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"…dolyn… Lady Gwendolyn?" Gwen looked up; she was totally lost in her thoughts about the king that she didn't even recognize that her maid asked her something. With a raised eyebrow, she asked. "Yes, Eilidiel?"

"Is that everything, my lady?" Eilidiel asked before she wanted to leave for the night. "I have one last wish. Where are the chambers from the dwarves?" Gwen was dressed in her own clothes. She loved the elven dresses but she felt more comfortable in her own clothes. "My lady, I don't think…"

"I didn't ask for your thoughts." Gwen replied impatiently. Sighing heavily, she walked to the maid and smiled a bit. "I apologize, I…just want to talk to them." The maid nodded and told her the directions where to find the chambers.

"I am afraid she doesn't want to come home with us. Have you seen the look on her face when she saw us?" Kili said while sitting on a chair in their chambers. Thorin was pacing around nervously, shaking his head. Fili was watching his uncle and then answered. "No, she was surprised, that is all. I guarantee you that she wants to come home with us." Thorin suddenly stopped pacing around as the door opened. Gwen was slipping through it and closed it behind her again.

"Gwen!" Thorin shouted and ran over to her, hugging her tightly and spinning her around. He put her down again and kept her close in that embrace, running his fingers through her blonde hair. He was cupping her cheeks with his hands and looked at her. "I am so sorry for everything. I have made a big mistake."

Gwen smiled sadly and freed herself from his hug quickly. She walked over to Fili and Kili, hugging them tightly, she was so happy to see them.

"Gwen…" Thorin had walked up behind her and grabbed her hand gently, pulling her to him. "We…we just go and look after something to eat." Kili pushed at Filis shoulder but the blonde prince didn't get up that quickly as Kili wanted, so he pushed him again and they left the room.

With a heavy and heartbroken sigh, Gwen turned around and looked to the side when Thorin pulled her to him. "Gwen, look at me, please." Thorin begged but Gwen still didn't look at him, she tried so hard to hold her tears back but when Thorin wrapped his fingers around her chin to turn her head to face him, she couldn't hold them back anymore.

"Why?" She sobbed hardly and pushed him away from her. By Mahal, she was so angry at him. That he did that to her, trading her just like a piece of meat. Not even thinking about what could have happened to her.

Gwen stepped back as Thorin came closer. "Gwen, listen. Let me explain." She shook her head and crossed her arms in front of her chest, her chest heaving hardly while her whole body was shaking from the sobs. It broke Thorin's heart to see her like that. With a frustrated sigh, he ran his fingers through his hair and paced around in the room.

"Just come home with us… with me. Please?" Thorin stopped walking and looked at her, begging her. "Please, Gwen, I want to make it up to you. I know you need a lot of time to recover and I know you hate me, but come home. I don't want you to understand it or to even forgive me. Just… Everyone is missing you." Thorin was desperately trying to convince her. Gwen took a deep breath. She bit down on her bottom lip as she turned her face to the side. She was homesick, one some days more, on other days less.

But she also found a new home here. She was starting to love that place, even love the Elvenking.

"This here isn't your home." Thorin held one arm out and waved it around, looking at all these elven things with disgust. "You will never have a place here with the elves. They will never accept you."

Before she could even react to his harsh words the door opened and Kili ran into the room, yelling. "Come on, let's get out of here. We found a group of orcs and we lured them to one end of Mirkwood." He grabbed their stuff and looked at Thorin and Gwen. "Come on already. All the elves are out there and we have time to flee."

Thorin quickly rushed to Gwen and grabbed her hand, pulling her with him. Gwen was too shocked to even react to all these action right now. "Where is Fili?" Thorin asked Kili while running out of the room. "He is waiting outside and waiting for us. So hurry up. It was his idea and I am sure it is working." And it was working. All the elvenguards and warriors were either on their way or already there to defend their home against the orcs.

After a short time, they finally found the exit of the Mirkwood halls, where Fili was waiting for them. Kili tossed him his weapons. Thorin nodded proudly at Fili for his plan and then they were running away into the woods.

Gwen was risking one look back, maybe the last time she will see the tremendous palace of Mirkwood.

Did she really want to leave this place? She wasn't sure anymore like she was in the beginning.