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Chapter 32 – Start of the Fasting
It was only another two months before they'd moved back into the mountain full time. During that period much of Dale had been rebuilt, everything was going fast and smoothly as all three races were working harmoniously. Caravans had begun to arrive and Dis had marched into the mountain, not three weeks ago, bold as brass. She'd seen Daisy and Anne in one look and burst into tears, forgetting her promise to smack her boys. The dwarrowdam had taken over all plans for Fili and Anne's wedding and was taking it very seriously. She, Anne and Daisy, who's stomach had swelled dramatically over the course of the past months, she was now nearly 6 months along and about to enter her last trimester, were now sitting looking at various dress designs and flower species. The blonde had fallen asleep on top of one of the drawings and Anne and Dis were having a, slightly heated discussion, on what colour the dress would be.
"Anne the wedding is in three weeks! Three weeks! This dress has got to be given to the seamstress today...now duck egg blue or salmon pink?"
"Dis I want a traditional white wedding. Hence the dress HAS to be white!"
"Anne white is the colour that men use in their weddings!"
"Fine can I just make a suggestion? Why don't I have a cream and blue dress then? With the Durin family crest in gold along the neckline?"
The dwarf pondered on this and began to sketch the design. Daisy's head slipped off her hand and she jumped awake.
"Huh what did I miss?"
Anne chuckled.
"Not much. We've finally come to some arrangement on my dress."
Daisy yawned.
"Good good..."
"Honey have you been sleeping at all?"
Daisy looked to Dis.
"I've been trying but he's always kicking...won't stop squirming especially at night."
Dis looked up and smiled warmly at the pair.
"Still convinced it's a boy then?"
"Yup. Kili thinks he'll be a girl, but I'm positive it's a boy. Call it mum's intuition."
They all laughed and the door opened and Gloin's wife, Veila, popped her head in.
"Well ladies are you ready for tonight?"
Daisy nodded and Dis voiced her approval. Anne frowned.
"Tonight?"
"Drinks and stuff at my house. The lads are kidnapping your man and taking him out to the tavern in Dale! It's a sort of tradition we dwarves do before big weddings. Also this is the time that the fasting begins!"
"Fasting?"
"Oh Anne I feel sorry for you!"
"What? Why?"
Dis laughed and patted her shoulder.
"The fasting is much like when you stop with a type of food or drink..."
She looked at Veila.
"...except you and Fili aren't going to be allowed to see each other until the wedding after tonight."
Anne's jaw dropped.
"WHAT? That's three weeks! I'm not allowed to see him for three weeks?!"
Daisy nodded.
"You'll be fine!"
Anne was left to rant as Dis finished the touches to her wedding dress and Daisy decided to go off with Veila to do something mysterious wedding stuff.
…
Fili laughed as his brother downed another tankard of ale.
"Careful Kili! Daisy won't be happy if you vomit everywhere tonight!"
Kili chuckled.
"Right I've only had two! Unlike Gloin and Dwalin!"
He gestured to the two dwarves who were glaring at each other and downing their umpteenth pint. They were trying to see who could last longer and now their speech was slurry and their eyes bleary as they threw insults at each other. Fili laughed and looked round. Bofur had already passed out on the table as had Nori and Oin. As for some of the others, Ori hadn't touched his pint and was reading, Balin and Thorin were talking about council meetings and other boring things. Kili looked at him.
"So you ready for the worst bit?"
Fili groaned, he knew that Kili meant the fasting. He wouldn't see Anne again until the wedding and they'd barely seen each other the past month. Leaning his head on the table, he growled.
"I'll have to be."
Kili chuckled and patted his head. Then his younger brother downed the last of his ale and stood up.
"I'll have to be going otherwise my lady will start panicking."
"Oh rub it in that you get to see your wife!"
Thorin, for the sake of the baby, had allowed Kili and Daisy to have a very quiet wedding. So eevryone was under the impression that they'd been married before the journey had begun. The only people there to witness had been Dis, Thorin, Fili, Anne, the Ri brothers and Balin. His younger brother laughed again and grinned.
"Don't worry Fee you'll get to see her in no time at all! Besides you're getting a proper wedding!"
Fili nodded and waved as his brother left. Then he went over and joined Dwalin and Gloin in their drinking game.
…
Anne sipped the wine she'd been given.
"So Anne what are the final plans for the dress?"
She looked over at Bombur's wife, Nrim, and smiled.
"Well it's a light blue and cream and very traditional. V-cut neck line, long sleeves, wavy skirt..."
The woman all nodded and giggled.
"It sounds lovely!"
Veila nodded and leaned over excitedly.
"Oh and what about children?"
Anne sucked on her wine hard and started choking. Dis spoke for her, patting her back.
"It's a bit early to be thinking about that Vei."
"Well I got pregnant with Gimli not long after mine and Gloin's wedding! And Nrim had her first the year after. It's only..."
Daisy leaned her head on her hand and watched the conversation unfold. Anne snuck round to her and sat on the floor, watching as the three woman started arguing about when the couple would have kids.
"Well this is certainly interesting..."
"Yeah...you wanna break them up?"
The girls looked at each other.
"Nah!"
Daisy started to get shakily to her feet.
"Damn this bump...so heavy."
Anne laughed and helped her friend up.
"You wanna hand getting home?"
"No thanks I'll make it home alright..."
She started to walk to the door. Turning round, she grinned.
"Enjoy three weeks of no Fili!"
Anne groaned and smacked herself with a pillow. The sooner the wedding came the better.
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