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Chapter XXII

20th Ivanneth 3002 T.A

It was in the early morning and Erebor was already taking charge of the day. Today was also the day where Hain would travel to Dale to visit his uncle for a month. The last time Hain spent time in Dale was a few years before his mother died, even though it did not take very long to reach Dale from his home. His father, Fili, tried to go back after Sigrid had died but it was too hard on him. He still remembers the hard days leading up to her death and thought Fili would certainly follow her into death. If it was not for his uncle Kili he would have been king earlier than he expected.

The breakfast table would always be set by the time he come from his room and sit down, he would usually be one of the last dwarves to sit down. Fili always sat at the head of the table with Kili at his right and Thorin to his left. Dis would take her place next to Thorin and then her granddaughters Dis II and Dina would take their places and then Hain would sit next to Kili. It was all formal but frankly they just liked where they sat.

"Now two months out from the celebration I expect everything to be in order by now. What about orcs roaming about? " Dis spoke "I do not want to be the mother of a poorly organized king."

"Mother, it is all taken care of. Good morning son."

Hain had taken his place next to Kili and grabbed a plate of food. "Morning da. Good morning grandmother. Uncles." He acknowledge every one separately

"Your sisters? Where are they?" Fili asked. His girls always reminded him of his younger brother and himself when they were young, always getting up to mischief and he had to keep an eye on them as many other dwarves over the years had complained about them. "I would not know. Last I saw they were running away from the dining room."

Fili sighed and left the table to go look for his daughters, the 52 year old twins, which was equivalent to a 20 year old human girl, would always run acting childish and rebelling against their father. Fili believed it was due to his mother being the only female role model.

"Those girls need another woman around." Dis spoke with humored disappointed. She was sad for her youngest son that he did not have a family of his own, reminder her too much of her brother. "Mother." Kili warned obviously knowing where this conversation was heading.

"You are only 137 years old, not too late to find a strong dwarf woman and settle down." Kili just shook his head, too many times has he listened to this record. He looked at Thorin and his uncle just raised his eyebrow amused obviously glad he was not pestered by those questions anymore.

"You are too overbearing, you know that?" Kili laughed, he joked with his mother often, the older woman not taking offence because she is where he got his sense of humor from. "And you're just stubborn my son. You will turn into your uncle and you would not want that would do?" Dis elbowed Thorin and started laughing, Kili and Hain join in also causing the older dwarf to get annoyed.

Fili had returned with his daughters in tow, they could be seen behind him as they were not dwarf size. The girls had gotten the height of their mother but all the rest was dwarfish, even the facial hair they would braid down in front of their ears.

Hain was amused by them sitting at the table quietly, they both gave him identical glares which meant they must really got in trouble. Hain had almost finished breakfast before he was given his next lot of instructions. "We will meet you at the gate in an hour, organize your own pony or are you walking?" Fili spoke.

"I was thinking about walking so I would not have to be in charge of the pony the entire time." Hain replied and his father nodded excusing his son.

An hour had passed and Fili and Kili were already waiting for Hain at the front gate. Kili had business in Dale regarding the celebration as well as maintaining the watch and to discuss plans if something were to go wrong, he had plans of travelling to and from Erebor. Hain was given the choice but he wanted to spend time with his mother's brother and sister as well as his cousins especially Brand and his son Bard II.

The walk to Dale was quick and having his entertaining uncle with helped the trip go faster. When they had reached Dale it did not take them long to reach the Arken Citadel where their relatives resided. Brand was the first one to greet them as they walked in. "Cousin!" he welcomed him with hug. Brand was the same age as Hain but 58 years showed differently on a full blooded man than a half breed dwarf and human. Hain looked similar in age as the son of his cousin, 28 year old Bard II. His mother's sister Tilda greeted him with a sincere hug as well then touched his face in her wrinkled hands. "You look more like Sigrid each day."

Hain smiled "Where is uncle?"

Brand interrupting the reunion moment "He would be in the Bowman wing. Come Prince Kili we have much to discuss." Brand pointed Hain in the right direction and then escorted Kili to the war room to discuss what Kili had travelled here for.

"Come my nephew, I will take you." Tilda offered

Walking up the staircase they made a left and continued walking until the smell of earth and musty scent of the records and books that occupied the Bowman Wing appeared. He found his uncle sitting bending over the table looking over some records, the old man had outlived his father by five years now and the 74 year old man did not look like he was passing anytime soon.

"Welcome back, Hain" He smiled at his sister's son. "Come look at this and tell me what you think." Hain was excited to be back and did not want to think of going back home so quickly.