Chapter Three
Lalina had been sitting outside for hours. As the sun started to set for the evening, Lalina could hear footsteps from behind her. She turned and she saw Thorin approaching her. "Aren't you going to come in and joi us for supper?" asked the dwarf prince. "I'm not hungry at the moment." grumbled Lalina, as she continued to look up at the sky. Thorin sighed. Thorin knew Lalina is still upset with him from their little dispute in the study.
"Lalina I apologize for my actions earlier. You weren't the only one who's trying to get me to relax more. And all of you are right. I never meant to get angry with you like I had done. So can we call it a truce?" said Thorin. Lalina turned to Thorin. "Alright, it's a truce." said Lalina standing up, and smile slowly appeared on her lips. "Now you're going to eat, Lalina. Or I'm going to sick Dwalin on you!" teased Thorin. "Oh, gee I'm so scared! I'm shaking in my boots!" shot back Lalina, and the two laughed as they went back inside their home.
Fall, 2939
Thirty years had passed had Lalina and the Royal family lived peacefully in Ered Luin, and thirty years Thorin and Lalina blissfully courted. Lady Dis had pressured the two a few times of marriage, but Thorin felt he wasn't ready to make the big step yet. Even Lalina agreed. One night, Dis, Balin and Dwalin sat on the front porch and talked, while Thorin and Lalina took Fili and Kili fishing. "They should marry as soon as possible. Thorin is planning to set out on his quest in two more years from now, an its for the best if they should marry soon." said Dwalin.
"You are right." said Balin. "Look, I tried talking to Thorin and Lalina about it, but they said they aren't ready." said Dis. "Their minds said they are not, but in their hearts they are. Their love for each other is special, just like yours and Vili's, Dis." said Dwalin. At the mention of the Dwarf Princess's late husband, she frowned, but then a smile appear again. "Yes, those two is just like watching me an Vili all over again!" said Dis, with a light chuckle.
Two days have passed, Thorin hadn't slept. All he thought about was where to go next between him and Lalina. Thorin loved Lalina very much, as Lalina has felt the same for him.
And finally he had decided he was going to make the move. The next morning, Thorin mapped out a plan to set up a romantic picnic outing for two, and he would propose to her then. And once Lalina accepts the offer, he would make their announcement, and plans for the wedding. "You've been busy today, nadidith!" said Dis. "Yes. I'm planning a little outing for Lalina and I! Have you seen my harp, Dis?" asked Thorin. "Its in the parlor where you always had left it. I caught Kili trying to play it the other night." said Dis. Thorin laughed.
"Maybe I should make him a harp, so he could leave mine alone." said Thorin, and he entered the parlor to get his harp. Then it was Thorin's yell that startled Dis and made her jump. "KILI!" Thorin roared. Dis ran into the parlor. "What was all that about-oh no!" said Dis, and she noticed several strings on the harp are broken. And with the outing planned and set up this weekend, how would Thorin would fix the harp in time? "You should have stopped him, DIS!" bellowed Thorin, angrily.
"I did stop him, Thorin!" Dis snapped back. "Where is he?" boomed the dwarf prince. "He's outside with his bow." Dis replied. Thorin stormed out of the house, as he went to find his youngest nephew. Once he was already outside, he saw Fili training with his sword, and Kili practicing his bow. "KILI! We need to talk NOW!" Thorin barked.
Fili raised his eye brow. He didn't like the tone of his Uncle's voice, and he knew that Kili is in trouble. "Kili, embrace yourself. Uncle is not happy." Fili warned his brother. "No kidding, Fili! I messed up his harp this morning, and I should have went to him first." said Kili sharply and guiltily. Kili slowly approached Thorin. "You were told not to touch my harp, Kili! And you went ahead and done it anyway! WHY?" demanded Thorin.
"I swear to you Uncle, I never meant to break it. I was only having a little fun." said Kili, quietly. "You call breaking my harp a little fun?!" said Thorin, sharply. "It was only an accident, Uncle!" said Kili, sharply. "Accident, my arse! Didn't you know I have an outing this weekend with Lalina, and that harp is in no condition to play! What am I supposed to do with an instrument I can't even play?!" barked Thorin. "Fix it." Kili simply replied.
"No, you're the one that's going to repair it, since you're the one that did it! And that will be your punishment, Kili." said Thorin, sternly. "But I don't know how to string a harp, Uncle!" Kili argued. "You're going to learn! Now get started on it!" Thorin barked. "Yes, Uncle." said Kili, quietly and he walked away.
Later, Lalina and Balin found Kili in Thorin's workshop struggling to re string Thorin's harp. "Uncle knows I don't know how to string these instruments, and I end up doing it anyway." said Kili, looking at up them. "Do you need some help?" asked Lalina. "Well, yeah, I need help! Mister Balin, do you think you can get Mister Dwalin to help me?" asked Kili. "Of course, but if you want his help, you have to do something for him. That's how it works if you want my brother's help." said Balin.
