Remember We'll Be History

Twenty-Three: Lake-town & Changes in The Wind

The Shire

Tris was excited as she had been invited to a Hobbit wedding. Drogo and Primulas had finally gotten married. There seemed to be so many Hobbits around and Tris could see the politics working around.

"It was lovely," she told Bungo.

"I certainly hope so," Bungo said as they had worked incredibly hard to make it special as they would be uniting to clans with this wedding.

"Thank you, for inviting us," Dis said standing next to her Mother. It was an interesting experience and part of her was waiting to meet her future sister in law. She had heard some comments, but they all had to be that her future sister in law was in the and adventure and that it was not too respectable. But she had also heard that she was half Took and it was expected for her to be wild.

"Well, you might soon be family," Bungo told her.

"Yes, we will be," Tris told him.

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Lake-town

Bella and Sherlock were talking as they had noticed something regarding the ring that Bella had won. She had dropped it in the fire and had noticed the fact that words began to show on it, Bella could not read it, but Sherlock could tell it was something that he could figure out.

"You know this is weird?" Bella told him.

'You would think, words came onto this ring when it came on fire, don't be obvious,' Sherlock told her.

"Can you go to Rivendell to research this," she said holding the ring in her fingers.

'Yes, I will try to get here as soon as I can,' Sherlock told her.

"Hopefully before I get murdered by a Dragon," Bella said with a smile.

'Be safe, do not wear the ring unless you absolutely have to,' Sherlock told her.

"I will," Bella told him before seeing him disappear.

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Lake-town

Bella and Ori were helping Sigrid in making lunch for the rest of the group.

"I'm really sorry about bringing all this upon you," Bella told Sigrid.

"It is no trouble at all Miss Baggins, I'm glad to have met so many different people," Sigrid confided in her. Bella smiled because she had a feeling the young girl had not many people to speak to.

"Well you might tire of us yet when you see the eating habits of Dwarves," Ori said with a smile causing Sigrid to laugh. The three of them didn't notice that a blond Prince was looking their way.

"I don't know, Da and Bain tend to be ravenous," Sigrid whispered to Bella and Ori conspirationally.

"Ah, well we can also hear another story from your life," Sigrid told them.

"Yes," Bella said she was worried because there was one story she had not told and it was the one she feared the most the one that broke her heart for a few years, she got it back but it had hurt her then.

On the other side, Fili was standing there looking at the young woman standing there making the food, Bombur had tried to help but had been kicked out by the woman who seemed to be enjoying each other's company. They had used some of the fish that Bard had brought when they were brought in for the food. Bella and Legolas had been able to buy some vegetables to everyone's surprise. It had angered Thorin that Alfrid had tried to come close to Bella, but he hadn't been able to do anything since the Master of the town was corrupt and had a thing against Old Souls.

"Never try to find the way woman think," Fili jumped when he saw Bard standing there.

"Oh,"

"I didn't mean to start you lad," Bard said.

"I was not startled, I have many things in my mind," Fili admits it.

"I suppose that is the case, Thranduil should be getting here soon," Bard said as he was worried that the Elf King wouldn't come. He had seen Thorin and Bella butt heads in this as the Dwarf King did not believe he would keep his word. It seemed that Bella had not told Thorin yet that a promise made by Old Souls to others like them could not be broken.

"I do apologize for bringing trouble into your doorstep," Fili said because he knew this was no longer just about them.

"It was a long-time coming lad," Bard told him. He knew that the Master had his goons on him trying to prove that his Old Soul was dangerous. He had already tried to kill him and now he wanted to harm his children specifically Sigrid as she was in that age where she could get married.

"Really, Uncle promised the Master riches and Bella gave her word," Fili told him. It had not surprised him to see Bella stand up for his Uncle, they were like he had seen Nori and his wife work as well as Ori and Dwalin.

"You don't trust your Uncle?" Bard asked and Fili looked at him surprised. "I'm not questioning your honor lad,"

"I..I believe this is bigger than we think, someone sends Orcs to kills us that has to be bigger and then I also have to think about Aunt Bella might be in danger in the town," Fili said he didn't want to admit that he was worried about his Uncle, because even if he was with Bella he also kept looking at the Mountain.

"I'm not saying that it might not be dangerous, but it will be and all we can hope for something better," Bard told him.

"He's coming," Legolas told them coming inside the cabin.

"Who is coming?" Dwalin asked.

"My Father is here," the woman in the kitchen looked up but didn't say anything, well Bella saw Kate coming inside.

Later in the night, Thranduil was sitting at the table like any other guest, he had refused the going to dinner with the Master of the town. He mentioned that she had come for Sigrid as she would be living with them for a while. It was a lie, but he could see that it had stopped some plans from happening.

"What took you so long?" Thorin asked.

"The Orcs in the Forest were of Great number and some were taken by the Spiders, I was able to get one in my Throne Room, after it spoke it seemed that Azog's spawn is looking for revenge for his Father's death," Thranduil told them. Thorin and Bella looked at each other as they knew it was them, they were hunting down.

"Besides that, has any idea come to get the humans to the Mirkwood before we go to Erebor?" Thorin asked.

"That will be where I come in, unfortunately not many people will listen,"

"Then we will take the ones willing to listen," Thranduil told them.

"Preferably the old and the woman and children," Bella said told him.

"Exactly,"

"Unless they get threaten by the Master and his goons," Thorin said.

"He is right, if the Master gets wind of this it will cause problems," Bard told them.

"Which makes sense to send your children first," Thranduil told him. He knew that the Master was going against Bard's kids more often.

"You mean we get to go with Leggy?" Tilda asked causing the young elf to blush a bit.

Later in the night after Bella had gone to the darkest story she had; she had felt terrible as Tilda had cried when she had reached the ending. She had ended up holding the young girl and telling her to remember it was a 'magic trick' but it surprised her that many of the people that heard were shedding a few tears even the Elves. She made sure Tilda had made it to bed and calmed down before she stood up. As she stood outside, she was looking toward the moon.

"Bella?" she looked up to see Thorin coming her way.

"Hey, I thought you be strategizing with Thranduil?"

"He is helping some of the people that were smart enough to listen to Bard and decided to go to the Mirkwood," Thorin told her. "I wanted to check, if you were okay,"

"Yes, that story is always the hardest to tell," Bella told him.

"What I don't seem to understand is, you mentioned that you both retired a lived a long life," Thorin told her as this wasn't a question.

"We did, Sherlock wasn't perfect Thorin and he did things that angered me and this one was one of them, it also caused me to have a fear of heights, which is ironic because I spend a lot of time in roofs and cliffs and other high places," Bella admit it with a smile. Thorin pulled her close.

"I've been thinking a lot," Thorin told her.

"What about?" Bella asked. Thorin grabbed her hands and looked at her eyes.

"I know that I have nothing to offer, I come to you as a lowly blacksmith that has done everything in his power to take care of his family. I know that I can make you happy if you would allow me,"

"Thorin," Bella said as he bent down.

"It would be my honor if you would take me as I am, all that I can be and will be as your husband?" he showed her a bead, she knew that it had belonged to his Grandmother.

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