Oh my gosh this is going to be the hardest chapter to write. The battle is raging on and Thorin and company are about ready to charge. But before they do Thorin and Philicia have some pre battle prep to do. Will they survive, keep reading and let's take this one together. This is going to be a very long chapter so please bear with me.

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Chapter-44

Battle for Erebor Part-2

"What are we waiting for" Dwalin shouted at Thorin. He was instantly embraced by everyone. Shout's and hollers went up all around and even Philicia was embraced by the dwarves that she had come to love as family. "Let's get this show on the road." Balin said looking to his king. "Before anyone moves I have something to say." All eye's turned to Thorin. "First of all I want to apoligize to each and every one of you for my harsh treatment, for my word's and for being lost within myself and forgetting what is really important. "Fili, Kili, Balin Dwalin. Oin Gloin, Ori Nori Dori, Bifur Bofur and Bombur." He called each one individually and embraced them as they still stood in a circle around him."Someone should send word to Master Baggin's as well." Thorin said his voice breaking as he remembered his last word's to the Hobbit." I will dispach a message immediatly." Balin offered. "See I said everything would be ok and now we have work to do." Philicia said walking into the circle to stand next to Thorin. "Fili, I know you think that you should be out there but if for some reason I fail you must take the throne." The color drained from Fili's face but Thorin told him that Philicia was right and he needed to remain safe. "Now before any of you even step out those gates you need to be really ready. Thorin, Dwalin you remember the battle strategy that was planned? Where Azog will be with his army and the trolls and when they are going to charge on Dale. Where Bard's troop's willl be." Everyone was looking at Philicia as she threw questions at the company rapid fire." You all need to be well hydrated and ready to fight. I am not going to lie to you it's ging to be a massacare. So prepare yourselves." Thorin, can we talk."

Philicia reached for Thorin's outstreched hand and they walked out of earshot of everyone . "Are you alright?" He asked catching her teary eye's." Once they were far enough away Thorin turned to her and kissed her passionatly and held her close. "No." She stammered. "I am just about ready to send the one person I love more than life itself out into a battle and the worst part is I know what's going to happen." With that Philicia gulped deep breaths of air trying to keep it together. "My heart I must do this I am their king and I have to go out there." "I know" She said laying her head against his broad chest and wrapping her arm's around him. "I love you so much Thorin please be extra careful and don't worry, I will see you afterword's." She had Thorin wait there while she ran up to their room and grabbed the bottles of energy drinks she had brung with her. "There's one for each of you make sure they drink them before they go out." Philicia told Thorin that they would give them energy to fight and endure so he didn't question he trusted instead.

They both walked back and Thorin handed each one of them a little bottle. ''Never mind what it is just slam it that's an order." Thorin twisted the cap off his and slammed the whole bottle in one shot. The others followed suit. "Fili if you even try to"- Philicia started but was cut off by Thorin. "Fili"He called. "Walk with me." Fili came up next to his uncle side as Dwalin slipped the heavy chain that was concealed within the bag into Thorin's hand. As they walked by Kili took a step toward his brother and uncle and was held back by Balin ,a worried look in both of their eyes . Fili followed Thorin into the throne room and up to the deis."Uncle what's going on?" He asked as Thorin had him sit down on the stone seat. Before he could even stand up Thorin had him wrapped and chained. "NO, No Uncle Please" Fili pleaded. 'I am truly sorry but this is the only way to ensure that you will not run out there. I will have Philicia come and release you in a little while." Thorin turned around and walked back and out of the throne room with his nephews angry shout's fading as he shut the door.

Thorin came up to Philicia "It's done he is not going anywhere. I want you Oin to follow Philicias orders as if they were my own." Thorin told the healer."Lord Elrond and Lady Galaderial are already here they are waiting near all the medical equipment." Philicia said turning to Oin. " Right you are lassie" Oin agreed with her. "Now LET'S KICK SOME ORC ASS." Thorin shouted as the dwarves all got in position. "Bombur went to the top where the great horn of Erebor was . The dwarves of The Iron Hills Were all in rows with their back toward Erebor in defence of Their King. The great horn of Erebor sounded and then the wall that had been built up came crashing down sending chunks of stone flying out. When the giant bell swung back Thorin and The company came charging out . "KAZAD, DU BEKAR!" Thorin shouted. The dwarves with their shields raised made a path for The King under the Mountain as he ran with Kili at one side and Dwalin at the other. "TO THE KING,TO THE KING." Dain shouted lifting his mighty hammer above his head as his cousin dashed past him with the company behind him. They all shouted battle cries as they raised their sword's at the ready,

