'What are you doing here?' Thorin whispered as a shadow emerged from the dark of his chambers. Ariel was sleeping in her own rooms now and he was thankful for that. Seing Morsha walk up to his bed awoke old feeling within Thorin which he thought he had forgotten long ago.

Morsha sat down on the edge of his bed, frowning at him. 'Do you remember our last night, here?' she asked him quietly.

Thorin nodded, although he only had a vague memory of the things which had happened while he was under the influence of the goldsickness. He remembered that they had made love and he remembered her crying. As he opened his mouth Morsha stopped him by placing her fingers on his lips. It was a gently touch and Thorin reacted to it immediately. The supressed feelings of the last decades crushed to the surface and Thorin and Morsha leaped into each others arms. Thorin pulled Morsha onto his lap and kissed her passionately, making her moan. His hands left burning trails on Morshas body and she pressed even harder against him as she felt his erection through his clothes.

'Tonight its just us.' she whispered, making his blood boil.

It was the night before battle, the night before their lives would change forever.

Morsha started to pull up Thorins tunic and trailed the tips of her fingers over his bare chest. She kissed his face, inch per inch, down his beard, over his jaw, his neck and further down his chest. Her tongue sent flashed of desire through Thorins body and he had to control himself to not take her in this very moment. After she had pulled down his trousers he turned around and softly pushed her into the matress with his weight. Kissing her softly he pulled down her tunic and her pants and knocked off the boots. His hands explored her body, a body he had longed for for so long. As his hands cupped her breasts, Morsha moaned into his mouth and arched her back in delight. Thorins hand moved down her belly to her core, softly caressing her wetness. Morsha spread her legs for him, guiding his hand further down into her. As his finger entered her she threw back her head and lifted her hip to meet his moves. Nibbling on the soft skin of her neck Thorin buried his head in her mane, stroking the grey streak in her hair with his free hand. Morshas panting grew more erratic as Thorin added a second and third finger. Morshas hands moved through his mane and pulled him down to meet her lips. She gasped in protest as Thorin pulled his fingers out, but immediately felt his hard tip at her entrance. As he pushed into her slowly Morsha looked into his eyes and could see the warm glow in them that she had seen last during their quest in Laketown. For a moment there were only Thorin and Morsha, the two lovers they had been before Durins curse had destroyed everything. Their lovemaking was pure and full of love that night. It was not until sunrise that Morsha left the warmth of Thorins arms to return to Dale and face the new threat coming in from the East.

Thorin prepared his dwarves for battle now that the battle was about to begin. The dwarves of Erebor watched the army of Easterlings arrive and watched the dark elves charge at Erebor at their side. But shortly before the army of Easterlings had reached the mountain half of the dark elven army turned against them. In this moment Thorin gave the order to charge and Erebors gates opened. Two thousand heavily armed dwarves attacked the Easterlings from the North, Morshas dark elves attacked from the West and Dale stood in the South. The battle was long and bloody. As Morsha had hoped, the remaining dark elves did not fight their own and pulled back from the battle. It looked as if the army of dwarves, men and dark elves would win as Morsha felt a tingle down her spine. Senka was somewhere in there, fighting alongside Fili and Kili. Then she saw her daughter. A heavily armored dwarf stood in her vicinity and Morsha could see how he aimed his axes at her daughter. With a furious growl Morsha jumped down her horse, her elven training keeping her from breaking any bones as she landed on the ground. She grabbed her bow and shot the dwarf who was threatening her daughter. Her arrow hit him in his throat and the dwarf collapsed. As he fell his helmet rolled down to the ground and the dwarves of Erebor watched in horror as the face of their queen was revealed. Ariel chocked on her own blood as she died and the last thing she could see was Morshas cold stare.

Thorin closed his eyes in defeat. Another womans life had been destroyed because of his foolishness. With a loud war cry he and the remaining dwarves on the lookout joined the battle and soon the Easterlings began to retreat. This valiant attack drove the Easterlings back and the battle turned in favor for the dwarves, men and elves. Out of the corner of her eye Morsha suddenly saw Bard. The lord and bowman of Dale aimed his bow and arrow at Thorin who was standing to him with his back.

The companies last night at Laketown.

Morsha stepped out of hers and Thorins room to catch some fresh air. They had been in Laketown for days now and Durins day was drawing near. Morsha did not want to leave though. Laketown was peaceful and Thorin seemed more relaxed and at ease than usual. But their journey had to continue. As she walked down the wooden planks of the city she ran into Bard.

