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Fili: 7

Kili: 5

Fili

Kili is running down the hill towards the creek while I walk slowly behind. We are going to play dwarves and dragons. I am letting him run ahead to play the dragon so he can jump out and try to attack me but I know most of his hiding places. I am almost to the field when I hear Kili scream.

"Kili! Kili what's the matter!" I call and break into a run. He can't be hurt. Oh Mahal don't let him be hurt. I run to the meadow and I see him crouched over something.

"Kee?" I ask.

"It's hurt. We need to help him." Kili cries.

"Who?"

"The butterfly." He whispers.

I go look over his shoulder and I see an orange butterfly with a broken wing on the ground.

"Ok. Let' get him home and Mum may be able to help." I comfort him. I pick the butterfly up carefully in my hands and I start to walk carefully home. "Go run ahead and tell Mum that I'm coming with the butterfly."

When I reach the door it swings open and my mother is holding a box filled with cloth. "Put Marco in here."

I assume that the butterfly is Marco so I carefully place him in the box. Kili is hugging one of mother's leg.

"Is he gonna be alright?" he asks and tries to look in the box.

"We have to see if he lasts the night." She says and brings the box into the kitchen.

"I'll stay up with him." Kili tells mum and he goes to sit down next to the box.

"No you need to get some rest." she counters. "You're a growing dwarfling, you need your rest."

"One night won't kill me I swear." He argues. Mum sighs. She is caving I can tell.

"Fine but tomorrow you need to go to bed early."

"Deal." Kili says and goes to sit at the table where the box is.

I go and get ready for bed and I climb in. It's weird not having Kili next to me. I try falling asleep but it is hard. Without Kili here it's lonely. I toss and turn all night not getting a wink of sleep. I look out the window and see the sun rising. I'm not getting any sleep now so I get up and walk into the kitchen to check on Kili. I see him curled up on the table. I go and look in the box. Oh no. I'm pretty certain Marco is dead. I creep into my mom's room.

"Mum. Mum." I whisper and shake her lightly.

"Hmmm?"

Before I can tell her anything a scream rips through the house.

"Marco?"

I nod. She jumps out of bed and runs to the kitchen.

Kili is holding the box crying. "Marco!" he sobs.

"Oh hunny." My mom says and takes the box and then hugs Kili. "He was called to the halls of Mandos. Nothing and no one can change that."

Kili just keeps crying. We have a small service for Marco and then we bury him.

That night after the lights are out and Kili and I are curled up in our furs and blankets I hear a soft sobbing.

"Kili? Kili are you ok?"

"Can you promise me something?"

"Of course."

"Promise me that you won't leave me. You won't go anywhere without me? In middle earth or the halls of Mandos." He whispers through sniffles.

"Oh Kili no matter what I will never leave you."