After informing Fili about the success of the amputation of Kili's forearm, Dis returned to the infirmary. She stayed at her son's side until Thorin finally sent her home to get some rest. They didn't want to leave Kili alone and decided to take turns on staying with him.

Dis wasn't happy about leaving Kili but she agreed to her brother's suggestion and went to her own apartment. She arrived there at the same time as her husband. Dwalin had stayed in the dungeons for most of the time together with Balin and Dain to interrogate Tauriel. The elf had again confessed that she had wanted to kill baby Thorin and Poppy.

Dwalin had wanted to split her head open with his axes the moment she told them what she had planned to do and why. Balin promised him that he would be allowed to do that soon but they had to do a trial and inform the King of the Woodland Realm first.

Dis was shocked about the news and nearly collapsed to the ground. Dwalin held her in his arms until she calmed down a bit and then brought her to bed. If the elf wasn't sentenced to death in the trial, he would kill her no matter what trouble that might cause.

Thorin sat down on a chair next to Kili's bed and stroked his hair out of his face. He noticed that his nephew's skin was hotter than usual and worried about a possible infection. He was about to stand up to get Oin when the door opened and Fjola entered the room. When she saw the King sitting there, she bowed her head and curtsied.

Thorin looked at the dwarrowdam with wide eyes. He had always liked her in Ered Luin and hadn't even known that she had come to Erebor as well. His heart started beating a bit faster but he took a deep breath to calm down again since this certainly wasn't the moment for feelings he had hidden deep within his soul for almost three decades. He swallowed and told the healer about Kili's fever.

Fjola approached Kili and put her hand on his forearm. Then she checked the bandages around his left arm and left with a frown on her face. After a few minutes she returned with some medicines. After giving these to her still unconscious patient, she asked her King if she was allowed to stay for the rest of the night.

Thorin nodded and stood up to fetch another chair for the healer. They talked for most of the night about many different things when they didn't have to tend to Kili.

The next morning Fili and Poppy ate breakfast with their children, Runa, Runor and Dwalis. The little ones were still upset about what had happened the previous day and clung to their mother. Poppy and Fili played and cuddled with them for about two hours until Runa went to Dis to ask her to come over because Fili and Poppy finally wanted to talk to Daisy about what had happened.

The older dwarrowdam agreed immediately and was soon able to engage her grandchildren in a game and so Fili and Poppy were able to leave.

Fili took Poppy's hand and kissed the tears, that had just pooled in her eyes again, away. When they arrived in front of Daisy's room the hobbit took a deep breath and wiped her tears away because she knew that she had to be strong for her friend.

Daisy smiled when Fili and Poppy entered her small hiding place and ran to her best friend to hug her. She noticed Poppy's puffy eyes and frowned. "Poppy, what's wrong?"

Poppy sobbed and took Daisy's hand to lead her towards the couch. She still held Daisy's hand in hers and started crying again. "I'm so sorry, Daisy! This is all my fault." Poppy had wanted to be strong but she couldn't and that made her feel even worse.

Fili kneeled down in front of the two hobbits and took their hands in his much bigger ones. Then he looked up at Daisy and carefully started explaining everything that had happened the previous evening.

At first Daisy simply stared at the dwarf with wide eyes until she put a hand on her belly and tears started pooling in her eyes.

Fili supposed that she was to shocked to react and looked at his wife in worry. Then Poppy wrapped her arms around her best friend and stroked her back until she finally started crying.

After a few minutes Daisy calmed down a bit and looked at Fili again. "What happened to him? Is he dead?"

Fili shook his head. "No Daisy, he's alive. But they had to umm-" Fili swallowed but he knew that he had to tell her everything until she found out on her own. "The arrow that hit his hand was poisoned."

Daisy looked at Fili in shock. "Could they use some herbs to safe him like the elf did in Laketown?"

"No, the only thing Oin could do to save him was to amputate his lower left arm. I'm sorry Daisy. Maybe we should have asked you about this but we had to make a quick decision and this was the only thing that could safe Kili's life." Fili explained sadly.

"You did the right thing, Fili. I'm sure it won't be easy for him but at least he will live. I don't understand how anybody can be that evil. Of course she wanted to injure me but why would she try to kill her own husband?"a

While Dasiy talked Poppy started sobbing once again. "She didn't want to kill her husband. The arrows were supposed to hit me and my son. She wanted to kill Thorin. I'm so sorry Daisy. I should be the one lying in the infirmary and not Kili. If-" poppy swallowed. "If your little one will never meet his or her father, it'll be my fault. I understand if you hate me now."

Daisy pulled her friend into a tight embrace and whispered. "Poppy, please don't blame yourself! None of this is your fault; the only person to blame is Tauriel. And I would never hate you because of that. This elf has already managed to destroy the relationship between Fili and Kili. We've been best friends since we were fauntlings and I definitely won't let allow her to ruin our friendship." She smiled at Poppy and hugged her again.

Fili smiled at the two hobbits in relief. He had been worried that the news might cause a miscarriage but Daisy seemed strong enough to handle the situation. "Would you like to see Kili? He's still unconscious but the healers say that he can sense our presence and it would help him find his way back to us."

Daisy nodded. "Yes, I want to see him. That's what the elves taught me as well. I'm sure it will help him when we talk to him and touch him."

Soon the two hobbits and the dwarf arrived in Kili's sickroom in the infirmary. There Thorin was still sitting next to his nephew's bed but decided to leave when Fili, Poppy and Daisy arrived.

Fili and his wife stayed a bit further away from the bed while Daisy sat down on the bed next to Kili immediately. She stroked his face and put kisses on his nose and forehead. In between her kisses she asked him to come back to her again and again.

A few moments later Fjola entered the room with Oin. They smiled at Daisy and asked her if she was well. The hobbit nodded but asked them if she was allowed to stay with Kili permanently. The two healers looked at each other and Fili but then agreed. They decided to bring another bed to the room to make sure that Daisy could get some rest as well.

Some time later Fili left because he wanted to talk to Thorin and check on the children. Poppy stayed with Daisy a while longer but then also left because she had to nurse her youngest son and because she didn't want to leave her older children with Dis for too long.

Daisy promised her that she was fine and that she would talk to healers if she needed anything. Then she sat down on Kili's bed again and took his good hand in hers. She kissed him again. "Please Kili, wake up again and come back to me. I-" She put his hand on the tiny bump of her belly. "We need you."

Kili woke up and saw a familiar looking dwarf standing in the distance. He stood up and walked towards him. "You are my uncle Frerin, aren't you?"

The dwarf nodded. "Yes Kili, I am Frerin. You look a lot like your mother but you have your father's eyes. I'm here to show you something."

Kili looked at his uncle, who had been killed at the Battle of Azanulbizar many years ago, with wide eyes. "Am I dead?"

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