Back again. I can't believe how long this story has gotten! Trust me, I never thought it was going to be this long. I really, really, hope people are still enjoying/reading it despite its length.

Fili was hardly hanging onto life. His breathing was getting lighter with each moment that passed. His brother and uncle kept pressing down with the jacket stopping most of the bleeding, but he had lost too much already and his skin was starting to go pale and cold.

"Thorin!" The king heard someone calling out his name, probably Kili, but he doesn't have time to answer it. He had to save his nephew from dying first. He had to find a way to bandage the wounds, to get Fili breathing normally again, to stop infection from setting in, and a way to prevent him from losing Fili forever.

"Thorin!" the voice yelled out even louder.

"What?!" Thorin bellowed. He looked up to see Kili was staring out the cell bars. Turning his head Thorin saw that Bilbo was standing outside of the cell bars. "Bilbo!" Thorin yelled then ran over to the bars to the hobbit. "What are you doing here?"

It took Bilbo a while to answer still shocked and horrified at the sight of blood soaking through the jacket on Fili's back. "I-I followed Dain looking for you. Is he alright?" Bilbo asked looking at Fili.

"Bilbo listen to me, you have to get out of here. You need to get out of Erebor; you need to get as far away from here as possible!" Thorin said distraught.

The hobbit shook his head, "No, I'm not leaving. Thorin, what happened to Fili?"

Thorin reached out through the bars and grabbed the hobbit's collar. "The same thing that will happen to you if you don't get out. Dain thinks that you are weak and that no one will notice if you went missing. Bilbo, Dain is coming for you and my sister. He will torture the two of you in front of me like he did with Fili. I can't watch that again. Please, find my sister and get her out of Erebor now."

Bilbo nodded, "I will Thorin. I'll tell the whole company what is going an-"

"No!" Thorin cut Bilbo off. "You cannot tell anyone. Convince Dis to leave Erebor, but do not tell any members of the company!"

"Thorin, they need to know!"

"Dain will kill anyone you tell. He'll..," Thorin glanced at Kili who was still trying to help his brother. "Please, just get my sister and yourself out."

Bilbo nodded. He had pieced together what had happened and he could see from the look in Thorin's eyes that the dwarf was terrified it would happen again to someone else he loved. Bilbo glanced at Fili wondering if this would be the last time he ever saw him. "I'll get Dis out Thorin, I promise."

Thorin thanked Bilbo and turned back to Fili. Bilbo ran off to find Thorin's sister. The bleeding had finally stopped, but his breathing was almost nonexistent. Thorin pressed his hand on Fili's neck he could hardly feel his pulse. Thorin blinked tears from his eyes. It was only a matter of time now. Fili wasn't going to make it. He was dying and there was nothing he could do to stop it.

It took everything Thorin had to keep on a brave face for Kili. He knew his youngest nephew was extremely emotional taking this even harder than he was. Thorin reached out and put his hand on Kili's shoulder. It wasn't comforting, given the severity of the situation, but it was the best he could do.

He could hear the door to the dudgeon opening and Thorin guessed it was Bilbo leaving. Thorin had no idea how Bilbo could sneak so many places without being seen. It was like he could disappear out of sight completely. It was quite for a moment as the two listened to Fili's breathing becoming more and more faint.

"How is our dear boy doing?" Dain's voice called.

"Mother!" Kili screamed out.

Dain was standing outside the bars, two of his guards holding Dis. She was gagged and had blood in her hair where she had been hit on the side of the head. She was struggling against their hold till she saw Fili lying on the bed clinging onto life by threads. A guard opened the bars, tossed her inside, and then locked the royal family inside.

Kili knelt down to his mother's side helping her get the rope off her wrists and the gag out of her mouth. She stood up and looked over her dying son. She stroked Fili's hair crying.

Thorin cursed. Bilbo was not able to get to his sister in time. Now she was at risk of being hurt; now she had to watch Fili die. He could hear her crying over Fili's body as Dain just stood watching with a smile. "Dain," Thorin growled. "I'll do anything, just get Fili help. Don't make me watch him die."

Dain thought for a moment. "Sign this, and I'll get you all the medical supplies you need to keep the dear lad alive." Dain handed Thorin a scroll through the bars.

"What is it?" Thorin questioned.

"A message to Bard of Lake-Town requesting that he comes to Erebor immediately." Dain sneered. "The message says you have something important to discuss with him in person and in private. With how I worded it, I'm sure he will come alone."

"What are you planning?" Thorin questioned gripping the paper tight.

Dain reached into his pocket and pulled out a roll of medical bandages. He tossed them in the air casually. "Is that bargemen really your biggest concern right now, Thorin?"

Thorin glanced over at Fili and his sister crying next to him. "How do I know you'll keep your word?"

Dain shrugged. "You don't, but then again, will you really risk watching your heir die slowly and painfully in front of you?"

"Give me something to write with." A guard handed Thorin a quill through the bars. Thorin quickly read over the message. Just like Dain had said the message made it sound like there was an emergency in Erebor and Bard was needed right away. Thorin hated himself, but he signed his name. He rolled up the scroll and handing it back to Dain.

"Thank you for being so co-operative Thorin," Dain smiled. He threw the bandages to Thorin. A guard handed him a jar of healing herbs. Kili ran over the bars taking some more medicine and needles to sue Fili's wound close from a guard. Kili and Thorin began wrapping the bandages around Fili who breathing seemed to grow more noticeable.

Dain cleared his throat, "Don't I get a thank you?"

Thorin glared at Dain. "What are you going to do to Bard?"

"I'm not going to do anything, Thorin," Dain laughed and walked away.

Yes, got another chapter in during my snow day! You will be seeing Bard in future chapters! Yay!

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