"Alright." said Kili. "You sure got yourself in a mess there, Kee." said Lalina. "No shit, Lalina." said Kili, sharply. "Well if you were told not to touch his harp, don't touch it." said Lalina. "You're starting to sound like my mother." grumbled Kili. Lalina laughed. "And you're a stubborn ass of a mule, Kee." shot back Lalina and as she turned to walk away, Kili stuck out his tongue at her.
Three hours later, Kili entered the kitchen and smiled as everyone gathered around the table for supper, and he joined them. "The harp is repaired, Uncle. You should try it after supper." said Kili. Thorin nodded. As the night progressed, Lalina decided to retire early for the night, while Thorin still remained awake. Suddenly, she could hear harp music coming from the parlor, and a sound of a deep voice singing.
Lalina climbed out of bed, and she approached the entrance of the parlor, and peeked in. There she saw Thorin sitting at his harp, playing and singing softly, and she stood and listened to the song:
Far over the misty mountains cold
To dungeons deep and caverns old
We must away ere break of day
To seek the pale enchanted gold.
The dwarves of yore made mighty spells,
While hammers fell like ringing bells
In places deep, where dark things sleep,
In hollow halls beneath the fells.
For ancient king and elvish lord
There many a gloaming golden hoard
They shaped and wrought, and light they caught
To hide in gems on hilt of sword.
On silver necklaces they strung
The flowering stars, on crowns they hung
The dragon-fire, in twisted wire
They meshed the light of moon and sun.
Far over the misty mountains cold
To dungeons deep and caverns old
We must away, ere break of day,
To claim our long-forgotten gold.
Goblets they carved there for themselves
And harps of gold; where no man delves
There lay they long, and many a song
Was sung unheard by men or elves.
The pines were roaring on the height,
The winds were moaning in the night.
The fire was red, it flaming spread;
The trees like torches blazed with light.
The bells were ringing in the dale
And men looked up with faces pale;
The dragon's ire more fierce than fire
Laid low their towers and houses frail.
The mountain smoked beneath the moon;
The dwarves, they heard the tramp of doom.
They fled their hall to dying -fall
Beneath his feet, beneath the moon.
Far over the misty mountains grim
To dungeons deep and caverns dim
We must away, ere break of day,
To win our harps and gold from him!
With a final sweep on the harp strings, Thorin ended the song, as he closed his eyes and sighed. Lalina noticed a tear falling down his face. The scene was heart wrenching, as she could see how emotional Thorin felt during the song. Praying not to get noticed, Lalina was about to turn to go back to her room, when Thorin called out to her. "Come in and sit with me, Lalin." Thorin spoke up. Lalina turned and walked into the parlor, and she sat down on a lounging chair, and soon Thorin joined her.
"You are really set on doing this, are you?" Lalina asked Thorin. Thorin turned to Lalina, and he took her hands. "Yes Lalina. Just think, once we reclaim our home, you will be sitting beside me on the Throne, as my Queen." said Thorin, smiling at Lalina. "QUEEN?!" choked Lalina. Lalina knew he was dropping hints somewhere. Thorin smiled. "You're going to love Erebor, Lalina. Its far from what your old home is like." said Thorin. "I can't wait to see it." said Lalina, smiling nervously.
"Don't worry, imur, it wouldn't be too far long we will be in Erebor! Come, its time to get our rest. We have a full weekend ahead of us." said Thorin, standing up. Thorin walked Lalina to her room, and before Lalina entered her room, Thorin kissed her on the lips. "Good night, Lalin." whispered Thorin. "Good night, Thorin!" said Lalina. Two days later, the weekend came as Thorin and Lalina went on their picnic. Dis, Balin, Fili and Kili watch them leave.
"Those two are up to something. There is a reason why Uncle had planned this special outing for Lalin." said Fili. Kili grinned. "Should we go and find out, without getting noticed?" asked Kili. "No, Kili! Don't! This is a private outing for the two of them only. If Uncle and Lalina seen us there, we'll both be in trouble!" protested Fili. "Come on, Fee! Where is your sense of adventure? I want to see why Uncle had planned this outing!" argued Kili. "The answer is no, Kili." said Fili, firmly.
"Fine! I'll tell mother you've been watching naked dwarrowdam swimming in the lake two days ago!" said Kili. "HEY! That's not fair!" snapped Fili. "Well, are you going with me on this?" said Kili. "That's black mail, you cannot do that!" shouted Fili. "Fine, I'm going to talk to mother!" sang Kili. "Alright, alright! I'll go! If we get caught, its going to be your hide!" snapped Fili.