship. Balin decided not ask any question, and proceeds to walk toward them. He greets both Kili and Tauriel warmly.
"I am glad to have caught you before you left for Mirkwood, Lass." Balin states.
"I will not be returning to Mirkwood, Master Dwarf, the king has banished me from there, I have no reason to return."
"Oh I am sorry to hear that, what will you do?" Balin asks.
"I do not know, maybe stay in Dale and help them rebuild it." Tauriel responds.
"Well Lass, we have come to ask you, on behalf of King Thorin, if you would consider living in Erebor. You will have everything you need, in exchange, the king asks that you continue to make that potion for Haraldur while he is injured."
Tauriel thought for a moment, she quickly glances at Kili, who is very excited at the thought of Tauriel living so close to him.
"I only have one condition, Master Dwarf, and that is that I am allowed to leave Erebor when ever I wish." Tauriel says to Balin
Kili started to panic, he thought that she did love, but if she was so quick to disregard his feelings, he guess he was wrong.
"I will not be leaving permantly, just enough to get fresh air and to feel the wind on my face. Elves are not used to living underground so I may need to leave for a few hours."
"That can be arranged, I am sure that King Thorin wouldn't mind.
"Alright I accept your offer." Tauriel says Balin giving him a great big smile.
"Alright Lass, we need to go gather your things." Dwalin tells Tauriel.
"Master Dwarf, I do not have any clothes with me only the clothes I wear."
Balin glanced at, Dwalin, Dwalin nods his head and Balin continues to speak.
"Do not worry Tauriel, we will have a seamstress from Dale brought to the mountain so she can make some dresses."
Tauriel blushed a little as she looked at Kili, this did not go unnoticed by Balin. He decided to keep what he just learned to himself for now, Thorin didn't need anymore stress.