Back inside the mountain Philicia was shouting orders left and right. ""Lass what do I do with these?" Oin asked her holding up the packages of scrub's. "No don't open those not yet, we have to get all this ready first." She turned to Elrond and his three best healers. "Let's set the tent's up here." Within the hour both of the sterile field trauma room's were ready. The I. V. poles and bag's were hanging and ready to go. The needles and bag's of blood were also ready all laid out on tables that had been scrubbed down in the strongest alcohol that was avaliable. "All right we have to have this all done, move people time is precious." "Oin, Elrond, make sure those portable I.V.'s are ready to go. Once they fall we will have no time, we have to move quickly. I want you and Gandalf up there with the stretchers and those blood bag's and I.V.'s before they fall." Philicia shouted to her crew. She was panting hard as everything began to come together.

The trolls were the first to fall as the army of dwarves threw spear's at them. Thorin and Dwalin stuck close together as they managed to break free of the line of orc's. They swung in all direction's. Gandalf was in Dale with Bilbo and upon hearing the shout's at the front gates of Erebor he ran across a short bridge to get a better look. "The dwarves." Bilbo said turning to Gandalf as he came up at his backside."They're rallying." Gandalf set his focus on Erebor. "They're rallying to their king!" Bofur,Bombur and Bifur all fought close together striking the orc's down but always more came. The trolls had ropes attached to where their hand's had once been. Bifur reached and pulled himself up on the troll and punching the orc clean in the face he slid off the side Bifur grabbed the control ropes and began making the giant troll sweep ther orcs aside. They all had somehow been holding onto Bifur as he was hanging his head off a small cliff. Bofur and Bombur tried to pull him up but the orc was stuck in the ax embedded in his forehead. With a mighty heave they all pulled and the orc fell loosining the ax. Bifur And Bombur pulled the orc off and that's when they noticed something. "By Durin", Bomfur laughed at Bifur "You've lost your ax." Bifur put his hand to his head and felt for the ax, It was gone. "No it's not". Bombur said coming up to them carrying Bifur's ax. He put the ax in Bifur's hand. "There you go cousin." Bombur smiled. Bifur took the ax and gave Bombur a funny look. "You know where ya can stick it." Bifur finally spoke in the common tounge in nearly a hundred year's. He tossed the ax over his shoulder and resumed fighting.

Everything was ready ,the bags of blood were being kept cold for a few more hour's. the pain med's were ready ,the sterile needles were all laid out and the bed's were being brought down. Philicia seeing that everything was almost ready deceided to check on Fili. As she made her way to the throne room she could still hear Fili hollering. "LET'ME OUT!" Fili roared as she opened the door's to the throne room. "DAMN YOU, LET ME LOOSE"! Fili shouted at Philicia as she made her way across the bridge. " I am so sorry Fili but we had to." Philicia said slowly approaching him. "Kili ,I must be out there with him. He need's me." Fili breathed a tinge of anger still in his voice. "Fili!" Philicia said grabbing the young Durin heir by the chin. "Listen to me please. If you go out there your uncle and your brother will die." Fili paled and gave up the fight. She reached down and inserted the small key into the padlock and began removing the heavy chain that Thorin had wrapped around his nephew. "Come on , I want to show you something." Fili followed Philicia back down to the Grand Foyer . "This is what we have done so far to save the lives of Thorin and Kili." She gestured with her hand to all the strange medical equipment laid out on the tables. "What's this for?" Fili asked turning to the clean rooms set up side by side as he reached for the zipper. "NO!" Philicia shouted. "Don't open those, they have to stay untouched, unopend till..." Her word's trailed off but Fili understood what she was trying to say. Fili took a good look around relization dawning on him how bad things were going to be. Philica thoroughly explained to him what everything was and what it was for as he listened quietly. "I am going to see how things are going outside." She made her way up to the balcony overlooking the battle.

