Chapter 34
"Thorin no! Thorin!"
His breathing was growing weak. I remembered what he did for me. I brought my mouth to his and breathed air into his wounded body. I bound his wound quickly and listened to his heart. It was beating but faintly.
"Gandalf! GANDALF!" I called.
The wizard came and knelt down.
"He is dying."
"Then save him! I care not what it takes!" I shouted.
He nodded and tried everything he could. Thorin's eyes remained closed. Tears streamed down my face. The dwarves and Bilbo were no gathered around, including Thorin's cousin Dain.
"Thorin please! Thorin hear my voice! I love you! Do you hear me I love you!" I cried.
Still he remained unconscious.
"Tawariell it is too late. There is nothing we can do." Gandalf said.
"NO! I will not let him die! Silanna will not lose her father!" I snapped.
No one said anything. Fili and Kili stood there with tears in their eyes. I looked back down at Thorin and my tears fell onto his face.
"I love you Thorin! I love you so much! I cannot raise Silanna without you! Please come back to us! Please open your eyes meleth!" I cried.
My hope was dwindling. I rested my forehead on his chest and cried. I was going to lose him, and I knew not what else I could do. I looked up and touched his face lightly.
"I love you…..Thorin Oakenshield. I will always love you." I cried.
I leaned forward to give him one last kiss. As I pulled back his eyes opened.
"T….Thorin?!"
"Tawariell!"
He sat up a little and took my hand. He touched my face and smiled.
"I am alright. I am here. I promised you I would be!" He said.
Fili and Kili were jumping for joy and the other too were cheering.
"I love you Tawariell."
I smiled and kissed him. I kissed him long and hard and wrapped my arms around him. I pulled back and helped him stand. He greeted his cousin Dain and I hugged Legolas. Everything was as it should be. Thorin was alive, Silanna would be born in a few months, and Erebor was reclaimed.
Thorin and I married a month after the battle. Eradan and the other rangers had traveled to Erebor. I stood in a beautiful dress. Eradan came to me and smiled.
"I never once thought this would be the result of your quest."
"Nor I my friend."
"It is a happy one none the less. And I am happy for you."
I smiled and embraced him. He pulled back and then held something out to me.
"Word reached us of your parents. Who they were. This was your mother's bow. It is time you had it." He said.
I slowly took the bow and examined it. I held it to me and closed my eyes. A single tear fell down my face.
"I hope…..I am the daughter they can be proud of."
"I know you are! Ireth and Eruantien would be proud of you. They have a beautiful daughter, who is loyal, brave and loved by all. Aranel and Sirewen are proud of you as well. And Thorin….well I need not tell you how he feels. You have become the most valiant of all the Dúnedain. We are proud you are one of us. And I hope your child will bring you and your husband joy. She will be the daughter of a king of dwarves, the daughter of Thorin Oakenshield, son of Thrain, son of Thror King under the Mountain. And the daughter of a brave and loving Dúnedain ranger. Silanna daughter of Thorin. Princess Under the Mountain." Eradan said.
I smiled and threw my arms around him. Aranel then came for me. He took my arm and walked me through the halls of the Mountain and out the Front Gate. Beorn had come as well. He smiled at me and I smiled back and winked. I smiled as I saw Thorin standing there waiting for me. I had never seen one more handsome then he. I walked forward and took his hand. I hugged Aranel and whispered,
"~Thank you…..for everything you have ever done for me. I will always think of you as a father.~"
He kissed my forehead and then I faced Thorin. He smiled at me with such love. We kissed and the people cheered and clapped. I smiled into the kiss and then pulled back. Only for a few seconds for he kissed me again. As we separated I looked into the sky and my smile faded. I saw two people in the clouds. A man and a woman smiling down at me. My parents. I smiled and waved slightly. My mother did look like I did. But I did have my father's eyes as everyone had said. They smiled and my mother blew me a kiss. Then they disappeared, and I never would see them again.
I took Thorin's hand as we stood before Legolas and Thranduil. I knew Thorin was still angry for what they had done but he bowed his head.
"I thank you for helping us fight. And for keeping my wife safe."
I walked away so they may talk and found Gandalf.
"My dear Tawariell. So much about you has changed."
"That is more then likely Silanna." I joked.
I laughed with him and then looked up at the sky.
"I saw them too." he said.
I looked at him in surprise.
"They had not named you Tawariell. They named Minuialwen. Meaning dawn. For you born at dawn."
I smiled.
"I shall remain Tawariell, girl of the forest. For that is who I truly am." I said.
He nodded and smiled at me. Thorin found me and we found the dwarves and Bilbo.
"My dear Mr. Baggins. Can you ever forgive me for the words spoken to you from me?" Thorin asked.
Bilbo smiled.
"Of course."
Thorin embraced the little hobbit and so did I. I kissed his forehead and Thorin named him a friend to all dwarves and a Champion of Erebor. It was a fit title, certainly more so then Burglar.