'Durins curse haunts the male members of my family. Lord Elrond is right, my grandfather succumbed to it and my father became mad as well. Although it was not because of the gold.' Thorin told his wife.

'Your father died in Moria? We believed that he was tortured to death, how dare lord Elrond say otherwise?' Oda was still furious with Elrond and Gandalf who had caused her husbands pain.

'Yes, he did. But we were afraid that he was also striken by Durins curse way before the dragon took Erebor.' Thorin continued.

'What is Durins curse, Thorin?' Oda asked again.

Thorin took a deep breath. 'It is the gold sickness. The male members of my family tend to grow that obsessive of gold that everything else loses its importance. Gold is the only thing that matters and everything else - family, friends, love….all of that falls into oblivion. By Durins beard, my father mourned the loss of the gold more than my mothers death after the dragon came.'

Oda had already heard from this sickness. She knew that there was only little chance of winning the battle against it. But she also knew that Thorin was not sick.

'You are not goldsick, Thorin.' she said and used the opportunity to walk closer to her husband. 'You are strong and you cherish whats yours.'

'Yes, I do. The gold in Erebor is mine. Mine and my families. What if I cherish it more than anything else, too? More than you?' Thorins voice was thick of pain and sadness and Oda could not take it anymore. Determinied she walked over to him and took him in her arms.

'You are strong. And you are a worthy king of your people, Thorin. Our people.' Oda whispered in his ear. 'And as long as I am with you I will always remind you of what is important in your life. But why did you have to keep it a secret from me for so long, Thorin? I am your wife and I share your fate.'

'I had hoped that not talking about it would make me forget. Talking about it would mean for to accept this weakness. As long as we had no chance of reclaiming Erebor and the gold it was not important.'

Thorin sighed and laid his forehead against hers. He mentally thanked his sister for having sent Oda for him. Dis had always been the wise and thoughtful one of his family. Now that his wife was with him Thorin felt stronger and more confident. He had never realised how much Oda meant to him and how important she was to him.

The quest for Erebor continued with an additional member, Thorins queen. The dwarves respected her highly for sharing their fate and Bilbo found an ally in the female Dunedain. When she was around Thorin did not behave as garstly towards the hobbit. But after a collision with stone giants, when Thorin had rescued Bilbo and almost fell himself he snapped at the halfling, leaving him hurt. In the protection of a cave Oda walked over to her husband.

'Whats with you? I do not recognise you, Thorin.' she whispered hoarsely. 'I married a loving and gentle dwarf, not the rude and insufferable dwarf you have become lately.'

'I have not invited you to this quest, wife.' Thorin hissed back without thinking. 'If you can`t stand my sight, then you are free to leave.' Thorin felt remorse as soon as the words were said. As Oda turned away from him he grabbed her arm. 'I am sorry, sunlight. I am so sorry.'

'One day, sorry won´t be enough anymore, Thorin.' Oda murmured and looked at her husband in worry. She loved him more than anything else in the world and it needed more than hard words to change that. But Thorin was turning into a dwarf she did not know anymore and that scared her more than losing him. Oda knew that she had to be strong. Strong enough for both of them.

Their journey to Erebor turned out to become more adventurous than Oda had imagined. That night they were captured by goblins, only to fight their way out, right into the waiting arms of the pale orc. Thorin had thought the pale orc dead and as he realised that he had been wrong all along he paled. Oda had never seen such horror in her husbands eyes. While she held on to the branch of the tree she was sitting in she watched in horror as Thorin engaged the pale orc and his warg. As the warg got a hold of Thorin and dug its teeth into her husband Oda leaped forward and threw herself at the white animal and its rider. Thorins pained cries reached Odas very heart and soul and in this moment she could feel nothing but hatred against the orc who did this to Thorin. Together with the halfling she charged at the pale orc and the other orc who tried to cut off Thorins head. While the other dwarves joined the fight, Oda crawled to her husband who had lost consciousness and stayed with him till the Eagles came to their rescue. On the Carrock she knelt at Thorins side as Gandalf healed him and helped him up as she asked for the halfling.

'What were you doing? You nearly got yourself killed!' Thorins voice was furious as he adressed the hobbit. 'I thought that you would be a burden from the beginning. And...I have never been that wrong, in all my life.'

In an instant Thorins cold voice changed into the warm hoarse voice Oda knew and as she saw her husband take the hobbit into his arms, she smiled. That was the dwarf she married. Soon, Thorin caught a glimpse of the Lonely Mountain afar.

'Our home.' he whispered and smiled at Bilbo. As he turned around her looked at Oda with a reassuring smile. 'Our home, my queen.'

Oda stepped closer and cuddled up in Thorins arms. The queen felt cold all of a sudden. This was not her home. This was Thorins home.

Ok, sorry guys, that I rushed so fast through it. But I think we all had our share of the first movie. I will leave this story rest until the new movie comes out and I hope, that you guys will stay with me ^^

I really hope that you liked it so far!