Then Legolas and the rest of the elves locked the dwarves in the dungeons while Everie went to her father's throne.
"Father, I come here to ask you to release the dwarves"
Thranduil looked at her daughter, and smiled "As I recall, you are an elf, not a dwarf. Why are you asking for their release?" Thranduil circled his daughter
"You know that they mean no harm in our kingdom, father"
"I know their purpose of crossing our land. Those dwarves want to reclaim their homeland"
"Then why do you keep them here?"
"Their quest is senseless, those dwarves do not know of a dragon's wrath."
"Father─"
"Enough. I do not want to argue with you, my beloved daughter. Leave, now"
Everie looked at her father once more, and left. When she was out of sight, Thranduil asked the guards to bring Thorin before him.
"Some may imagine that a noble quest is at hand, a quest to reclaim a homeland, and slay a dragon." Thranduil turned his attention to the dwarf before him.
"I, myself, suspect a more prosaic motif, attempted burglary or something of that elk. You have found a way in. You seek that which was bestowed upon you, the right to rule. The King's jewel, the Arkenstone, it is precious to you beyond measure." Thranduil smiled, "I understand that, there are gems in the mountains that I too desire, white gems of pure starlight. I offer you my help" Thranduil bowed his head slightly
Thorin chuckled a bit, "I am listening"
"I will let you go, if you but to return what is mine" Thranduil said, eyeing Thorin. Thorin turned around and walked, "a favour for a favour"
"You have my word, one King to another" Thranduil convincing the dwarf.
"I would not trust, Thranduil. The great King, on his words, should the end of all days be upon us" Thorin said his voice louder, he faced Thranduil once again, anger in his eyes "YOU! Lack all honor. I've seen how you treat your friends, we came to you once, starving, homeless, seeking your help, and you turned your back" Thorin said, emphasizing the last four words. "You, turned away from the suffering of my people, in the inferno that destroyed us" Thorin said and added a last statement using dwarf language "May you die in dragon fire" Thorin left Thranduil in shock.
Thranduil went close to the dwarf and spoke in a serious tone. "Do not talk to me of dragon fire. I know its wrath and ruin" Thranduil face changed when he remembered his pain. "I have faced the great serpents of the North!" Thranduil back up from Thorin, they were staring at each other's eyes.
"I warned your grandfather of what his greed would summon, but he would not listen. You are just like him" Thranduil said while he went to his throne, and he motioned for the guards to take Thorin. "Stay here if you will and rot, a hundred years is a mere blink in a life of an elf. I'm patient, I can wait" The guards took Thorin back to the dungeons, Thranduil sat back on his throne, Thranduil called for his son. "Legolas, watch your sister for me"
"Yes, father" Legolas nods, and walked away.
Thorin was locked away in his cell once again,
"Did he offer you a deal?" Balin asked,
"He did. I told him he could go ishkh khakfe andu null.(May you die in dragon fire) Him and all his kin!" Thorin shouted out of anger.
"Well, that's that then. The deal was our only hope" Balin said, with thoughts of hopelessness
"Not our only hope" Thorin looked up above.
"Deal?" Everie said appearing before the dwarves. Thorin looked to where the voice had come from, finding it belonged to the elven princess.
"And you? Why are you here?" Thorin asked, staring at the elf before him. "Perhaps your father sent you here to persuade me? No elf can change my mind" Thorin made his point clear.
"I came here at my own accord, master dwarf. I heard you cursing my kin." Thorin was left speechless, suddenly guilt washed over him, now knowing that she had heard him curse her father and his kin, including her. At that moment he wanted to take back his words. This elf was different from their fool of a King, she was like her. Thorin shook away his thoughts, now is not the time to think about the past.
"I am here to apologize for where you are right now, Master Dwarf. I am saddened by my father's choice of action. I am afraid apologizing is the only thing I can do for you right at this time." Everie looked at Thorin's eyes, Thorin wanted to shout, to make her go away, but he himself does not know why he was not able to do so.
Suddenly, the atmosphere was broken by footsteps, it was the guards. Everie knowing she should not be seen in the dungeons, bowed one last time, and turned away, leaving the dwarf at loss for words by her action.
