HELLO! Glad that everyone liked the appearance of our favourite ranger and future all-time King of Gondor! I'm about to give you some warning though that I'm nearly finished with this story...I have already got the last chapter typed up and everything...I think we've only got
a few more chapters...then the Epilogue...and then I have something to add after that, but then that's it...finished..over...boom... :'( ah well we've had fun haven't we?...it's been good...yeah...please read review favourite and follow
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Chapter 43 – Home Again and Safe and Sound
It turned out that they weren't that far from the mountain...well around a week of walking. Estel managed to lead them safely through the plains and soon the mountain came back into view...To say that they were relieved to see the sight of their beloved home, was an understatement. Frerin started running ahead, closely followed by the twins and Idona trailed behind with Estel and Darin, who was snugly tucked up on the ranger's back. Tyli called out when a dark bird flew overhead.
"It's Roac!"
The raven cawed and then flew off back to the mountain. Estel smiled down at the dwarflings.
"He'll be off to tell your parents that you'll be home soon."
Frerin cheered loudly and the three boys sped off down the hill.
"What will you do?"
"Pardon?"
"Where will you go after this Estel?"
"I don't know yet Idona...I go wherever the wind takes me...Now why don't you go and run ahead with the boys?"
"Ok..."
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"CAW CAW!"
Roac flew threw the window and landed on Thorin's arm. The king jumped awake and sat up on his throne. The bird bowed his head.
"Your majesty I have news."
"Yes...yes what is it?"
"I have spotted the children...they will be back to the mountain by afternoon."
Thorin jumped up, the raven in his hand, and punched the air with a cry.
"MAHAL YES!"
He looked to Roac, who seemed somewhat bewildered by Thorin's reaction.
"I could kiss you you bloody bird!"
He let go of the poor raven and ran to the common room. He burst through the doors to find Daisy absorbed in a book, Kili and Fili smoking their pipes and Anne and Dis completely mesmerized by the fire.
"THEY ARE COMING HOME!"
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"PAPA!"
Darin stretched out his arms, from behind Estel's neck, and reached out for Kili who was charging down out of the mountain, closely followed by the rest of the royal family. The ranger chuckled and placed the toddler on the ground. The wee lad ran towards his daddy and Kili scooped him into his arms and held him tightly. Nyli and Tyli bolted to their father and wrapped their arms round him, tears rolling down their faces.
"DAD!"
"FRERIN! IDONA!"
"MUMMY!"
"MUM!"
Anne and Fili rushed to their children and hugged them tightly. Anne bent down and kissed her son's face repeatedly, cupping his cheeks and smoothing her daughter's hair, sobbing happily. Fili knelt down and allowed his children to bury their faces in his necks, feeling their tears on the skin. He was to choked to say anything. Daisy followed close behind and Darin squealed and practically jumped out of Kili's arms into Daisy's.
"Oh my baby!"
She held him close to her and then bent down, tears flooding her face, to hug her older sons. The twins looked at their mother for a moment, before stuffing all their maturity and becoming her babies again...they ran into her arms and hugged her tightly.
"My brave boys...we missed you so much. Oh look at you...you'll need a good bath and scrubbing up..."
Thorin, too, was crying and wrapped an arm round his sister. The rest of the company could be seen running out of the mountain as the mountain king addressed the ranger.
"How? How can we ever thank you?"
Estel smiled warmly.
"There is no need to, I am glad to have been of service."
Thorin held out his hand and the man took it. They shook firmly and then the rest of the company reached the group.
"UNCLE DWALIN!"
The kids launched at the bald dwarf who didn't care that he was being seen crying. Bofur squeezed Darin's cheek and the toddler squealed happily. Each dwarf received and gave out their fair share of hugs. Estel hugged the children, who thanked him again, and then before they knew it he was gone...like a whisp of smoke.
"Anne was it just me or did he seem familiar?"
"No I thought the same thing...it was funny because I felt as if I'd seen him before."
Daisy and Anne linked arms and watched as their kids walked ahead with the rest of their family. The two woman cast a glance back to where they'd last seen the ranger.
"Maybe he was from our old world...you know the one where we grew up..."
"Maybe...I don't remember much about that place..."
"Neither do I...it just feels like a dream...like the families we had there..."
Daisy chuckled and bumped her friends shoulder.
"Our family is here...just where we belong."
Kili and Fili walked back to them and each of them wrapped an arm round their wife.
"C'mon let's go home."
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Estel smiled as he watched the dwarflings enter the mountain and vanish out of sight. He pulled up his hood over his dark hair and turned his back on Erebor.
"Goodbye children, until out next meeting."
The ranger walked back through Dale, unnoticed and unseen, and back into the wild. A breeze floated by him and he grinned.
"I wonder where the wind will now take me...let's go on an adventure."
The he ran off and vanished from view.
Well I know that wasn't a long chapter, but I felt it didn't need to be...well not long now...I'm thinking one more chapter...who knows I might finish this today...please review and stuff...TTFN