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~Chapter 6: Hollowing souls~

Fili took in a deep breath, his eyes burned from the lack of tears he had just attempted to cry, some how his body found enough water to make a decent amount of tears. The young dwarf awaited the toy makers response.

"You...thought he was dead?" Bofur asked the wounded dwarf, as he pulled back from the embrace.

Fili felt the warmth pulling away so he looked over to his friend, the movement torture to his wounds.

"I...my ax...he was laying there...and...how could he not be?" Fili stumbled over his words, trying to get his thoughts in line.

Bofur took a clean cloth from the table and brought it to Fili's face wiping the tears from his face then handed it to him.

"No lad, he...he isn't in the best shape, but he is alive."

Fili took the cloth, wiping his nose then blew it, clearing some soot from his head.

"Why...Why did they separate us? Why am I not with Kili if he is alive?!" Fili asked as he started getting defensive, wondering if Bofur made this up just to make him feel better even if just temporarily, though it was not like the toy maker to lie, especially to him.

Bofur frowned as he thought back to the scene then let out a gentle breath as he started to explain.

"He was awake for a little while, he was screaming for you...he saw you hurt and he went into a panic."

Fili swallowed at the thought of his younger brother going through that, to suffer the same thought that Fili was currently suffering.

"That does not explain why I am here and he's not!" The prince said, before rotating, putting his legs over the side of the bed. He felt a wave of dizziness rush over him and nearly collapsed forward when he felt two stern hands plant themselves on each of his shoulders.

"Easy lad..." the toy maker said, holding him up, "Please, lay back down..." he nearly begged.

Fili slowly shook his head, "I need to know..."

Bofur sighed, for some reason choosing not to fight Fili on the matter. "The Healers, they hadn't had a chance to remove the arrows yet... when Kili..." the toy maker looked down biting his lip, searching for the right words. He then looked back to the prince. "When he saw you and the blood he started screaming and it was causing his body to move, which was affecting the arrows...It was causing more injuries and that's why you are here, the doctor ordered you to be separated from him...He hasn't woken since the episode..."

Fili looked to the ground as he took a moment to take this in. Fili felt Bofur's hands pull away realizing he was sitting up on his own now, he looked up to see Bofur slowly and cautiously pulling his hands back as if he expected Fili to fall again. Fili let out a breath then looked to Bofur, he still felt weak but he knew what he wanted.

"Take me to Kili."

Bofur frowned, "Lad... I-" he started, but was cut off by the golden haired prince,

"Bofur, I belong with my brother. I belong with Kili!" he responded in a tone that was not a yell but left no room for argument.

Fili watched as Bofur looked him over. The toy maker seemed to be having a inner conflict and Fili couldn't tell which side was wining, Bofur's brain or his heart, so the prince decided to help the heart.

"You said it yourself, he is not doing well...I should be there with him, to comfort him and be there for him should he wake." He could tell by the look on Bofur's face that he was winning.

"The Healer isn't going to like us moving you again..." Bofur said "With all the ash and soot in the air each time we move you out of the healing tent you are at risk of infection...We had no choice the first time..."

"I am fine friend, I am fully bandaged and am awake to say if anything seems wrong." Fili continued, trying to convince Bofur.

He then with both hands pushed off the bed landing on his feet. As soon as Fili's feet took the weight of his body he felt so much pain at once, his left thigh felt like it had split open and catch on fire at the same time. The pain shot from his thigh and up his spine in a cold splash that engulfed his entire body. He felt his legs give out from under him as his head went light and his vision blurred. He felt the ground abruptly meet his knees and he felt a rush of heat sweep across his forehead as his stomach lurched forward, losing all the water he just drank. Then before he could fall into it, he felt hands grasp his shoulders. He felt his stomach lurch again then blackness took over the blur of vision before him, as there was nothing.

Bofur had his hat off , wiping sweat from his brow once more, only closing his eyes for a second when he heard the thump. His eyes snapped open just in time to see Fili on the ground. His heart skipped a beat as he saw Fili dropped his hand so he jolted forward, quickly grabbing the prince by the shoulders.

"Fili!" Bofur called, then he saw the prince lose what little water he had taken in, nothing in his stomach to lose but water, what little progress Bofur had made was now gone. "Fili, can you hear me lad?" he asked, as he tried to glance away for a second, as the prince vomited for a second time, still only water.

Then he felt the prince grow much heavier under his grasp. Bofur moved to position himself next to Fili, pulling the young dwarf's right arm over the toy makers own shoulders, then he placed his left arm around Fili's stomach, lifting him up. Bofur knew he would need help getting the young dwarf back up on the bed safely.

"Help! I need a hand in here!" he yelled, hoping anyone nearby would hear. Only seconds after, the flap flew open and a healers assistant stepped in.

"What's going...How do I help?" he asked, as he took in the scene.

"I need help moving him safely." Bofur said, as the boy rushed over, taking Fili's other arm.

"Back to his bed?"

"No, the next time he wakes...he needs to be with his brother." the toy maker responded.

"That's not a good ideal, you saw how that went last time..." the boy returned.

"Trust me lad, if he wakes with out his brother, it will result in him trying to walk over himself again...I don't want to make a habit out of collecting his body off the ground." Bofur said feeling weary himself. He looked to the boy seeing him give a nod, then Bofur offered a smile. "Thank you lad, for everything."

The boy smiled back at him, "Ernak... my name is Ernak" he told the aging dwarf.

Once Bofur and Ernak had gotten Fili back into Kili's tent, they placed him on a clean bed that was about 5 feet from Kili. Ernak removed Fili's bandage on his leg and re-cleaned, stitched, and dressed the wound before leaving. Bofur had seen Ori was sitting in a chair by Kili so he walked over to check on him, he could see the young dwarf had his notebook and charcoal set.

"What are you working on?"

"I am drawing Kili..." he said, as he looked up to Bofur, when his eyes settled he asked, "Where is your hat?"

Bofur reached up as if noticing for the first time that it was gone, "Oh, aye, I dropped it in the other tent...Can I see?" he asked Ori looked back down at his picture as if he was thinking about it, then turned it to Bofur.

Bofur looked to the picture, his eyes sweeping the picture, taking in the full detail, he smiled. The picture was of Kili's exact pose and looked so realistic, but in the picture he was not wounded and did not have the pained expression, in fact he looked to be sleeping peacefully in the drawing.

"I would like him to look like this instead." Ori commented, looking down at his notepad. "He saved me out there...An orc was about to kill me and he shot it...I didn't see it, but I saw his arrow in it." Ori said, as he started drawing again,

Bofur had a tight lip sympathetic smile as he placed a hand on Ori's shoulder, "When he wakes up, you will have to thank him then." he said trying to reassure the troubled youth.

Ori looked to him giving a smile hopeful. "I think I will have to thank him when he awake" he said before hearing his stomach growl. "Are you going to be here for a bit? I am starting to get a little hungry."

Bofur gave a nod, as he walked over toward Fili. "Go eat and get some rest lad. I will keep watch from here" he responded, sitting down next to Fili.

"Thank you" Ori said, placing his note pad and charcoal-pens back in his bag before leaving.

Bofur let out a breath, now that Ernak and Ori was gone he was finally alone besides the two unconscious Durin's. He reached down rubbing his leg tenderly, a small amount of sweat on his brow, but he paid no attention to it. He only hoped that the boys would pull through this final battle.

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