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The morning comes and I am all smiles. I am back, get to stay, got my old job back and I saved two lives yesterday. Not to mention Thorin is now courting me. Life was looking good.

Breakfast was as nice event. I say event because the king and his family were there. I got a table off to the side of them and was going to eat alone but that was not allowed.

"Alvina! Come join us!" King Thror says to me excitedly. It seems he is doing better now than he was yesterday. I try to deny nicely but he is having none of it. Dis comes to me and grabs my plate from the table. She brings to hers and places it beside her. I laugh and go to join them since they insist upon it.

"Why do you not sit with Thorin?" Thrain asks, making the conversation take an awkward turn. Instead of answering, I stuff my mouth with food and look away.

"The engagement has been called off. I… I ended it when I tried to have her sent home yesterday." Thorin explains, sadness and regret lacing his voice. Thror and Thrain looked mad beyond belief.

"You what?!" Thrain yells at his son. My eyes go wide and I swallow what food I had in my mouth, less I choke.

"I thought it was best for her!" Thorin fights back.

"How could you think that?! Stupid boy. I thought I raised you better than that." Thrain berates his son then looks to me.

"Please do not hold this against my son. You saved my life and that of our king. We owe you much. Do not let his foolish behavior ruin the chance for this marriage. Uniting my son and the savior of the king would be a magnificent tale, not to mention I can see how much you both care for each other." Thrain speaks. It is a lot to take in.

"Thrain, let her speak." King Thror says. Thrain is quick to go quiet.

"I gave Thorin that ultimatum. It was not completely his choice to do that. And I do care for your son very much, Thrain. That is why I told him, if he wanted to, that he could court me." I reveal. Thrain looks to his son expectantly.

"We had our first date last night." Thorin confirms. Thrain looks like he is going to pass out from relief.

"Well that is a relief. Why didn't you say so, my boy?" Thrain throws at his son.

The conversation flows nicely after that hiccup.

After morning meal, Thorin has to go to work. I don't work until after midday meal so I think about going for a walk around town.

"Alvina, may I join you on your walk?" Thrain asks me quite suddenly. I smile at him.

"Of course, sir." I answer. He offers me his arm and escorts me around.

It is while we are walking around that he begins to ask questions and I know his true intentions for joining me.

"Do you love my son?" He asks me out of the blue. I am shocked and have no answer for him.

"I… I believe it could get there. As we have just begun courting, I am not in a position to be loving someone." I answer diplomatically.

"Yes, but you were betrothed before this. Did you not love him then?" He asks of me. I think on it.

"I do not think I know what love truly feels like yet. Yes, we were betrothed before this but I hardly knew him then. I hardly know him now. To say I am in love would be a lie. But would it be a lie to say I could one day see myself loving him? Not at all. I believe if I am to fall in love, your son would be the person it would happen with." I answer a bit more so. It makes him smile softly.

"I am happy it was you. You make him happy in a way I have not seen since before his mother died. You bring joy back into his life." Thrain expresses to me. I am surprised to learn of this. He seemed like a closed off person at first but I could always see the fun and love of life in him. Was it me that did that? It is certainly something to think on.

"Do you think we are a good fit? Even now that I told you I do not love him?" I ask him, voicing my concern. He laughs and smiles big at me.

"I told you I am happy it was you. I mean that even now. It helps you think you can love him. I certainly know he loves you. Has he told you yet?" He asks me. I nod once, feeling a bit awkward now.

"It is nothing to be ashamed of. I am glad you did not tell him. It would be a horrible lie to tell someone you love them when you truly don't. You did the right thing. And he is still in love with you. A blind man could see that." He chuckles and I can't help but chuckle at that saying.

We have a nice walk after that talk. We returned after and I got to eat a little something before going to work.

Work was amazing for two reasons. One, the old master was gone! I could work and not be worried about being drugged or attacked. The second, Dis worked with me. When we wanted to talk we would clean the same room together. When we actually had to get work done, we went our separate ways.

Oh, and something I found out? Dis told her husband she is pregnant. She couldn't hold it any longer and said she was going to explode if she didn't tell him. So instead of her telling him on their anniversary, they are going to tell everyone then.

"Tell me how he reacted!" I ask as we walk back to the inn together after having finished our work.

"Oh it was amazing. He picked me up and spun me around before giving me the most romantic kiss. He was so happy he nearly screamed it to the world. Thankfully, I was able to stop him before he spread the news. I told him how I wanted to wait and he laughed. He loved the idea and even wants to have a big party. I know we can't afford it but it would be fun to have the usual party we have for when pregnancies are announced. They are nothing compared to when a baby is born but they are still a spectacle." Dis explains and I can't help but want to have a party for her. Perhaps if I took up another job and talked with a couple other dwarves, we could work something out. I had a couple dwarves in mind that I knew would be willing and wanting to join in on this and would be willing to keep quiet about it. A plan formed and I had to hide the smirk I felt.

Supper was fantastic. Thorin was still catching up with his family so I ate with some dwarves I had met a couple times. I also got one of the dwarves I wanted to plan the party with. We made plans to meet sometime in private and get the third person in on it somehow. We would try for tomorrow but we had sometime still just in case we couldn't meet up tomorrow. It was going to be so much fun!