Chapter Fourteen

Bilbo was soon sent down to the treasury to search for the Arkenstone, while the others waited. Tabitha remained close to Thorin, as they waited. "I hope he'll be okay." said Tabitha. "He will. He's very brave. He can handle it." said Thorin. "It seems you starting to have faith in the hobbit now since he saved you from Azog!" said Tabitha, smiling at Thorin. "Yes. He didn't have to do that, but he did." said Thorin, wrapping his arm around Tabitha, and gazed into the darkness.

Tabitha took notice there was something in Thorin's eyes that changed. A more darker look, and it driven fear in her heart. Thorin could feel Tabitha tense up, as she frowned. "What is the matter, Tabitha?" asked Thorin. "I'm fine." said Tabitha quickly. "No, you're not.." began Thorin when there was suddenly rumbling throughout the Mountain. "Was that an earthquake?" called out Dori. "No, that my friend is a dragon." said Balin, gravely.

Tabitha now felt worried about Bilbo. She knew the dragon is awake. "Thorin, I should go down there with him!" said Tabitha. "No! You're staying right here, Tabitha!" Thorin demanded to Tabitha.

Rivendell

Elleniel sat in her chambers, looking very distressed. Her husband, Telemarin had been in a very foul mood after he found out that Tabitha had escaped with the dwarves, and now already at the Mountain, and now Telemarin had been planned on leaving to go after Tabitha, and this time, Elleniel wasn't going to allow that to happen. It was time that Tabitha should be left for her own decisions instead of someone trying to run her life.

I better send her a letter and warn her of her father's attempts, thought Elleniel as she quickly headed towards her study, and she reached for some parchment and a quill, and she began writing her warning letter to her daughter:

Dearest Daughter,

I'm sending you a letter of warning that your father is planning on something drastic to stop your courtship and friendship with the Thorin and the dwarves. I don't know what his motives are, but please be on guard, and don't allow him, or anyone who follows him to come near you. Please stay safe,

Love, Mother.

Elleniel finished the letter, and sealed it, as she summoned a raven (she knew that ravens are great messengers, especially for the dwarves). "Send this to my daughter whom is now in Erebor, this is urgent, go quickly with great speed!" said Elleniel in her native language. The bird nodded as she placed the letter his claw, and he flew off.

Lake Town

Fili's POV:

I stood as I looked over my brother, as his condition had worsened. We remained in Bard's home. Mister Oin sent Bofur to look for some kings foil to attend Kili's wounds. We waited for a while, and we began to worry about Bofur since he didn't come back in with the kings foil. Suddenly, the front door of Bard's home had burst open, as orcs charged into the home. "You two, hide under the table quick!" I ordered Sigrid and Tilda, and the two young girls hide under the table while Oin and myself fought off the orcs.

It was then Tauriel and Legolas, the wood elves entered and killed off the majority of the elves. I turned to Tauriel, because elves are known for their skill in healing. "Please help my brother, elleth! You're our only hope to save him!" I pleaded to Tauriel. Tauriel held up the plant. "Your friend has given to this me. Lets get started. You go get some towels, Master Oin, is it? Boil some water!" Tauriel instructed to all of us, and we obeyed. "First, lay him on the table." Tauriel called out to us, and Bofur and I lifted Kili onto the table, and that is when my brother began having a seizure, his entire body shaking. "Stay with us, Mellon, stay with us, its okay.." Tauriel spoken to Kili in her language softly.

After everything was set up, we watched Tauriel as she began her healing ritual. We watched in amazement. Even Oin felt quite impressed with the she-elf's skill. The one elf Kili is fond of, is saving his life, and I chuckled to myself. An hour later, the ritual ended, and we waited for a little bit. To our amazement, Kili seemed to be more relaxed and some color came back to him. Kili slowly opened his eyes, as he looked up at Tauriel. "She's so far away-do you think she'll ever love me?" said Kili softly.

Bofur and I exchanged looks. "When did the lad become a poet?" asked Oin. I couldn't help but chuckle at this. "He's in love, Oin! With the Elf!" I grinned. "He must have a thing for red heads! Just like myself!" beamed Bofur.

No one's POV:

Erebor, Lonely Mountain

Tabitha took off running into the Mountain, with Thorin following behind her. Tabitha made way for the treasury. "Bilbo!" Tabitha called out to the hobbit softly. Bilbo came running to her. "Tabitha, what are you doing down here? You should go! He's wake! We have to get out of here and fast!" said Bilbo, sharply. "You will BURN!" Smaug bellowed from behind them, his loud steps can be heard from the background. Tabitha and Bilbo turned to ran back, when Thorin stopped them.

"Thorin, move! We got to get out of here!" hissed Tabitha. "The Arkenstone! Where is it!" said Thorin. But neither Bilbo nor Tabitha replied. "Thorin, we really need to get out of here!" said the hobbit speaking up. Suddenly, Thorin picked up a sword he found nearby, pointing it at Bilbo and Tabitha, with a look of madness in his eyes. "Thorin, put that sword down NOW! What are you doing!" shrieked Tabitha. "Thorin, we have to run!" pleaded Bilbo. Finally, Thorin snapped out of the spell he was under, and demanded everyone to flee.

As they were running, Tabitha was slacking behind, and she suddenly could hear a voice speaking to her.

