Summary: Fili tries to remember what happened and turns to Thorin for help. We look in on Borin, is he ok?
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Safe?
Fli's thoughts were racing a mile a minute. What happened? Did he get drunk? No, he'd only had one drink. Fili had a meeting with Legolas today and he needed a clear head to talk to the elf prince He would never get drunk. Then what? Had the brewers starting making their beer stronger? Not that strong surely? Then, the only other option. He was drugged! By Avna? He glanced at the sleeping dwarf next to him. Would she really drug him? Fili had to get away from Avna, he had to think. Mahal, he had trusted her! He was such a fool. He pulled on his clothes and rushed out of the room. Fili had to talk to Thorin, and fast!
Borin nibbled at the bread Calor had thrown at him. He was not a nice dwarf. But Borin was a smart little acorn, as Uncle Bilbo called him. He had been planning. Calor drank, a lot. Until he was too drunk to see his hand in front of his eyes. For ten days, Borin had been creating a mannnquin that roughly looked like him. Straw for a body, sticks for limbs and straw for Borin's blond hair. The young dwarf was quite proud of it. And he was going to escape. There was only one had no idea where he was. He didn't know if he was near Erebor. They could be in the Iron Hills! And Borin didn't know hoe to get from there to Erebor.
But he knew that he couldn't wait to be rescued. Calor hadn't hurt him, at least not yet. But there was no telling what the dwarf would do. The longer they waited, the more danger Borin was in. He was not prepared to wait for Calor to lose his temper and hurt him. He planned to escape that night. Borin hoped Mahal would be by his side as he ran. The young dwarf might need him.
"YOU DID WHAT!?"
"I know. I'm furious at myself. I can't believe that I would betray Kili like that."
Thorin collapsed into his seat. By Mahal, what in all Middle Earth was happening this week? First, Thorin finds himself attracted to Bazani, thank the Valar for Bilbo's letter, it snapped him right out of that. And now, Fili has slept with a former maid.
"Okay, walk me through what happened."
"I asked Avna to be my secretary. We decided to celebrate with some beer."
"How much did you drink?"
"A glass, maybe two?"
Thorin frowned. That made no sense. Fili had high tolerance for alcohol. He could drink three glasses of Beorn's beer befire he got drunk.
"Are you certain that was all you had?"
"Yes! I knew I had an important meeting today with Legolas, so I knew I would need to have a clear head for that."
Thorin nodded, proud of Fili for his intelligent thinking.
"There is only one option then. You were drugged. Either by Avna or someone else close to you."
Fili paled. That thought had never occurred to him. Drugged? Would Avna do that to him?
"How do we find out?"
"I will ask Nori. He will be more than capable of finding out all the information. For now, do not let Avna know that you suspect her. Return to your rooms. Act natural. Don't worry Fili. We will figure this out."
Fili sighed in relief as his uncle pulled him into a comforting hug. Thorin was right. They would figure this out. And if Avna had drugged and taken advantage of him? Well, may Mahal have mercy on her soul.
A/N Done. R&R please. Next chapter, Fili tries to act casual and starts to remember that night. Borin's escape begins. Where is he and can he get home?