Kili watched Poppy with a sad smile. He was happy that Fili would be king and that they would finally have the life they deserved after everything they had to endure. He knew that most of these things were his fault though and so he tried to stay away from them although he wanted to talk to Fili. He was sure that no one wanted him their and he didn't want to ruin the feast.

He was also sad that he didn't see Daisy anywhere in Erebor but thought that his mother had probably hidden her somewhere to keep her safe.

Kili also wondered where his wife had disappeared to after Thorin had announced that Fili would be king and his son would be his heir. But he thought that she probably couldn't stand seeing them happy. But suddenly he heard the door to the hall open and felt a cold shower running down his spine. Then he saw Tauriel standing there with her bow and arrows.

Kili immediately ran to Poppy to protect her and baby Thorin. He rather wanted to die than to see Fili suffer once more. He pushed the hobbit to the floor and covered her and his nephew's body with his. He winced when Poppy groaned because she had grazed her face on the floor and worried that he might have hurt them.

Suddenly two arrows pierced the lower part of his left arm. Kili gasped because the pain was much worse then when the orcs had shot him. He prayed to Mahal that Fili's family hadn't been hurt by the arrows and then everything became dark.


In the main part of the hall the rest of Fili's family danced together. Ruby had begged Thorin to dance with her and now everybody smiled about the tall dwarf, who whirled the little girl around.

Fili watched them and noticed Tauriel entering the hall by sheer chance. He saw that she suddenly pointed her bow in the general direction Poppy had went to. Fili screamed when she shot two arrows in that direction. He knew that he was too far away to protect his wife and prayed to Mahal to keep her alive. When he heard Poppy scream, he dropped the glass in his hands and ran towards her. Dis, Thorin and Runa tried to hold the children back but they followed their father immediately screaming for their mother.

When Fili ran around the corner he screamed again. A dwarf laid over Poppy and didn't move at all. Tears pooled in his eyes when he realised that this dwarf was Kili. He yelled for the healers to come as soon as possible and carefully tried to lift his brother away from Poppy.

Dis looked at her younger son's lifeless body and sobbed. She knew that she couldn't help him and that the healers would take care of Kili though. So she tried to help Runa and Runor to comfort her grandchildren. The Dwobbit girls screamed as well and Vili cried because he didn't understand what was going on.

Fili looked at his brother, wife and children with wide eyes. He ways torn between staying with Kili and comforting his wife and children. He wanted to be there for all of them but knew that he couldn't.

Oin and another healer were kneeling next to Kili and examining his injuries. The arrows looked twisted and they couldn't pull them out that easily. They would have to bring him to the infirmary for a possible surgery as soon as possible.

Fjola, another healer kneeled in front of Poppy to check her and baby Thorin for injuries. They both had a few scratches but weren't severely injured. She promised that she'd bring an ointment to put on the scratches to their room soon.

Poppy nodded and pulled her son close against her chest. Then she looked at the unconscious dwarf next to her and realised that in was Kili who had saved her. She worried that he might not survive and she started screaming and crying in shock. She thought of Fili, Daisy and her child. If Kili died Fili would never be able to talk to his brother again, Daisy would lose the love of her life and her baby would never meet his father and all of this was her fault. The arrows were meant to kill herself and her son and not Kili.

Fili rushed towards his wife as soon as he could and pulled her into a tight embrace. He rocked the crying hobbit in his arms and tired to comfort her. But she couldn't stop crying. Her tears had also upset their son who was still lying between his parents even more.

Fili wanted to help them but he also looked towards his brother all the time until Dis put her hand on his shoulder. "Bring Poppy and the children home, Fili. They need rest. Runa will help you and I will stay with Kili. All we can do for your brother is praying at the moment. But your family needs you and you can help them."

Fili nodded and picked Poppy up. He carried her back to their new room and put her onto the bed. She still clung to his tunic and cried desperately. The children still cried as well and had cuddled up close against their parents.

They stayed like this for a while until someone knocked at the door. Runa opened it and soon Fjola arrived in the room. She put her healers bag on the table and looked at Fili in worry. "Master Oin would like you to come to the infirmary as soon as possible. It's important."

Fili looked at Poppy and then at Runa and Fjola. Both dwarrowdams promised to look after his family. Poppy looked up at him and told him to go to Kili as well. Fili finally nodded and kissed Poppy and his children before he left for the infirmary with a terrible feeling in his stomach.


Immediately after Tauriel had shot at Kili, Dwalin and Dain ran to the elf to arrest her. She tried to get away but they were stronger then her.

Thorin first checked on Poppy and Kili but then walked towards them angrily. "How dare you trying to kill them? What have they done to you? We always treated you like a guest who is welcome in Erebor. We shared our food and rooms with you and you thank us like that? Bring her to the deepest cell our prison has to offer!"

Tauriel glared at him. "This is all your fault! You've made these useless half breeds your heirs! My son would have deserved that! But not this creature. Shame that I didn't succeed. But now you will see your nephew die! The arrows are poisoned. The venom will slowly eat up his flesh and all you can do is watch." Then she started laughing maniacally.

"Bring her out of my sight!" Thorin yelled and rushed away to inform Oin about the news.

The old healer was shocked about the news but now understood why the flesh around the wound hat turned black. Oin worried deeply and finally summoned Kili's family members to the infirmary.

When Fili finally arrived there, Oin asked them to sit down. First he looked at Thorin. "Thank you for informing me about the poison that soon. Kili's injuries finally make sense to me now."

Fili gasped at the mention of poison and so Thorin explained the situation quickly. The young dwarf worried about his wife and baby son. Maybe the arrows had grazed them but they hadn't noticed it so far. Everyone understood Fili's worries and so Oin sent one of his apprentices to Fjola to tell her to examine Poppy once again.

When the apprentice left, Oin looked at Dis, Thorin and Fili again. "I worry about Kili deeply. The poison is already to deep in his flesh. He will die if we don't amputate his arm. But I don't want to decide that alone. What do you think?"

Hello everyone! I'm so sorry for the late update! I wanted to update earlier but everything was a bit crazy :/ I'm not completely happy with this chapter but I didn't want to let you wait even longer.

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