Disclaimer: I own no one who wouldn't fall under the category of OC's.

The next few days are simple enough. When Dis comes in to wake the boys, she finds them snoring away with a sleeping wolf pup between them. She makes breakfast for her three children. Said children eagerly rush down the stairs at the smell of their mother's scrambled eggs. Flika helps Kíli into his seat. Fíli and Kíli gobble their meals quickly, while Flika, like her mother, is more calm and well-mannered. A plate is, of course, reserved for Nora, who imitates the boys. When breakfast is over, the boys help clear the table and put away the food, and Flika helps her mother wash the dishes.

After breakfast, Did collects all of the dirty clothes, rags, and other fabrics in a basket. She takes them to the kitchen and sets up a washboard and basin while her daughter fetches a few buckets of water from a well somewhere outside the house. While mother and daughter wash clothes and whatnot, Thorin comes to pick up Fíli and Kíli to take them to the forge. The boys beg their uncle to allow them to bring Nora along, but he and Did both say "no."

While the males are away and only Did, Flika, and Nora occupy the house, all is calm. That, however, does not mean it's quiet. While they do laundry and other chores, Did and Flika talk. Over the course of a few days during this time, Nora learns quite a bit about their lives. They wouldn't normally do laundry in the house, except that it's currently too cold to go to the "pool," which is really just a very wide, very shallow stone basin fed by a creek that the dams of Ered Luin go to to do laundry and spend time together. Dis makes clothes and blankets with her sister-in-law. They then divide the products, some to be distributed amongst their people, and the rest to be sold to nearby towns of men. Flika has a knack for creativity and skill with a needle and thread, so she decorates the higher-priced materials. Fíli and Kíli often go hunting with their uncle and Dwalin, who manages their combat training (which apparently starts as soon as a child can run without stumbling, and, for many girls, ends after fifteen years, nd almost never stops for most males). They usually also go with Dwalin's two sons. Fíli takes after his father in the form of his preference for wielding two short swords. Kíli takes after Thorin in that he has a knack for archery, but also after his other uncle, Frerin, in his preference for the bow over all other weapons.

After the laundry is done, they stop for a short and simple lunch, then scrub the floors and dust the ceiling corners to prevent potential cobwebs from forming. When that's done, they cather their sewing supplies from a tall cupboard by the stairs and sit in the living room. They barely have everything set out before there's a knock on the door. It turns out to be Tama and Tari. Tama sits with Dis on the couch while Flika sits in the armchair with Tari in her lap. Flika has evidently been teaching her cousin to sew, and reviews a few kinds of stitches with her before Tari moves to sit on the floor and they both work on their own projects. Flika seems perfectly relaxed, while Tari wears a look of intense concentration, her nose adorably scrunching and her teeth chewing on the left side of her bottom lip. Dis and Tama talk, often including Flika, and, occasionally, Tari, in their conversation. After a few hours, they put away their sewing, and Tama and Tari make their way to their home. Dis and Flika gather some meat and vegetables from the cellar, put on aprons, and start making dinner. Before they're halfway done, Thorin brings Fíli and Kíli home. He spends a short while talking with Did about the boys' day at the forge, then bids everyone farewell and goes to join his wife and daughter.

The boys themselves, covered in sweat and grime, are immediately ordered to go wash up. They're excited to see the pup and, of course, have no idea that she has the mind of a human teenager, so they drag her along as they prepare a bath in the washroom by the stairs. She acts like a playful puppy until they start to undress, then she lays down by the wall and puts her paws over her eyes until they're both well-concealed in the bubbles. She then playfully splashes soapy water onto them with her muzzle, making them both squeal and laugh. After the boys are squeaky clean, she closes her eyes once more as they dry off and dress. They then clean up the mess, dispose of the used bathwater, and hurry to the kitchen table, where they enjoy their mother and sister's cooking. As with every meal, a plate is set aside for Nora, who eagerly gobbles it up.

When dinner is finished and the kitchen is cleaned, they sit at the table for about half an hour, talking, then everyone goes upstairs to bed. Did kisses her children goodnight, Flika hugs her brothers, and everyone goes to their separate bedrooms. Nora follows Fíli and Kíli, who are only too happy to have her join them. She closes her eyes as they change, then curls up on the foot of their bed. The boys say goodnight to each other and then to her, and then quickly fall asleep.

Nora is never far behind.