The battle was horrific. Dead elves, dwarves and orcs littered the valley between Erebor and Dale. Philicia scanned the battlefield her eye's looking for Thorin. She spotted Dain and Thorin was coming up behind him slashing and killing orcs . 'Dain"! Thorin hollered spotting his cousin. Thorin sliced an oncoming orc . "Thorin", Dain said. "Hold on , i'm coming." Dain slung his hammer into the stomach of an orc while stepping on the head of the one beneath him."Hey cousin." Dain said swinging his hammer into another orcs head. Dain held onto the collar of the ram while he slung the orc to the ground swing his hammer down into the orcs head. "What took you so long?" Dain asked hitting the orc that had come up behind him. Thorin smiled embracing his cousin,laughing. "There's too many of the bugger's, Thorin." Dain turned back to his cousin. "I hope you've got a plan." Thorin turned his eyes toward Ravenhill. "Aye. We're going to take out their leader." He said jumping on the ram's back. "Azog?" Dain murmured. Thorin seated himself in the saddle and ajusted the reins. "I'm gonna kill that piece of filth." He said turning the ram toward the tower. "Thorin ,you can not do this, You are our king." Dain tried to make him be reasonable. "That is why I must do this beause I am king." He turned the ram and was just about ready to ride off. "And how do you plan to fight your way single-handed to Ravenhill?" Dain asked pointing to the north tower. "WOAH" Thorin glanced behind him as Dain moved aside in shock. Up came Kili, Dwalin and Balin and Bofur at the reins with one of Dain's battle chariot's. It came to a sudden stop. "Well it's been a while since i've done this." Bain said a little peturbed. Thorin slung back on the ram. "ONWARD, TO RAVENHILL" He cried . "Hold tight ,lad's." Balin said as the mighty war chariot surged forward. Dain stood there shaking his head. "You're all mad bastard's" Dain said dodging the razor sharp axels that protruded out the sides of the back wheel's. "I love it" He said watching them dissapear into the battlefield. "May Durin save you all." They charged toward Ravenhill plowing down anything that got in their way sharpening their blades by sliding them along the speeding wheel's. Orcs and goblins were tossed about like rag doll's as the battle chariot crashed through . Kili and Dwalin stood by decapitating the orcs as they sped by .The axels of the chariot leaving any orc in their path legless. Dwalin stood at the helm using the bow to fire bolts at the orc's. Balin was in complete awe as he steered the ram's onward. An orc horn blasted and the trolls came running for them. Fortunatly they hit a slight hill which made the axels to fly level with their head's Killing the trolls instantly. Dwalin shouted out a war cry a Balin and Kili let out rancous laugh. "Hold tight lad's." Balin called out as a gigantic troll came charging at them .They swerved to the right following Thorin who was just up ahead atop the ram. The lurch caused the battle chariot to swerve and they ended upon the frozen river. The ram's were slipping on the ice as they ran onward. The chariot skidded and hit the side of the ravine. it didn't tip tho. "I'm out of arrow's!" Dwalin called out. Kili handed him more bolts for the crossbow. They all heard a roar from up above and a huge troll jumped down onto the ice behind them. The troll cracked the ice upon impact and started smashing the ice. with the cracks fast upon the dwarves. "Bring it down,shoot it!" Dwalin screamed as Kili notched his bow. "Where's it at?" He cried out taking aim. "Aim at his Yambag's!" Dwalin said. Kili's eyes scanned and found the troll .Kili let loose the arrow hitting the troll in the chest it falling over. Up ahead was a bridge filled with orcs. Dwalin began shooting at them The troll fell over dropping the bridge allowing them to shove the orcs over the sides as they crossed the frozen river. They now had to deal with the orcs ahead. They were fighting them off when they lost one of their ram's. "We're pulling too much weight. We won't make it." Balin shouted out looking ahead. "Cut the tracers!" Dwalin said as he looked up at Balin's shocked face. Balin was staring up ahead. "Ride them to Ravenhill."Dwalin just shook his head not wanting to leave Balin behind. "My ram riding day's are behind me. I'm getting to old for this kind of stuff." Durin be with you." Dwalin nodded to Balin. Dwalin released his brothers arm cut the tracers from the ram's and him and Kili jumped on their backs and followed Thorin across the bridge that led to Ravenhill.

