The first couple of days on their trip was highly uneventful although they were a bit rushed by the heavy storm clouds gathering above the trees. On the afternoon on their third day the snow caught up with them and they ushered the horses into a steady gallop, trying to outrun the weather.
"Can't you do something about this?" Fili yelled over the wind as they made their way towards the Woodland Realm.
"I tried but there is no stopping it!"
"We should hurry before it gets worse!" Kili said as the wind took another swing at them, blowing snow in their eyes and noses.

Hoof sounds were heard over the raging storm and then a voice called out to them;
"Deidre, is that you?" She sighed of relief under her hood;
"Logon! We are over here!"
Her brother, together with Tauriel and a few other guardsmen met them and lead them towards their halls. She saw that the trees had been shaped like a wall against the weather and well inside the big gates the wind stopped. The snow was still falling and it was extremely cold, she could feel the horse shiver under her, but at least the biting wind was gone.
"Come, let's get you all warm!" Logon helped her down from Faran's broad back, a member of the guard took his reins and together the two of them, closely followed by Fili; Kili had stayed to reunite with Tauriel once more, they walked towards the rooms they had commandeered on their last visit.

A huge fire was burning in the fireplace and a warm bath had been arranged, Fili excused himself and went to his own rooms were the same thing greeted him.

A big screen was placed around the tub so she stepped behind it and quickly tried to get all the knots open with her shaking fingers. Eventually it worked and she sunk herself into the tub while Logon was sitting on her bed, caring for the animals. Chip had climbed down into one of her saddlebags when she asked him and the fox cub, she had lifted up in her lap, holding onto him with one arm. That was when she thanked her lucky star for being able to communicate with the animals, it made it easier to calm them all down.

From the other side of the screen she heard Logon talk softly to the two of them, calming them and warming them.
"Are you all right in there?" He asked. She had dozed off in the warm water but his words woke her instantly and she rose from the tub, the water now cool.
"Yeah, sorry, I dozed off." She dried of and wrapped a big robe around her, walking barefoot around the screen. The cub and the squirrel were sleeping in the middle of the bed and Logon's sitting at the table pouring her steaming tea into a mug;
"Here sister, this will warm you."
She cradled the cup in her hands, feeling the warmth return. She sat down in one of the big chairs and took a long look at her brother.
"Logon, you need sleep, you look horrible." He had bags under his eyes, his normally shiny hair was matte and the smile always playing on his lips were smaller and never quite reached his eyes like it always did.
"I'm fine." He shrugged.
"No, you're not. What's wrong?"
He sighed; "I am just worried about you."
"Me? Why?"
"That somehow you won't be able to send Chip through and accidentally fall through yourself, after all we don't know exactly where that rift is. And I am afraid to lose you forever. You are my sister, even if you live with the dwarfs, you were still here first. I love you and I would hate to lose you forever."
The elf looked at her with tears in his eyes, she felt hers fill up too so she put the cup down and closed the distance between them, climbing up into his lap. He put his arms around her and held her like she was just a little child.
"I promise to stay away from the rift. That is why we had come now, so that I can search through the area before it opens, it is a week 'til mid-winter, which will give me time enough. And the staff you gave me really helps. I practised a lot with grandfather and he is confident enough that I will make it. I love you too Logon, you are my brother and the first one who really took me in as family here, there is not words enough to say how much you mean to me." She wiped away a stray tear from her cheek and smiled up at him. The smile she got back reached his eyes and he looked almost like his normal self again.
"And for me living in Erebor, I don't care, you are always welcome to visit me, either there or in my house in Dale. Always."

He kissed the top of her head; "If you only promise to visit me too, it had been too long since last."
"It was two months ago."
"That is two months too long." He smirked and she giggled, feeling very contempt with the situation.

That evening they had a big banquet, after all, the crown prince, his betrothed – the elvish sorceress and his younger brother were visiting King Thranduil's court. At first the two brothers were feeling a bit uncomfortable being the only dwarfs there but as the elves they had gotten to know during their recovery started to show up and interact with them they both loosened up. She laughed when a couple of elvish women tried to show the sturdy brothers an elvish dance, unfortunately their legs were not really made for that sort of dancing.
"Why don't you try then?" Kili yelled up to her, where she was sitting with Logon, Legolas and Thranduil.
"Fine!" She excused herself and went down to her fiancée and the others.