"Follow me to the King's chambers, Lady Silver Star! You'll be safe there!" said a deep, gruff voice. Tabitha assumed it was another deceased relative of Thorin that is speaking to her. And of course, she followed the voice. "No! This way, down the long corridor!" said the voice, as Tabitha continued to follow it. "Tabitha, where are you going? Get back here!" Thorin called out, but it was too late, Tabitha had already gone. "What in Durin's name has gotten into her?" asked Dwalin.

"Something has caught her attention, but I have no idea what it is." said Nori. "Lets not worry about that now, we need to focus on getting rid of the damned Dragon! To the Gallery of Kings!" barked Thorin. Meanwhile, Tabitha came to the long corridor, with several doors. And she could see one door standing wide open. "In here!" said the voice. Tabitha nodded, as she entered the room. She could see that she indeed have entered the King's chambers. She stood in amazement as she looked around the large apartment like chambers.

Tabitha's POV:

As I entered the room, I could see many tapestries hanging on walls, with furniture with velvet red cushions and gold designs on them.

And hanging above the mantle of the fireplace in the King's chamber, is portrait of the Royal Family. King Thror and his Wife, Thrain and His wife, and of course the children, Thorin, Frerin and Dis. I couldn't help but chuckle when I seen how young Thorin was in the portrait. He's just as dashing and handsome then, as he is now! I thought as she stood and admired the portrait. "Do you like it? I'm glad you do. Its my personal favorite actually." a voice spoke up from behind me, which took her by surprise. "Who said that?" I asked looking around the room, and I could see nobody in the room at the moment.

"I'm glad to see that you are close with my Grandson. You are loyal, and quite loving to him, quite unusual considering that you're an elf!" continued the voice. When I heard the voice mentioning, 'grandson', I stood frozen in the room, I knew this means that King Thror himself is speaking to me! My psychic abilities had returned to me, and my last experience was with Frerin. "Your Majesty?" I said. Suddenly, the Dwarf King appeared, a transparent glow surrounding him, as he smiled me.

"Please, just call me Thror. Eventually you two will marry one day, which I would love to see!" said the dwarf. "No offense your Majesty, but your Grandson, I'm afraid, isn't well-he has changed, I'm afraid not for the better!" I said as tears form in my eyes.

"Oh, my lady-this is all my fault-It's just as I feared-Thorin-its gotten to him-!" sighed Thror, sadly. Suddenly, Thror took my hand, looking at me firmly in the eyes. "Listen to me, Tabitha. You love him, and he loves you. The sickness will control him sooner or later, and he can possibly hurt you. My wife, temporarily left me when I fell into it, but she came back to me while we were out on the road after Smaug's attack." said Thror.

"So you're saying let it run its course, and allow Thorin to fight it himself?" I said. Thror nodded. "I have your back, lassie. If my Grandson harms in you any way, I will continue to haunt him every night in his sleep." said Thror. I couldn't help but chuckle at hearing this. "Thank you for those words, they're useful, Thror." I said, smiling at the old dwarf. "Do me a favor, and tell my grandson I love him, tell him he can fight this, and become the King he wants to be." said Thror. "I will tell him, Thror. You have my word!" I said firmly.

No One's POV:

Smaug bellowed his final words at the Company, as he was covered in molten guard, and he quickly flew out of the Mountain, with Bilbo running behind him.

The hobbit watched Smaug as he flown towards Lake Town. "I am Fire! I am Death!" roared Smaug as he made his way towards the town. "What have we done?!" gasped Bilbo softly. Suddenly, Bilbo could hear Thorin call out to them. "Mister Baggins, come here!" Thorin called out, and the hobbit walked back inside the Mountain. "First, some of you need to find Tabitha, and then we must begin searching for the Arkenstone. We will not rest until its found." said Thorin.

"I don't see why you can't go and find her. We'll search for the Arkenstone, lad, go ahead and find Tabby." said Dwalin. And so while the Company had done that, Thorin went to search for Tabitha. First he went to check the King's chamber. To his surprise, he entered, finding the place all clean and polished. "Who cleaned this room?" Thorin asked loudly. "I have, Thorin! After all, this soon will be yours." said Tabitha, stepping towards him. "You've been up here this entire time?" asked Thorin.

"Why is it a problem?" asked Tabitha, placing her hands on her hips. "No, actually I'm glad you have done so, otherwise Smaug would have fried you." said Thorin. And the two of them stood in silence for a while.

"Thank you for cleaning up the place for me, Tabitha. Now its time you go and join the others and search for the Arkenstone." said Thorin. Well there goes the idea of me wanting to talk to him about his grandfather, thought Tabitha, as she followed Thorin out of the King's chamber as they returned to the Treasury. Everyone had been in the treasury for hours searching for the stone, and Tabitha didn't like the feel of being there, with the aftermath of the dragon being there. She felt tired, hungry and weak, to the point where she could barely move.

"Thorin, can we take a small break. I'm feeling very exhausted and hungry. Can we continue the search later?" called out Tabitha. "NO! Like I said before, we're not going to rest until its found!" barked Thorin. "Thorin, I can barely move, I'm dizzy and light headed! The treasury will stood be here after we get some food in our system!" screamed Tabitha. "I said keep searching!" barked Thorin. When did Thorin had become a slave driver? This isn't the Thorin I know at all, thought Tabitha. Fifteen minutes later, Tabitha blacked out on the mounds of gold.

"TABITHA!" cried out Bilbo and Balin together as they ran towards her.