"Great, welcome to our home"

Kili couldn't believe it, he made it! And he did so all alone, without anybody guiding him. Kili couldn't help himself but feel a bit proud he could do something without Fili's help.

"Thank you so much!"

"Well, off with the weapons. Now"

"Where should I put them, miss Sarah?"

"Uhhh, well... follow me"

She led Kili upstairs and into a room. The room was just as pretty as the rest of the house, from the bit he'd seen. She opened a wardrobe and told him to put his weapons there. "At least it finally won't be empty"

Kili put his bow, arrows, and blades there, but was reluctant to do so with one dagger. That one was from his uncle, made just for him, and given to him as his first weapon. It was a beautiful thing, and he didn't really use it, but... he felt much more comfortable when he had it on his person.

Miss Sarah saw his hesitance and asked "a problem here?"

"No, no, it's just... can't I have this one with me? I don't even use it, but..."

"But?"

"My uncle gave it to me as my first weapon and I never parted with it, please"

Miss Sarah seemed to think about it, and after a moment she told him "well, you must understand you're a stranger, it's nothing personal, but I don't want a stranger with a dagger, or any weapon, in my house. When we know you a bit better, you can wear it, but we've met each other three minutes ago. Is that okay?"

"Yes, ma'am"

"Don't worry we won't even touch it, and this will be your room anyway, while you're staying here"

Kili got surprised by the generosity, again. The room was quite big, it was warm in here, and not filthy at all. He looked at the bed that was so big in size it seemed it was made for two people to sleep in.

"This? For me? Really?"

"Yes" then, she remembered something "and put that armour away, too. There is no need for it. And nobody wears an armour"

"But what if there's an attack? What about orcs?"

"You are in a different world. There are no orcs, and as I told you a moment ago, nobody wears an armour"

"Oh" this was new. He'll have to get used to it, but at least this surprise was pleasant. It'll be great, not having to worry about orcs.

Kili took off his armour, and felt strangely exposed, vulnerable even, without anything to protect himself with.

"Oh! You must be hungry! And tired! And you certainly look and smell like you should use the shower. Well, what should we do first?"

She thought about it, and decided. "A shower first would be good, I'll go buy some more food for dinner and Sam will clean your clothes... yes, and Nat will have to mentally prepare Lenka for the fact that we have another person in the house..."

It was clear she was talking to herself and Kili wondered who is this Nat and... Lenka was it? He'd never heard such strange names.

"So" she clapped her hands "the bathroom is that way" she gestured with her hand "the very last room to the on the right. Go take a shower, leave the clothes outside the bathroom and after you're finished, wrap a towel around yourself and wait in your room until Sam brings you your clothes back"

"Ummm" He stared at her, 'what is a shower?' Then his eyes widened as he realised the other words mis Sarah said 'I am supposed to return here and be naked, only with a towel around myself?'

"What is it?"

"What is a "shower"?"

"Oh" she pinched her nose "of course you don't know what it is" she mumbled. "Well, come on, I'll show you how it works"

Kili was fascinated. If this was a bathroom, it was one of the prettiest and certainly the weirdest he'd ever seen. But where was he supposed to clean himself? Why are there such curtains? And there was no bathtub... miss Sarah opened the curtains and he saw a bathtub. 'So I guess privacy is it, then...'

Then she pulled out a very, very weird-looking silver-colored object sticked to the wall and told him that's where the water comes from, then told him how to make the water run out of it. She also explained him where the towels, soap and comb is, of course.

Kili was absolutely fascinated. It was pretty weird he had to stand up while cleaning himself even when they had a bathtub, but wow. She got hot water just by pulling on a handle. She told him he can even manage the temperature by pulling the handle to the left or right. Up means more and down means less, easy. But amazing.

"And please, don't let the water run when you aren't actively using it. Don't waste it. Did you understood everything I said? No questions about the instructions?"

"Yes, clear"

She turned to leave, and at the last moment turned around.

"And please don't drink it, it's not... healthy"

'Since when is drinking water unhealthy? Nevermind, everything here is weird, not going to risk it'

"Yes, miss Sarah"

She left the room, and he recapitulated all the instructions. Once he was sure he was going to do everything right, he put his clothes in front of the door and braced himself to use the the shower for the first time.

It was so much easier than having to boil the water, or bathing in a cold river. He wished he knew how it worked so that he can redo it at home. It'd make their lives so much easier. He'd try to find out as soon as possible.

He relaxed as he felt cleaner than ever. He was born long after the Erebor fell, and that means he was very poor his entire life. His uncle would work hard, late into the night, to give them something to eat, to provide for them. And Kili was beyond grateful for it and uncle Thorin was his hero. But they were still poor, he was glad if he had some soap, and usually bathed in an icy river.

The soaps here smelled amazing, and they were liquid! This "shower" felt amazing and he tried to memorize every moment of it.

After he'd finished, he dried his body, and combed his hair. Then he wrapped a towel around his waist and hoped nobody was standing in the corridor. After he got back to the room, he sat on the chair, and thought about what just happened.

Sarah quickly told her nieces what to do and went to the nearest store. She knew she shouldn't be leaving the girls with him, but she had a feeling in her gut that told her he's okay. She just hoped she wasn't wrong.

Sarah wondered what he would like to eat and decided she can't go wrong with meat and rice. She also bought more pasta and cereal. And things for some more meals she can do later on.

Sam took Kili's clothes to clean them and ewww ohmygosh it smells so bad. It took a few minutes, there were bloodstains and it was torn at some places. She'd have to deal with that later. It took her half an hour to get it (relatively) clean and dry, and went to give it back to Kili.

Nat was bursting with excitement. A fictional character?! In?! Their?! House?!

She to tell Lenka about it more than willingly. She knew she was talking a bit too fast, and Lenka is most likely didn't know what the heck she's talking about, but, you know, details.

Lenka was... well, she didn't know how she felt. Nat barged into her room and began venting about the things which happened in the last hour. Lenka couldn't believe it, but 1. Nat is not a prankster or a liar and 2. the excitement rolled off of Nat in waves, so something must've happened. She was amazed that a real fictional character was in the house, but she was not really the most social person. She'd most likely appear to him as a very quiet and oversensitive person. She'd love to spend some time talking to the Kili, but she also liked to spend the entire day in her room.

'Well, time to get out of my comfort zone I guess'