Philicia and Fili watched from the balcony window that overlooked Erebor's front gate. They spotted Thorin in the lead as Dwalin and Kili were behind him. "Onward" He cried. Philicia grabed Fili's hand and squeezed it tight." Come on we only have about an hour or so to get ready. She came tearing down the stair's. "All right people let's get moving. Fili ,in that box is some yellow tubes that say disinfectant on them! I want you to have everyone that is planning on going in those clean room's to scrub their hand's from the elbow's down for fifteen minute's! Everyone that has long hair or beard tie it up or back I don't care just get it out of your faces." They set to braiding their hair back then scrubbing their hand's till they nearly bled. After that Philicia showed them how to put the scrubbs on. "Now this one goes over your head and all hair must be tucked inside. The mask goes over your face like this." She showed them how to lace the string's behind their ear's." No Fili, you have to cover your nose also." She said helping him ajust it properly. "Why do we have to put all this on?" Oin asked her. "For germ's to prevent infection. Are those I.V. bag's ready?" She asked turning to Elrond. "They are in place my lady and the bag's of antibiotics also." Elrond answered. "Awesome. Now remember when you go to get them make sure you take at least two bag's of the blood for Thorin and one for Kili and the bag's of morphine for both and the portable pole's. I want them both strapped down these placed behind their neck's and the I.V's on full." They asorbed all she instructed them to do and now take off the mask's and take fresh ones for when you bring them down. Philicia guesstimated if they didn't cross the battlefield but took the small path that led from Erebor's gate's to Ravenhill they could have them both here in approxamatly fifteen to twenty minute's. All was ready now they just had to wait.

Gandalf glanced over the wall of Dale at the archers that had been placed in defence of the city. Suddenly he looked ahead. "We may yet survive this." Gandlf heard Bilbo call for him and Gandalf quickly ran to him slinging an orc off of him on the way. He found Bilbo on a balcony looking toward Ravenhill. "It's Thorin!"He said his eyes watching the four figured charging up the hill. "And Kili and Dwalin. Where's Fili? Those two are never apart." Bilbo thought that rather odd that Fili was not with them. He watched as they rode into the mist surrounding Ravenhill. "He's taking his best warrior's." Gandalf said smiling. "To do what?" Bilbo asked. "To cut the head off the snake." Gandalf gasped. He heard a galloping sound and suddenly two elves appeared. "Gandalf" Legolas shouted. "Legolas,Legolas Greenleaf!" Legolas and Tauriel jumped off their horse's coming up to the wizard. "There is a second army." Legolas informed him. "Blog leads a force of Gundabad Orcs. They are almost upon us!" "Gundabad?" Gandalf mumbled. He gave a gasp of frustration turning toward Ravenhill. "This was their plan all along. Azog engages our forces, then Blog sweeps in from the North" Gandalf said. Bilbo blew out a breath of air. "The North?" He asked. Where is the North exactly?" Gandalf looked down at him his face ashen. "RAVENHILL." He answered. The Hobbit instantly froze knowing Thorin and Kili and Dwalin were up there. Gandalf prayed that Philicia had somehow informed them ahead and they somehow had some kind of strategy planned. "Ravenhill? Thorin is up there,and Kili and Dwalin!" There all up there except Fili." Tauriel turned shock on her face at the mention of Kili's name.

Kili sent the last orc they had encountered on their way up plummeting over the cliff. Thorin ran over to the lookout over the frozen river looking toward the orc horn his eyes trying to focus through the thick fog. The orcs were gone the place appeared deserted but Philicia had warned him that it would not be the orcs and Blog were hiding in the tower. She had also told him under no circumstances to enter that tower it would be a trap. " Where is he?" Kili asked looking around him. "It looks empty. I think Azog has fled." Kili said coming up behind his uncle. "I don't think so besides Philicia already warned me that the tower was where they would be hiding. Stay out of there." Kili and Dwalin reconized a direct order when they heard it . Dwalin take Kili and scout around the tower do not enter it." Thorin told them. If you see anything... report back ,do not engage . Do you understand?" They walked around the steps that led to the tower but didn't see anything. A few minuted later they came back ."Nothing,it appeares deserted."Dwalin informed him. "No, he's in there I know it" Thorin wispered. Suddenly goblin mercenaried scaled the walls and came at them. "We have company!" Dwalin shouted. No more than a hundred. They took care of the goblins quickly their swords slashing and Kili with his bow shooting the few that remained fled.

