Caldeon is 14-15 years old

ThorinPOV

Golden sun broke through the windows right into my eyes. It was an hour after day break. I tried to get up, but I felt a weight in my lap and I remembered Caldeon was there. Her eyes were open and she looked up at me,"Good morning." she said.

"Morning." I said," How long have you been up?"

"Don't know."

"How do you feel?"

"As well as can be expected." she said.

"Can I get up?" I asked she smiled and nodded. I gingerly lifted her head and placed it on the straw. I stood and brushed off the lingering straw. "Do you need anything while I'm up?"

"Water please."

I walked into the next room to find Gandalf talking to a tall man wearing rough spun clothes."Thorin," said Gandalf,"this is our host, Beorn." The tall man turned to me and nodded.

"Thank you for your hospitality," I said with a bow." Might I ask where I can find some water?"

He pointed at the door,"There's a pump right outside." He handed me a large wooden cup. I drew the water and walked back to Caldeon.

"Do you need help?" I asked when I offered the cup.

"I hurt my leg, not my hands." she said taking the water. She brought it to her lips and took several gulps."So what's the plan?" she asked.

"I don't know." I said.

"The Great Thorin Oakenshield king under the mountain off to claim Erebor doesn't have a plan."

I smiled at her teasing,"We'll wait until you're healed to go on." She nodded and we sat in silence.

One by one the company awoke. I left Caldeon to eat and arrange the day. I came back to watch Oin change her bandages, I stayed some distance away even though I wanted to gather her in my arms when she made the slightest wince.

CaldeonPOV

I stayed on my pile of straw all day. I was glad that Ori showed me how to knit so I could have something to do. Around mid-day Beorn gave me a rough spun dress with clay button, I thanked him. Before I knew it night had come. "What ya makin' lass." I looked up to see Bombur with several bowls in his hands. I gazed at my knitting project.

"I really don't know." I said chuckling.

"Ya hungry?" he asked.

"Please." he handed me a bowl. When he stepped to the side I saw the rest of the company, they were either handing out soup or already eating. "You all can sit at the table, I hope I'm not forcing you to eat here." I said.

"We want to sit here." said Kili. I smiled and ate my soup. There was ale at dinner and very soon many of the dwarves got drunk. Dwalin pulled a fiddle and strummed a lazy tune, while Bofur and Nori(dead drunk) started to sing and dance. I laughed at their childness even though it pained my ribs slightly.

After a while things started to calm down. The bowls were taken away, I leaned back on my straw. I saw something shimmer on Nori's belt."That's mine." I said.

"What?" He asked.

"That necklace is mine."

He picked it off of his belt,"You own a piece of dwarfish jewelry?" I never knew it was dwarfish but I didn't want him to know that.

"Yes. And it's mine," I said. I was starting to get annoyed.

"Just give it to her Nori." said Fili. Nori gave me my necklace and I snapped it into place.

Thorin narrowed his eyes and crouched in front of me. He touched the golden phoenix pendent. "You said this is yours?"

"Yes, it's an heirloom."

"By whom?"

"My grandmother."

"Who was your grandmother?"

"Lady Amalia." He looked at me in shock. His eyes searched my face all the while he clung to the pendent. Suddenly he stood and left the room.

Balin then inspected my necklace. "Caldeon is there a story with this?" He asked.

"Lady Amalia fell in love with a man that she wasn't allowed to love. He gave it to her as a token of love." I said.

"Thorin made this. He fell in love with Lady Amalia when she and her father traveled to Erebor." I stared at him in disbelief and then to where Thorin left.

"He's not angry, he's just shocked." said Kili. "I've seen him do that before."

I leaned back into the straw. Everyone sobered up and got ready for bed.

It was around midnight when Thorin returned (I was still awake). He sat next to me. The silence was awkward and strange.

"I was wondering what was so familiar about you." He said."I want to be close to you, I want you to be safe, I want you to be happy. Has Lord Elrond formally adopted you?"

"No. Truly I never felt like his daughter." I said.

"How would you feel if I adopted you?" I stared at him in shock. In all truth I wondered what kind if father he would be. All I knew for sure was that he wouldn't be like Deerdal.

"Do I have to answer now?" He shook his hand no. "I'll sleep on it." with that I turned to fall asleep.

It didn't take a night. It took three.

A day after that night I was allowed to walk small distances with assistance. One night I felt really sick. I was hungry but the thought of food made my stomach turn. When Fili offered me a hand to escort me to dinner I refused and said I wasn't hungry. My stomach ache wasn't the only reason I didn't want food, I had a deep, sharp pain in my lower abdomen.

Everyone was eating when I felt something warm run down my legs. I pushed my dress up to see red, sticky blood covering my inner thighs. I started to panic, I had only a small idea on what was happening. Elves believe that information on changes of the body came from parents, Lord Elrond felt that job shouldn't be his, Arwen told me a little.

I don't know what to do or who to tell. But, maybe,"Th-Thorin," I called. He turned around in his chair to look back at me, he saw the worry in my eyes and came to me.

"What's wrong?" he asked.

"I'm bleeding." he went to check my leg. "Not there." He first looked confused then a look of realization cast over his eyes. I moved the dress to show him my thighs.

"First time?" he asked, I nodded.

"I hurt right here," I rubbed a horizontal line over the place were it hurt.

"I'll get you cleaned up then you should get something to eat, it makes it feel better."

"How do you know?"

"I have a younger sister." he said. He left then returned with a warm wet cloth and a dry one. He thoroughly cleaned my thighs. After he was done he told me to put the dry cloth between my legs.

He took me to the table. The company looked both worried and suspicious. Bombur passed me a still steaming bowl of soup."You ok?" he asked.

"Do you want me to tell them," Thorin whispered and I nodded."She's a woman now." he said to the company they all smiled and nodded in understanding.

Dinner was silent mostly. Afterwards Thorin escorted me back to the straw, before he left I touched his arm and whispered in his ear,"You can adopt me now." We smiled at each other.

He waited until everyone was in the room before started the ceremony. He took a piece of my hair on the left side of my face close to my neck and started to braid. I heard a few gasps and whispers from the company. Looking over Thorin's shoulder I saw a few of the them smiling like Balin, Dwalin, Fili, and Kili, who Thorin probably told.

After Thorin clasped the braid with one of his own bead Balin stood and said in an authoritative voice," We all bear witness to the bonding of Thorin Oakenshield and Caldeon as father and daughter. It is now our responsibility that nothing or no one separates them or denies their connection. As Mahal as our own witness we swear."

"We swear." said the company in unison. The ceremony was over and everyone got ready for bed. Tonight Thorin slept beside me.

"So, you're my father now." I said rolling the bead.

"Aye, and you're my daughter." I smiled, it felt natural now to have someone to call father.

I realize that stuff in this chapter is a little disturbing. If you ask nicely and if there is a majority of people who don't want certain parts it can be removed in a week.

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