Gilriel - a Hobbit among dwarves

by vertrauteaugen

Gilriel's mother died the day her only child was born. She could never tell her daughter who she is and why she looks different from her friends. Adopted by dwarves she only yet begins to understand when Smaug destroyed her home and she had to start somewhere new. Warning: OC story short chapters

36. Chapter 36

Chapter 36 – Difficult argument

"See, he looks pretty angry to me. This will be fun" Bofur rubbed his hands together but stopped the moment Thorin looked at him. "Do you think it's funny Dwalin and Elrond fight? What if the elven king here's about this and sends troupes? This could start a war"

"Haven't thought about that" Bofur swallowed hard and Thorin sighed before he turned to the elf. "Elrond... I heard you came to wish me farewell. I also heard you are looking for your hobbit"

He looked back over his shoulder and offered Lothien his hand. "She is well but I suggest the kindness you showed to me and my kind should be repayed to her. I'm sure you have to talk to Thandruil and why he speaks of my death... meanwhile I offer we take care of your hobbit. Two long travels will exhaust her and remember Thandruil wasn't kind to Bilbo or anyone of us. Your hobbit should be saved from such meeting"

"I see your try of diplomacy. It's a pleasure to see the king under the mountain alive and well and you are right I won't send this woman who is like a daughter to me to Mirkwood... instead she will go home and so will her sister. I asked to bring both hobbits to me" Elrond didn't bother to kneel until Lothien stepped closer and he changed his mind. "Are you truly well?"

"Yes, Gilriel didn't take me very far away but it seems the king's hall hadn't been opened yet and we were where we shouldn't have been. I ask the king for his forgiveness and I ask you to release Gilriel from coming with us. She doesn't know elves or hobbits. Her home is with dwarves and I can see she has found a good family here" Lothien looked from Dwalin to Balin, Thorin and at last to Bofur who bowed a little. "That's very kind of you, princess"

"I'm not a princess" Lothien smiled gently and nodded to another dwarf who froze seeing her. "How did you? But you... How did you get here faster? You were with Fili"

"That's her sister" Dwalin sighed and shook his head when he suddenly froze hearing the elf Elrond laugh. "I see. That kind of family you're talking of. Well, so it will be. Gilriel stays and Thorin is right, I have to go to Mirkwood"

"And Lothien?"