After Tauriel's execution Dis, Oin and Fjola brought Kili back to the infirmary where Daisy waited for them. The hobbit was shocked when she saw her love. Kili was crying desperately and looked pale. Oin helped him to undress and lay down on the bed while Fjola made some tea to help him calm down.

Soon Kili started crying again because he couldn't understand why Tauriel had killed their child. Dwarflings as well as elflings were rare and precious and he couldn't understand why anybody would hurt them.

Daisy was relieved when Dis told her that Tauriel was dead and that she would never be able to hurt them again. She sat down on the bed next to Kili and put her arm around his shoulders. Then she put a kiss on his cheek and ran her fingers through his hair. She didn't say anything but hoped that her presence and actions would soothe him.
Daisy felt terrible that she still hadn't told Kili about the baby but she worried how he might react. But she also thought that he deserved to know the truth and that she wasn't any better than Tauriel if she lied to him as well. So she decided to tell him the next morning.

Suddenly someone knocked at the door and so Dis went to open it. She frowned when she saw Sarya standing there. After what Tauriel had done, she had lost all trust in elves and asked her rather unfriendly. "What do you want here? Are you here to torture my son even more?"

Sarya looked at the dwarrowdam sadly but understood why she reacted like that. She was about to leave again when Daisy appeared at the door. The hobbit put her hand on Dis' forearm and smiled at her and the elf. "It's alright, Dis. I'm sure that Sarya means no harm. I worked with her when they trained me to be a healer in Mirkwood. She even tried to warn me about Tauriel just seconds before your guards came to bring me to Erebor."

"Really?" Dis asked and when Daisy nodded she started to smile at the elf healer.

Sarya smiled as well. "I hope you are well, Daisy?" She asked and looked at the hobbit's belly.

"I am, but he doesn't know yet." Daisy whispered. "Would you like to see Kili?"

Sarya nodded and entered the room. She went to Kili's bed and waited for Daisy. The hobbit stroked Kili's cheek and told him that he had a visitor. Then Kili looked at the elf with puffy eyes but didn't say anything.

Sarya looked at Kili sadly. "I'm sorry, my Prince. I know that I should have told you the truth about Tauriel's crimes earlier. But I was too scared. I understand that you will never forgive me but please don't ask King Thranduil to take Ronon away from us again. We love him so much."

"I understand that you didn't tell anybody since I lived with her threats and didn't tell anyone for years either. I'm not angry with you but with her. But I'm still happy that you finally plucked up the courage to tell us. There is no need to apologise though." Kili said and smiled at the thought of Ronon. "Will Ronon live with you permanently? That's wonderful. I'm sure you can raise him to be a good elf."

Sarya sighed in relief that Kili wasn't too angry. She sat down in a chair and they talked about Ronon for a long time until Kili fell asleep.

Fili and Poppy went back to their room hand in hand. Poppy was still shaking a bit because she had never seen a person being executed and it still scared her although Tauriel had of course deserved such punishment. When they reached the entrance to the Royal Quarters Fili pulled her into his arms and kissed her deeply. Then he pulled her into his arms and carried her to their home. There Runa and Bilbo had just started eating supper with the children. Fili and Poppy joined them and carefully explained that the evil elf from Mirkwood would never be able to hurt them again.

After dinner Bilbo and Runa left with Runor and Dwalis. Poppy fetched Thorin from his cradle and joined her family on a blanket in front of the fireplace. They cuddled and Fili told them a story until the children were sleepy. Fili and Poppy brought them to bed and decided to go to bed as well.

Fili and Poppy soon fell asleep but after a few hours the dwarf woke up because his wife was screaming. He pulled her close against his chest and tried to wake her up. Poppy soon opened her eyes and looked at her husband. She sighed in relief and told her husband about her nightmare. Fili pulled her even closer and promised that nobody in Erebor would ever execute her simply because she was married to him and wasn't a dwarf. Poppy nodded and buried her face in his hair while her fingers clutched his chest hair. Fili put kisses on the top of her head and stroked her back until she finally fell asleep again.

The next morning Sarya visited Kili once again to say goodbye. Thranduil and Thorin joined her because they wanted to talk to Daisy. The King of the Woodland Realm informed the hobbit that the hobbits who were still living in Mirkwood would start their journey back to the Shire in a few days to be able to cross the Misty Mountains before winter. He offered her to travel with him and Sarya of she wanted to go with her family.

Daisy frowned and asked King Thorin of she was allowed to stay in Erebor with her best friend and Kili. Thorin agreed immediately and the hobbit sighed in relief. She wrote a letter to her parents and asked Sarya to give it to them.

The elf agreed and a few hours later the delegation from Mirkwood left Erebor again.

Since it was a nice and sunny day and Kili was feeling quite well, Daisy asked Oin if he was allowed to spend a few hours outdoors. The old healer worried that this might be too strenuous for his patient but then suggested that they could spend the day on the balcony of Fili's rooms since they could easily get a healer from there. Daisy smiled happily at the dwarf and went to Poppy to prepare everything with her.

One hour later Dwalin and Oin brought Kili to Fili's rooms. Lili, Tulip and Ruby watched him curiously but then followed their brother who had run to their uncle to hug him. They were still a bit frightened of their uncle but decided that he had to be nice since Daisy liked him. Kili hugged his nephew and nieces and smiled at them.

Then he went to Daisy and hugged her as well as best as he could with his injured arm. Daisy took his hand and he followed her to the picnic area of the balcony.

Fili and Poppy smiled at them and brought their children to the living room to give the couple some privacy.

Daisy and Kili sat down on a blanket to eat lunch. The latter was sad and angry because he had trouble to eat. He thought that he was a useless cripple but didn't say anything because he didn't want to make Daisy cry again.

When they finished eating they walked towards the railing and enjoyed the beautiful view. Then Daisy took Kili's uninjured hand and took a deep breath. "Kili, do you remember the night we spent together in Mirkwood after the spring festival?"

"Aye, it was wonderful." Kili smiled dreamily but then frowned. "Daisy, did Tauriel find out? Did she hurt you?"

The hobbit shook her head. "No Kili, your mother brought me to Erebor in time. She didn't hurt me but it still changed my life forever." She smiled and put Kili's hand against her belly. "Kili, I'm with child. You're going to be a father."
Kili gasped and looked at Dasiy with wide eyes. Then he tore his hair and ran from the balcony and out of Fili's rooms.