In Dale Thranduil glanced around at the bodies spread out over the ground. It had been a slaughter since the orcs had turned on the city of men . Bard hollering that any man wanting to give his last to follow him. He had led the charge against the orcs. There were men and elves alike but to him that was one too many. One of Thranduil's captain's came running into the courtyard. "Recall your company." He ordered. The captain blew his horn and the remaining elves heeded their kings call and Gandalf was with them. "My lord dispatch this force to Ravenhill the dwarves are about to be overrun. Thorin must be warned." Gandalf said to him. "By all mean's ,warn him." He said walking past the wizard his face looking forlorn. "I have spent enough elvish blood in defence of this accursed land. No more." He said walking away. Suddenly Tauriel was before him her bow drawn at him. Tauriel looked on her king with pain in her heart. "You will go not turn this time." She hissed at him. Thranduil's face was void of emotion as he stared at her. "Get out of my way." He ordered her but she stood her ground. ''The dwarves will be slaughtered and you will do nothing?" She asked him. "Yes, they will die. Today... tomorrow... one year hence, a hundred year's from now. What does it matter?" He asked her. "They are mortal." Tauriel stared him down her gren eye's misting with unshed tear's."So you think your life is worth more than theirs. She wispered to him. "What do you know of love? Nothing." He spat at her harshly. Tauriel still didn't flinch altho her insides were shaking. "What you think you feel for that dwarf is not real. You think it is love. Are you willing to die for it?" Thranduil spat at her again in disust. "Yes. She hissed again a tear falling down her cheek. He glared and pulled back his blade severing her bow in one clean strike. Thranduil turned and came face to face with his only son. Legolas told him in elvish that if he harmed Tauriel he would have to kill him also. Thranduil turned away Legolas and tauriel ran for Ravenhill.

"Thorin turned around trying to spot Azog through the thick fog ."Where is that orc filth?" Dwalin muttered quietly. Thorin looked towards the tower before spinning around to a familier voice behind him. "Thorin!" Bilbo called clearly out of breath. "Bilbo!"Thorin said relieved to see him alive. He remembered the things he had told Bilbo before he had nearly thrown him over the rampart. He made it a priority to give the Hobbit a heartfelt apology. "You have to leave here, Now!" He shouted going up to Dwalin. "There is a army... coming up from the north." Bilbo gasped. " We have to leave here this place is going to be surrounded. " Dwalin looked at Thorin " This place will surrounded ,we will have no way out ,we must leave now!" "Kili, we will live to fight another day." Thorin ordered them to retreat. "Thorin,are ye sure about this?" Dwalin asked .Thorin turned to Bilbo nodding his thanks and turned to leave. A sudden drumbeat filled the air.

Thorin now knew it would had been a deathtrap of Kili and Dwalin would have entered the tower. Thorin ran towards the tower .He made his way across the frozen water and onto the step's. He somehow had lost Kili and Dwalin .He had to find them before Azog did. Thorin heard a loud roar from above him .He held his sword up just in time as a huge orc in blac armor a skelton for a belt buckle brought his mace down on him. He jumped back as the mace barely missed him . He jumped hitting his back against the wall feeling it scrape through his thin armor and shirt. He ducked as the mace came down breaking the stone where his head had been a few moment's before. Thorin rolled away,and parried the orcs with a swipe of his blade. Thorin nicked the black orc in the leg. Shouting a war cry he ran up the wall and jumped down upon the frozen river. He was suddenly faced with the huge black orc . They swung at each other their blades crashing steel against steel. The orc was also holding a club as big as his body .The orc managed to knock Thorin's sword out of his hand .The orc charged at him and before Thorin realized it he was bent back over the frozen waterfall. He was sure this was it when a swoosh was heard and a familier hilt embedded with silver was before him. The huge orc began to topple over the side but as he fell Thorin reached up and grabbed the hilt of Orcrist . He had his prized sword back in his hands once again.

Back inside the mountain Philicia was calling for Lord Elrond. "Find Galaderial and tell her to contact Beorn and tell him to plow the road . I want a clear path when you bring them down." Philicia said her voice in a near panic. "Also you need to have Gandalf up there with you . That wound will need to be staunched before you move him." Philicia doubled over thinking that any moment she was going to be sick. "The Eagles, when you see them start moving and remember time is critical. You have to move and fast .He could bleed out before you even get up there." Philicia was near exausted her nerves shot but still she kept going. "Lass" Oin began. "There is a small unoccupied trail that leads from the front gates and up to Ravenhill . If we use that one we would be less hindered." Oin showed her on the map and she agreeded that it was their best option.