'Good evening, master bowman.' she formally greeted him and turned away only to hear him hiss.

'Good Evening, queen under the mountain.' he snarled.

Morsha turned around to him, surprised to hear such dislike in his voice. 'I am not the queen under the mountain yet.'

Bard had something on his mind and he ignored her statement. 'If your dwarf king will wake the beast, he will have my peoples blood on his hands. I just hope I will live long enough to have my revenge.' he snarled and disappeared in the dark.

Morsha only looked at him in horror, but she had never thought about his words again. Until now.

'No!' Morsha felt her feet move even before she knew it. She leaped into the arrows flight path and felt her breath caught in her lungs as the arrow hit her square in the chest.

'Mother!' Senka screamed and ran past Thorin who turned around only to see Bard aim at him again and Morsha laying to his feet, an arrow stuck in her chest. Senka kneeled down beside her mother who breathed heavily. Thorin felt his fury risen and charged at Bard, parrying everyone of his arrows with Orcrist. The lord of Dale had no chance against the furious dwarf. He fell only moments later as the Easterling horns blew for retreat. The battle was won. But Thorin felt as if he had lost everything.

'Please, don't leave me, mother.' Senka cried at her mother bed in Erebor. The arrow had injured Morshas lung and there was nothing Oin could do for her anymore than make her suffer less. As he wanted to give her the cup with the pain relieving herbs, Morsha declined.

'No, master Oin. I have earned every second of pain. I have caused you all so much pain...' a tear fell down her cheeks and she clenched her teeth as a new wave of pain swept through her body. 'Where is Thorin?'

Thorin had sat there all the time, watching his love and came over to her as he heard her ask for him. 'I am here, my love.'

'How can you still call me that?' Morsha asked under tears. 'After all what I have done?'

Thorins vision blurred as tears filled his eyes. 'I have always loved you, Morsha. And I still love you now. I destroyed everything with my madness and I wish I had fallen in battle at your side.'

'Our daughter needs a father, Thorin.' Morsha whispered. 'Please take care of her. She is our child...the only thing left of our love.'

Thorin cupped Morshas face with his hands. Tears rolled down freely as their foreheads touched. The dwarf king felt her cold hand on his face, caressing his beard like she had so often done in their happier times. 'I love you, Thorin. I have never stopped loving you.' Morshas dark eyes were irradiating all the love she felt for him and for a moment Thorin could see the old Morsha inside the elfs eyes. Then she closed her eyes, but she was still breathing under pain.

Morsha did not open her eyes for many days while the burial fires and the burial arrangements took place. Queen Ariel was buried in a tomb in the royal wing. She had tried to kill Thorins daughter, but she had been the queen of Erebor for a long time. Lord Bard was burned in all honor and his son took over the reign of Dale.

Senka felt as if the feeling of grief and sadness would never stop tormenting her. Her mother was still alive, the tip of the arrow still stuck in her chest. Oin had not pulled it out yet and everyone waited for the dark elf to die. But Morsha did not die. One day Oin asked Serja for help, for he knew only little about treating dark elves. Serja frowned as she saw her friend like this.

'There is one thing that I could try. But I do not know if she will ever get her full ling capacity back again.' Serja looked at Senka, who nodded.

'Please, try to help her.' Senka asked her mothers friend.

All had to leave the infirmary, all except Oin and Serja. Hours later the two emerged from the infirmary doors. Oin looked devastated, but he was smiling at Senka.

'Your mother will live. We removed the arrow.' Oin looked at Serja and Senka knew that something was wrong anyway.

'Parts of Morshas lung collapsed as we pulled out the arrow. She will be able to breath normally, but she will never be able to take great efforts again.' Serja sighed. 'She will never be able to swing a sword again.'

Senka frowned. For a dark elf a fate like this was as good as death. But her mother was alive and that was all what counted for Senka, even if it was selfish.

The next day the half elf stood on the lookout and watched the dark elven army leave under the command of her mothers friend, Serja. The council had called them back and Senka did not know if she would ever see any of these elves again. Soon, Thorin joined his daughter on the lookout and took her in his arms. Together they faced the future. A future full of light and happiness, even though they did not know it yet.

I wanted to let Morsha die in battle in this chapter first, but I decided to give Thorin and Morsha some more time together. I hope its to your liking!