As promised~~ the next Chp! Enjoy :)
Chp 28
Tauriel followed Kili. He led her to the back of the large entrance chamber, so it took a little bit to walk there there. While walking, they both were side by side, Kili smiled sheepishly up at Tauriel (she really wasn't that much taller than him, a head maybe, because Kili was unusually tall for a dwarf) and Tauriel smiled sweetly down at him, both wondering silently in their minds if they should hold hands, but they both thought against it for the moment and just kind of shyly chuckled with each other.
He opened a small door which led to stairs that went down. Once they arrived at the bottom, she followed him in a narrow corridor that went on for a very long time. They finally got to the end and started ascending another staircase. At the top, they got to a large doorway and Kili pushed the doors open, which led to a long hallway with a somewhat high ceiling and many doors and archways off it. Tauriel recognized this as the dining and kitchen hall. The large ceremonial dining hall was the first room on to the right. Its doors we're open and Tauriel could see a few dwarves busying themselves with cleaning and straightening. Other dwarves were bringing in chairs to go around a very large rectangular wood table. She marveled at dwarf architecture and how many rooms inside the mountain could have skylights, such as this one. She could tell it was early evening and twilight would soon be upon them, as there wasn't much light coming in.
They kept going down the hallway. Tauriel guessed that behind these other doors were other dining halls. Many interesting smells started to reach her nose and she knew they were getting closer to the kitchens. No doors were at this doorway as it was very wide, enough for at least six dwarves standing shoulder to shoulder that could enter and exit comfortably. Tauriel peered into the large room that it led into and she saw Bombur sitting on a very large comfortable chair beside a small desk with many books and loose papers. Many other dwarves were rushing around carrying bowls, trays with food, casks of ale, etc. to and from other rooms off that main one where Bombur was. Kili waved and said, "hi Bombur. How's the preparations going for the upcoming feast?" Bombur just shook his head and shuffled the mess of papers on the desk, like he was looking for something. As they continued past this room, Kili looked up at Tauriel and chuckled at her puzzled expression. "Bombur NEVER thinks there's enough food," said Kili and tauriel immediately got the joke.
They were reaching the end of the long hallway which forked. To the left was another very large hallway with many dwarves coming and going. Seeing Tauriel, they weren't sure how to react, because with Kili with her, they didn't know how to treat her; they bowed to Kili though and said "Lord." He also seemed still taken aback at the gesture and gave slight bows in return. They continued, still, to give Tauriel nonplussed expressions. Kili noticed, but shook it off by saying, "umm, let's go this way." He led her to the right passageway instead and there wasn't anyone in this one. It was smaller, darker and there were less doorways too, Tauriel noted. He led her a short way until they reached the end where there was a small door. Kili pushed it open and Tauriel gasped at the sight she saw.
okay, a short one, I know...but the next Chp is much longer and MAJOR fluffiness on the way! :-]