Chapter Fifteen
City of Dale
Dungeons
Desmond sat in his cell, thinking of a plan of escaping the dungeon. Finally, he waited until the guards walked away from the cell. Desmond, with being a dark elf, also had very strong powers, and he turned himself invisible as he picked the locks on the cell door. After that, the Dark Elf escaped the dungeons. Once he left the dungeons, he went to search for Edwin and Nelvo, which it didn't take long for the elves to find their leader.
"Where have you been? We've been searching all over the place for you!" said Nelvo. "I've been arrested for no reason at all! That's where I've been! Come on! We must get to Erebor, and get Neniel!" said Desmond. "And how are we going to do that? Do you think Erebor is going to heavily guarded by dwarves?" asked Nelvo. "We'll find a way of getting into the Mountain, Nelvo! One more protest out of you, I'll rip your throat out." snarled Desmond. Three hours later, they arrived at the base of the Lonely Mountain, and they begin to climb.
Erebor, Lonely Mountain
Twenty minutes after midnight.
Neniel laid in bed, next to Thorin, and she could feel that her husband was feeling quite restless, as he kept tossing and turning. And then, she found Thorin sitting up in bed. "Thorin, dear, are you alright?" asked Neniel softly. "Something in the air, isn't right. I have to and check on the guards, seeing if they seen anything suspicious." said Thorin. "Why are you so worried? Everything is alright, Thorin!" said Neniel.
Neniel didn't understand why Thorin was feeling this way. "Maybe you just had a nightmare, or one of your flash backs." said Neniel. "Its not that, Neniel. I'll shall return momentarily. I'm going to speak with the guards." said Thorin, as he climbed out of bed, and got dressed, as he kissed Neniel on the lips and he left the chambers. After Thorin had left, Neniel laid back into bed, and dozed off, finishing her sleep. Another hour went by, Neniel was startled awake again when she heard footsteps entering the chambers.
"Thorin, is that you?" Neniel called out. But there was no answer. After waiting for a few minutes, Neniel spoke up again.
"Thorin, are you there?!" called out Neniel again. Suddenly, she could hear the door of the bedroom open, and suddenly she could hear a voice hiss. "Grab the whore!" the voice hissed, and then two figures grabbed Neniel. "Hey! What is the big idea?! Let me go! STOP IT! Just who in the hell do you think you are?!" screamed Neniel. "Long time no see, love. Why did you leave us? You know the penalty of betraying our people!" snarled Desmond, as he glared at Neniel, while Nelvo and Edmond held onto her.
"DESMOND?!" screamed Neniel. "Tie her mouth shut, so she won't scream any longer! Then we need to get out of here!" demanded Desmond. After Edwin tied Neniel's mouth shut with a scarf, they quickly left the chambers, and climbed out the side of the Mountain. Fifteen minutes later, Thorin returned to the King's chambers, and entered the bedroom, and he gasped in horror, when he noticed Neniel wasn't in the bed. "SHIT!" shouted Thorin, and he darted out of the chambers again, and he ran towards the guards. "The Kingdom is on alert! Neniel has been kidnapped! Several of you search the mountain for Neniel!" demanded Thorin.
"And what of you sir?" asked a second guard. "I will handle the rest." said Thorin.
Next, Thorin headed towards Balin and Dwalin's chambers, as he began knocking on the door. "Alright, who is it at this time of night? Kili! This better not be one of yer pranks, because it isn't funny!" grumbled Dwalin from behind the door, and he opened the door, and he saw it was Thorin. "Thorin? What's going on here?" asked Dwalin. "Dwalin, we got a situation. Neniel has been kidnapped!" said Thorin. "WHAT?! When has this happened?" asked Balin, running towards Dwalin's side.
"Well something told me, while I was sleeping of a bad feeling in my gut, and I woke up to ask the guards if they found anything suspicious outside the mountain. When they told me no, I returned to my chambers, and entered the bedroom, that's when I discovered Neniel gone." said Thorin. "We must round up every dwarf we can find and search for her." said Dwalin. "And we're not going to rest until she's found. Dwalin, go wake Fili and Kili, the three of you will be searching with me. Meet me outside at the Front Gate." said Thorin.
Dwalin nodded, and he walked away. Thorin waited patiently out on the Front gate for Dwalin, Fili and Kili. It didn't take long for the three of them to arrive, as they left the Mountain and begin their search for Neniel.
Neniel's POV::
Just I thought my life was going good, being married to a wonderful dwarf king, everything just went downhill fast, when someone from my past arrives, and this someone I wanted to forget, because he was a horrible person, by all means, evil: Desmond Darkwin. Years ago, when I was younger and before my home had been raided by orcs, I was set up in an arranged marriage, that I didn't approve at all, to Desmond.
Not only I barely knew the guy, but I didn't like him, because there was something dark and evil about him that glowed. It was one day, he set up an outing for just the two of us, and he forced himself onto me, and then he began to beat on me like a rag doll. I fought him away, and I went and informed my father of Desmond's deeds. My father banished him from the kingdom. Desmond threatened my father, that he is not finished with his acts yet, and he would continue to make my life miserable there on.
And that is what he's doing now. "You should have stayed away from me, bastard!" I shouted at Desmond. "I made an oath to seek my revenge on you, Neniel! I'm not satisfied until I kill you! But right now, I'm not going to kill you until I have my fun with you, as well as getting Edwin and Nelvo in on the fun as well." snarled Desmond.