There was deafening silence save for the breeze and the snowflakes falling lightly. Thorin heeding Philicia's warning looked up and on the ice was Azog .They were alone on the frozen river and Thorin immediatly thought of Philicia's word's . What ever you do when he falls through the ice, don't follow him just let him go. Here and now the moment of truth the moment he had waited a century for, to destroy the defiler once and for all. Thorin felt nothing but pain and a rage that had festered for too long . His warrior instints screamed at him and he emotionally turned everything off. Azog just stood there glaring at him a long chain within his grasp hatred in his eye's. Thorin buried deep the tragic memories ,his grandfathers beheading his fathers capture all the grief that this one being had thrust upon him. Thorin focused on his strategy as he drew his elven sword and started stepping toward his enemy. He stepped slowly keeping his eyes on the pale orc. Azog's arm began to shake as a horn was heard in the distance. The other army Philicia had warned them about had indeed came. Without any warning Azog charged. The huge piece of stone that had been wrapped within the chain was whirling aroud his head. Azog brought the stone down and Thorin jumped out of the way just as it's impact cracked the ice where he had been standing. At that moment Philicia's warning finally became clear to him. Thorin knew what he had to do. Thorin ran away from the ledge slicing and striking with his blade but never getting close enough. Azog was slinging the stone each time Thorin would jump back and then another crack would appear on the frozen river. They battle went on as Azog continued to wrack blow after blow upon the ice. Finally it gave way and the circle of broken ice dipped with Thorin still standing on it. He dug his boots in hard so to avoid slipping as the chunk of ice tilted and floated on the water beneath. Suddenly Azog slammed the stone down and it became lodged in the ice. Thorin looked up at Azog as the white orc pulled on the chain trying to release it. Suddenly Azog looked up and several giant eagles were flying over them toward the valley below. On the back of the head eagle was Ratagast and Beorn on the other one .The skinchanger jumped of and before he even touched the ground he was a huge bear slinging orc's tossed Orcrist to the ice,picked up the stone block and hurled it at Azog. The white orc was not prepared for the impact and slipped backward and into the icy water below. Thorin saw his body appearing void of life eye's closed slither beneath the ice. Ignoring Philicia's warning he slowly began to follow. He had to make sure, he had to. Azog's body seemed to float away. Thorin felt releived for a second when the defiler's eye's broke open and from under the ice he thrust upward bring his blade on an upward thrust to stab Thorin through his right foot. Thorin reared back in agony as Azog burst through the ice knocking the Dwarf King to the frozen ground. Azog was upon Thorin as he struggled to hold his sword back Orcrist the only thing keeping Azogs blade at bay. Thorins life flashed through his head and then Philicia's face was there her beautiful eye's looking on him with unconditional love. He fought as hard as he could pushing back on the spear that came ever closer to his chest. He thought of all that had befallen him at the hands of the pae orc and his life flashed before his eye's. Thorin pulled Orcrist away as he silently said goodbye and suddenly there was an unimginable burning pain in his lower chest. Philicia's warning had come to pass. Anger burned along with his insides . Thorin flipped the white orc over onto his back as blood gushed from the gaping wound in his lower chest. Pushing Orcrist deep into Azog's body and through the ice Thorin watched as the life left the pale orc's eye's and his breath his body. With a strength of sheer stubborn dwarf pride he had to see it for himself. Thorin slowly with his hand covering the gaping wound he walked to the edge of the ice.. The battle was finally over. The had won. Thorin knowing that Fili was safely inside the mountain and Philicia would be taken care of for the rest of her life took one last look as his leg's gave out from under him. Falling upon the cold ice he let the silent tears stream down his face. Bilbo who had been knocked unconcious from hitting his head on a rock woke just a Thorin stood at the edge. Bilbo watched him fall and was on his feet running across the ice to where Thorin lay. "Thorin, Don't move" Bilbo said coming up to his side."Bilbo", Thorin gasped for breath coughing loudly as blood trickeled out of his mouth. "I would take back my word's at the gate." Thorin coughed again. "No,No Thorin, your not going anywhere your going to live." Bilbo said chancing a peak at the wound on Thorin's stomach. Bilbo's face crenged and he knew. "I want to part with you in friendship. You did what only a true friend would do. Go back to your books, to your armchair, plant your tree's, watch them grow. If people valued friendship more than gold. This world would be a merrier place." Thorin said his voice barly a wisper now. "But alas I must leave you. Tell Fili to remember all I have taught him and to rule wisely." At his last word's tear's began to leak out of Thorin's eye's." Tell Philicia I loved her, more than anything and not to live her life alone. Farewell" With that Thorin Oakenshield ,Son of Thrain,Son of Thror breathed his last. Bilbo let the sob's come then he was crying so badly he did not see the delicate feminine hand placed upon the wound over Thorin's stomach nor the strong arm's reaching around him to pull his sobbing frame away from the fallen Dwarven King's body.

Please don't shoot me ,yet.

This was the hardest chapter to write. I cried the whole time. All

you Thorin lover's out there hopefully can understand. Thank you.