Runa came back to the vault with the cleaning supplies and saw the King enter the room. She frowned and noticed the miners from the Iron Hills standing close to the entrance whispering to each other. Then suddenly the ceiling over the entrance fell down and trapped Poppy and Thorin in the vault.

Runa started screaming but quickly covered her mouth with her hands to stifle the sounds. She thought of Anor dying in a cave in over two years ago and of Fili being injured about eight months ago. She worried about her friend and her unborn child and that they might have died away.

Seconds later Dwalin and Bofur arrived at the scene as well. The latter put an arm around Runa's shoulder to support her. Both looked at the dwarrowdam in shock and realised that Poppy had to be trapped behind the rubble.

Dwalin sent a guard to fetch the healers. Then he left to inform Dis about what had happened and to send Ori to Fili's home to look after the children because they didn't need to know that their mother might be injured or even worse. Meanwhile Bofur fetched Fili from the mines.

When Fili and Dis arrived in front of the partly collapsed vault some guards and miners had already started digging away the rubble. Screams and yells could be heard behind the wall and so everyone was relieved that their King and the hobbit were alive but worried that they might be severely injured.

Fili immediately grabbed a shovel to help digging while Dis embraced a crying Runa. The younger dwarrowdam tried to explain everything that had happened in between sobs. Dis worried as well but tried to stay as calm as possible.

Suddenly Poppy's screams stopped and they heard the wailing of a baby. Fili gasped and looked at Runa and his mother in shock. Then he realised that Poppy had given birth to their child alone trapped in a cave. Suddenly Poppy's voice had disappeared at all and all that was left were Thorin's screams for help. He dug even faster and finally there was a hole in the wall of rubble.

Fili rushed inside the vault with Oin, Dis, Runa, Dwalin and Bofur close behind. They all gasped at the sight. Poppy was wrapped in Thorin's coat. The hobbit held her baby in her arms but looked as pale as death. They saw the puddle of blood between her legs and the blood streaming down the side of her head and worried deeply.

Thorin was kneeling next to her with tears strewing down his cheeks. "I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to hurt her." He sobbed.

Dwalin glared at his king. "What do you mean? You punched her in the face, didn't you?"

Thorin nodded. "I've been angry but I didn't mean to hurt her. I'm sorry!"

Fili, who was kneeling next to his wife making sure that she and the baby were alive, looked at his uncle with wide eyes and slapped him. "You did this? If she dies, this is your fault! Did you not teach us that every female was a treasure? That we should treat them like queens no matter their race and if they were rich or poor? What have you become?" Fili yelled at his uncle and sighed. "I wish we would never have gone on the quest to reclaim Erebor. I would have never met my One but you would still be the uncle I loved and admired all my youth. I can't understand how the gold could turn you into such a monster!"

Everyone gasped at Fili's words and Dwalin and Bofur grabbed Thorin's arms to make sure that he wouldn't kill Fili in his madness. But the king looked sadly at his nephew and apologised again and again. Then he turned towards Oin and begged "Please save Poppy and baby Thorin. That's how she wants him to be called."

After the old healer promised that he'd do everything he could Dwalin and Bofur brought the King to his rooms.

Fili looked at his mother with tears eyes since he didn't know what to do. Dis took the crying baby out of Poppy's arms to allow Fili to carry his wife to the infirmary. There Oin and another healer started working on Poppy immediately.

Meanwhile Runa had left to help Ori with the little ones. So Fili and Dis waited outside Poppy's sickroom alone. The blond dwarf had sat down on a chair and held his baby son in his arms. One of the healers had examined and bathed the little one. Then she had wrapped him into a warm blanket and left to ask another dwarrowdam if she fed the little one for now.

Fili caressed his son's face and stroked his dark curls. He had always dreamed of a child with Poppy's hair. Now he had one but he couldn't be truly happy because he worried about his wife too much.

Fili told his son that he loved him in Khuzdul just like he had done when he was still in Poppy's womb. Then the baby opened his blue eyes and looked at his father for the first time. He grabbed his finger and started to suckle on it.

The blond dwarf looked at his son and realised why Poppy had wanted to name him Thorin. He wondered if this was the reason why his uncle had slapped her and started crying.

Dis put her arm around him and helped him to hold the baby. When the healer returned with a bottle with milk she also helped her son to feed the baby. They stayed like this for a long time until the door to Poppy's room finally opened and Oin asked them to come in.

Dis took little Thorin from her son and told him to go first. Fili nodded, stood up and swallowed hard. He slowly went towards the room but sighed in relief when he entered it.

Poppy sat on the bed leaning back against many pillows. She had a bandage around her head and still looked pale but smiled at her husband. "Fili, is our son well?" She whispered.

Fili nodded and ran towards her. He sat down next her and kissed her. "Thorin is fine. He's with Amad." Fili whisped against her lips. He buried his face in her hair and started crying again. "I thought I'd never see you again. I thought you're dead, my love! I love you so much! Never leave me again!" He sobbed again and again.

Poppy was still very weak but wanted to comfort him. She put her hand on his head and stroked the golden hair she loved so much. "I'm here, Fili! I won't leave you! Everything will be fine." She reassured him.

Dis watched them with a smile with her youngest grandchild in her arms.

I'm sorry that this chapter is quite short. I'm busy at work but didn't want you to worry about Poppy any longer ;)