"Don't you dare touch me, asshole!" I screamed Suddenly, I felt a hand striking my face, and I screamed. "Silence woman! You will not move from this spot! Understood? I'm going to hunt for some food, you better stay here!" shouted Desmond, and he walked away, while leaving Edwin and Nelvo behind to guard me "Hey, lets have some fun with her now!" said Nelvo. "No! By Desmond's orders, no fun until he returns!" said Edwin.
I sat there, tied to a tree, closing my eyes and praying for help to come. I prayed the Thorin would notice I'm gone and send out a search party to find me. An hour later, Desmond returned and he began cooking supper. "I can imagine you are hungry. I have some wine here as well! Dale's finest!" said Desmond. "No thank you, I'm not hungry!" I snarled. "Well that's too bad, you're goina eat anyway and drink, even if we shove it down your throat!" snapped Desmond.
If I only wish I had one free hand so I can throw a rock at that bastard. When supper was ready Desmond placed some food in front of me, and a mug of wine. "Eat and drink, and be quick, so we can get our festivities started!" snapped Desmond. "You're not my boss, cretin!" I hissed. Suddenly, this time Desmond threw a punch at me. "ENOUGH! One more word out of you, I will kill you for sure!" shouted Desmond. I could feel my head throbbing, as well as my face after I got struck.
No One's POV:
Thorin, Dwalin, Fili and Kili entered a woods as they continued their search for Neniel. They walked for two hours or so when Fili took notice of a light in the distance. "Look! It appears someone has made camp!" exclaimed Fili softly. "Lets go see it. We may have found whoever has gotten Nen!" said Thorin. Suddenly, they could hear loud screams. "She's not too far!" said Thorin, as he sprinted towards the light, followed by Dwalin, Fili and Kili. When Thorin peered through the trees, he gasped in horror, and anger and rage clouded over him of what he saw:
He saw three male dark elves on top of Neniel. One was beating on her, the other was ripping off Neniel's clothes, while the third was forcing himself on her. Thorin couldn't hold back anymore, as he charged out rom the trees. "Get off of her!" roared Thorin, brandishing his sword. The three dark elves turned to the dwarf, glaring angrily at him. "So, this is your precious dwarf husband? Kill him, boys!" snapped Desmond. Soon as he said that, Fili and Kili, alongside with Dwalin leapt out from the trees, alongside with several members of the Royal guard, as they charged at the dark elves.
And they killed all three dark elves. Thorin quickly went over to Neniel, as he untied her, and held her close to him.
"We need to get you back quickly. You are heavily bleeding. Dwalin, find something to bind up Neniel's wound to stop the bleeding and quick!" said Thorin. Dwalin nodded, as a he torn off a portion of his coat, and handed to Thorin, while Thorin bound the wound. "Will you be able to walk, Neniel?" asked Thorin softly. Neniel tried to stand, but she felt weak. "I'll help you." said Thorin, and he helped Neniel, as he led her back home, while letting the others deal with the corpses of the dark elves.
"Please don't be angry with me, Thorin!" Neniel whispered softly, as they entered the mountain. "Why would I be angry with you?" asked Thorin. Suddenly, Neniel collapsed to the floor, as she fell into unconsciousness. Thorin gently picked her up and carried her to the healing chambers. After laying her down in the bed, he sent for Oin. Thorin explained to Oin the situation to Oin. Oin immediately took out his medicine bag, and began working on Neniel. "Send for me when Nen wakes up!" said Thorin. Oin nodded, as Thorin walked out of the healing chambers.
As Thorin left the chambers, Dis met up with him. "How is she? Is she alright?" asked Dis. "She will be fine." grumbled Thorin, and he walked away. "Thorin.." said Dis.
"Just leave me be!" snarled Thorin, and he walked away. Thorin sat in his chambers, as he thought over Neniel's involvement with the horrible man that attacked her. A part of him wanted to blame her for the whole thing, because she had never mentioned about this person to him. But he couldn't find himself to get angry with her, considering what she had been through. He decided he would calmly talk with Neniel once she wakens.
An hour later, Oin entered the room. "She has awake, Thorin!" said Oin "Thank you!" said Thorin, as he stood up and he headed towards the healing chambers. As he entered, he found her sitting up in the bed, and bandaged. "I can't face you right now, Thorin, please leave!" said Neniel. "No, I'm not going to leave." said Thorin. "Thorin, don't do anything to frighten her!" said Dis, standing behind him. Thorin closed his eyes and sighed, and he sat next to her, taking her hands gently.
"Neniel, I know you are still recuperating from your injuries, but please explain to me who this elf is, and why did he came here to attack you?" asked Thorin. Neniel took a couple deep breaths, and she told Thorin the story. "I should have told you this before, Thorin, but I've been trying to forget about him and the whole situation together." said Neniel.
"I am glad you told me, Neniel. But you don't have to worry about him and his thugs no more. We killed them." said Thorin, as he held Neniel close to him. Neniel laid her head upon Thorin's broad chest. "And no harm will come to you again!" whispered Thorin, as he pressed his lips onto hers, in a deep kiss. "I love you, my king!" whispered Neniel. "I love you too, my queen!" Thorin whispered back.