The Hobbit Imagines IV

Imagine Thorin remembering Frerin

Imagine comforting Thorin when he gets sad while remembering his late brother Frerin.

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You were happily skipping through the halls of the Blue Mountain, wondering about where your brothers were today. Fili was probably stuck somewhere in a class about dwarven history. Perhaps Kili was out somewhere to play.

Guards greeted you when you passed by them. Their large axes that they held by their sides still impressed you. 

They were a few of the only dwarves that you saw on a daily basis.

Being born as the first and only daughter of Dis, daughter of Thrain, in the house of Durin, you didn't get to go outside the halls that often. Dwarves liked to keep their woman hidden in their family' halls so they were guarded.

There weren't many woman amongst their race so they were more precious than jewels. 

Not even your cute looks could persua the guards to let you out every once in a while. Only when the king himself took you with him were you allowed to leave.

And even then were you heavily guarded.

But the Durin hall was your terrain. There were guards but they were just there to make the new king feel better. Now he could see to his duties without having to worry about the safety of the remainder of his family.

He had lost his father, whom couldn't be found after the Battle of Azanulbizar. The same battle that had also claimed the life of his younger brother.

Many had lost their lives that day, but the burden on the new king was one that came with many new responsibilities. And even now, many decades later, the pain for their loss was just as great as it had been on the day itself.

Thorin had a gift for caring for the younger dwarves in his kin, especially his little princess. Though you were not his own daughter you were still treated as such. 

At times you were allowed to stay with him during the night. Your uncle had restless nights more often than not but your presence sometimes offered him some peace. He would call you his 'shining sapphire in the night'.

Being Thorin' favorite also gave you some other benefits. For example;

Your bright blue eyes could make him melt within a heart beat. This lead to you getting away with a lot of stuff. 

Luckily for you, your brothers were also weak to you. Not that you took advantage of this ability. At least not all the time. But you did know when to use and how to use it. It was a skill you had practised for quite some years now.

Right now you were not really on your way to anything. You were a little bored with your brother' out and were just looking for an adventure.

You passed by your uncle' chamber when you heard a strange noise.

It sounded like someone was sobbing. And it came from your uncle' chambers. That couldn't be.... Was one of the maids sad about something? Maybe Fili and Kili had played a prank on them again.

You tiptoed towards the door, putting your hands on the wood and softly pushing it open. The door was opened just a crack when you noticed the hunched figure in your uncle' favorite armchair. 

"That is uncle' chair, you can't sit there even when you're sad" you said politely. 

The sobbing stopped and you met your uncle' eyes. His face was slightly redder than normal. "Uncle!" you cried out. You ran to him to throw yourself in his arms. "Did someone hurt you?" you asked worried.