Meanwhile, Thranduil was walking in the hallways.
"I know you're there. Why do you linger in the shadows?" Thranduil said, Tauriel came from the dark.
"I was coming to report to you" Tauriel walked and bowed before her King.
"I thought, I ordered that nest to be destroyed, not two months passed"
Tauriel reasoned out, while walking back and forth "We cleared the forest, as ordered my Lord, but more spiders keep coming out from the South, they are spawning in the ruins of Dol Goldur, if we could kill them at their source─"
"That fortress lies beyond our borders, keep our lands clear of those foul creatures, that is your task" Thranduil made his point
"And when we drive them off? What then? Will they not spread to other lands?"
"Other lands are not my concern." Tauriel stopped in her tracks, and looked at her King. "The fortunes of the world will rise and fall but here in this Kingdom we will endure…" Thranduil heard something and turned his head to where the sound had come from. Tauriel motioned to leave.
"Legolas said you've faught well today" Thranduil's statement stopped her from her tracks, and she turned to face her King. "He has grown very fond of you"
Tauriel looked away, "I assure you, my Lord. Legolas thinks of me as no more than a captain of the guard"
"Perhaps he did once, now I'm not so sure" Thranduil made his way to her direction, and made a cup of tea
Tauriel was caught out of words "I─do not think, you would allow your son to pledge himself to a lowly Silvan elf"
"No you are right, I would not. Still, he cares about you. Do not give him hope where there is none" Tauriel got what her King meant and left.
"I know you are there, show yourself" Thranduil said, while he stirred his cup. Everie revealed herself to her father. "What were you doing wandering around here?" Everie just looked at his father, "Returning from the dungeons, I see?"
"No, father" Everie looked at her father, Thranduil watched his daughter.
"How do you find our prisoners?"
"The dwarves mean no harm, my Lord. I do not understand why you keep them here. The same as I do not understand why you intrude between Legolas and Tauriel." Thranduil looked at his daughter, "Legolas deserves someone who is more eligible for him" Everie did not dare talk, she knows her father well. Everie gave her respect before leaving the room. When Everie reached the opening, she turned to face her father and said, "Father, I just hope you realize that there are things that may not as go as you hoped for. Even if you are the King"
Bilbo surprised the dwarves, in his hands are the keys to release them from the bars. One by one, he unlocked the cell doors. The dwarves moved finding their way to escape the Woodland realm. Everie put a hand in her pocket, she took the hard metal, it was the locket that her brother took from a dwarf he had searched.
Everie made her way to the dungeons, deciding that to return the locket from the dwarf. Everie was going the stairs, when she saw the dwarves, running past her.
"How did you get out?" The dwarves looked at her direction, Bilbo tried to push the dwarves aside for him to be able to look upon the she-elf. Everie took notice of the Halfling before her, "I see"
"We will fight you even if you're a girl" Gloin said threatening Everie if she would dare try to stop them from escaping.
"I understand. You do not need to worry. I would not stop you from your quest." Everie told the dwarves, "By the way, I think this belongs to you, master dwarf" Everie made her way to Gloin, and gave him his locket, the rest of the dwarves stare at her in disbelief. "I wish you all good" Everie received nothing from the dwarves
"We need to go. Come!" Thorin cut off, leaving Everie behind. The dwarves made their way to the cellars.
The guards took notice that the dungeons are empty, Tauriel together with the guards looked around for the dwarves, Tauriel and the guards have met Everie along the way. "Lady Everie, have you seen the dwarves pass by here?"
"No I did not" The guards bowed, and made their way to find the dwarves again. They went to the cellar, "where is the keeper of the keys?!" shouted Tauriel, and made her way to where they store the barrels. At the same time, she saw the floor board closed. "They have escaped"
Everie saw guards armed with their bow and blades, running to one of the Mirkwood gates, she went to one of the guards, upon seeing her, the guard bowed down, and kneeled. "My Lady"
"Why are the rest of the guards running to the gates?"
"Orcs, my lady. Orcs have attacked our gates"
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