Summary: Fili reacts to Avna's news and Borin meets someone in the forest. A friend or foe?
Disclaimer: I own nothing. This is fiction
Surprise!
"You're what?"
"Pregnant! I'm pregnant."
"You're sure? And you're certain it's mine?"
Avna flushed, not liking these questions.
"You are the only one I have slept with in quite a while Fili! I am 100% certain that this is your child."
Fili sighed, running a hand through his hair. Avna felt guilty. She knew that Fili loved Kili, but she loved Fili too. And Kili could easily find someone else, he was a prince for Mahal's sake. She had loved Fili for years and meeting him had only made that love stronger. She shook herself out of her thoughts as Fili spoke.
"Okay, we'll have to follow normal procedure when a bastard child is going to be born."
Avna grinned, certain that Fili was propose.
"You'll be sent to the outskirts of Erebor, where no one knows who you are. Money will be sent to you every week. When the child is born, the amount will increase. I'll tell Thorin and we'll start arranging it."
What? Sent away? That wasn't meant to happen. He was meant to propose to her, not banish her!
"I'm being banished?"
"Don't be silly. You're not a criminal. But Erebor is a young kingdom. The Durin rule is not set in stone. We cannot allow a scandal like this to weaken us. Surely you understand?"
And she did, that was the thing. The Battle of the Five Armies was less than ten years ago. People respected Thorin and his nephews, but if there was even a sigh of weakness, some intrepid dwarf would not hesitate to unseat the King. Avna couldn't blame Fili. Damn, she had to talk to Bazani again.
Borin ran through the forest, cursing his stupidity. He had sworn to himself that as soon as night fell he would find shelter and hide from the wolves. But he couldn't see the sky through the trees so he lost track of time. And now? Now he was being chased by three very hungry wolves. Tears ran down his face as he ran. Oh Mahal, he was going to die. He was going to die and his father would find his body and have to tell his papa what happened and they wouldn't be able to deal with the pain and the guilt and they'd split and what in all of Middle Earth was that?
The thing let out a huge roar and leapt at the wolves. Oh, Borin thought as it sailed over his head, that was a bear. A very, very big bear. Borin stared, entranced, as the bear, moving very gracefully actually, tore the wolves apart. He kept staring as the bear's body rippled and suddenly, in front of him, stood a big, naked man, with a smile on his blood streaked face.
"Hello little dwarf. You are long way from home are you not?"
Borin gaped. Finally, he found his voice.
"Who are you?"
For some reason, the man(?) found that question hilarious. He threw his head back and laughed.
"I am a friend. My name is Beorn."
A/N Done. R&R please. I wasn't going to introduce at all. And then for some reason, he decided he'd save Borin. Next chapter, Bilbo sends word to Erebor that they are on their way back and is Avna sent away?