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Supper comes quickly and I am excited to be having a normal date with my future husband. Quite an odd thought when you think about it and yet it makes perfect sense to me.

"Alvina, come." Thorin says as he offers me his hand to take. I grasp it and he leads me into the treeline.

"Where are we going?" I ask, nervous about what he is going to do. But we don't go too far in. Just enough to have privacy.

"I want this to be just between us. Nobody else needs to see our moments together." He says and it is extremely cute and thoughtful. It warms my heart and a smile lights up my face.

We both sit on the grass beneath the trees and begin to eat some bread that we packed with a bit of jerky.

"Are you doing well on this walk?" He asks of me.

"I am. My feet hurt but I am fine otherwise." I tell him honestly.

"Would you like a food rub?" He asks and I laugh until I realize he is serious.

"Oh goodness, no! I would never that of you." I say, embarrassed that he would think that I was asking.

"I know. That is why I offered." He counters my statement.

"Thank you, maybe another time. For now, I need to toughen up. A little suffering is good for the soul." I say.

"The offer still stands should you change your mind. How is your food? I did not know your favorite meat so I packed you a variety." He changes the subject.

"It is great. Thank you, truly. I promise to repay you once we get to the next town." I tell him but he waves off my comment.

"You are my woman. I will take care of you until my dying breath." He says as if it is nothing. But it strikes me in a way I did not think it would. I go silent and nibble on my food, lost in thought.

"Are you well? Is something wrong?" His voice brings me from my thoughts. I just smile and nod.

"Sorry. Got lost in my head." I apologize. He smirks.

"And what was it that caught your attention so?" He asks. I blush.

"Nothing that concerns you now." I tell him. He seems interested in this.

"Not now but in the future, perhaps?" He questions for clarity. I nod coyly and avoid his eyes.

"You are a wicked woman sometimes, Alvina." He teases and we both laugh.

"Do you want to set up your bed roll beside mine again? Just this once." I break the silence. He looks at me with a longing look.

"That would be great." He remarks.

Our food is soon finished. He stands and then offers me help in standing. I take both his hands and he pulls me to my feet easily. We walk back to everyone with our hands interlocked. I sleep well that night, knowing I am safely beside my man.

In the morning I am woken up by Thorin once again. This time, though, his kisses my cheek when I am awake.

"Time to pack up." He says before packing his things. He is about to go back to his family at the front of the crowd but I stop him.

"Did you kiss my cheek at the inn the night before we left?" I ask of him. He nods and smiles fondly at me.

"I did. I miss you." He tells me. I soften immensely and give him a small smile before letting him go off to his family. I end up moving forward in the group and get to Balin. I have some questions for the wise dwarf.

"Hello, Balin. How are you doing?" I ask when I am beside him. He looks at me and smiles.

"Doing alright, lassie. And you? Surely you aren't used to this." He comments.

"I am not used to this but I am doing fine." I answer. It goes quiet between us.

"Did you put Thorin up to it?" I break the silence and he goes red in the cheeks.

"Up to what?" He asks, clearly lying.

"You know what." I comment. He swallows audibly.

"I thought it would help you guys rekindle the flame. If he could just get one kiss, that you would see how foolish it is that the two of you are not betrothed again." He confesses.

"Balin, that is sweet but I already know we will be wed." I tell him as if this is nothing. To him it is shocking. He turns his head so fast I thought it might spin all the way around his neck.

"What? Then why put him through this? Why put yourself through this? It is clear you want to be next to him." Balin says and I nod.

"That is true. I do want to be with him. But he hurt me and he has to know he can't do that and not have any consequences. Besides, I always dreamed of getting courted. Why not make his punishment something that I always wanted to experience and have it end with him getting what he wants and me getting what I want." I say and Balin smiles big.

"You are a clever one, lassie. I see your plan now. Very good, indeed. My apologies for putting it in Thorin's head that he should be more aggressive." He apologizes. I smile at him.

"Thank you." I say. We end up walking beside each other the entire day, talking about many different topics. He is a very knowledgeable person.

When it is time to set up camp and sleep, Thorin is quick to find his way to me. We need not even speak about this. He would sleep next to me every night until we got to the next town. It was the best thing for each of us.

"Alvina." Thorin whispers my name. I roll over to face him.

"Yes, Thorin?" I question, curious about what he is going to say or ask.

"Do you truly believe we will be married in the future?" He asks. I am taken aback by this question.

"Of course I do. Why else would I have you court me? I would have gone home had I not thought we would marry." I tell him honestly. He slowly moves one of his hands towards mine. I follow and our hands find each other's. He rubs circles on my palm in a slow and soft way. It puts me to sleep. My dreams are full of our future life together. I only hope his are too.