The Lionheart (The Hobbit)

Chapter 28: Erebor

Tygr POV

I woke up to Thorin groaning displeased. I opened my eyes and saw there was sunlight shining straight on his face. Feeling bad I squirmed my way out of the twisted sheets and blankets. I stood and hobbled over to the window before pulling the curtain shut, leaving the room significantly darker. "Thank you my love." Thorin said, his baritone voice was low and smooth. I blushed and nodded. I looked at him and saw him open his arms. I giggled and walked over to the mirror and began brushing my knotted hair. "Tygr, come here!" He said. I smiled. "Nnnoooowwwww." He said. I laughed and turned to look at him. "You sound like a child." I said. He sat up, "don't call me a child. Your the one who acts like one." He said. "Oh I act like a child?" I asked turning to him with my hands on my hips. "Yes, you do! Now come here! That is an order." He said. I smiled and jumped onto the bed, landing right on him. "As you wish your majesty~" I purred laying my chin on his chest and grinning at him. He smiled, "mahal Tygr, you knows that's not what I ment." He said. I felt a chuckle rumble in his chest. "Well sorry I'll just go!" I said as I tried to get up only to be hugged back down. "Oh no your not" he said. I smiled and looked at him. His beautiful blue eyes looked into mine. "You need to let me go at one point." I giggled. "No I don't, I'm the king I can do as I wish." He said. I raised my eyebrows. "So you don't want to get up and go reclaim Erabor anymore? You just want to stay here?" I asked. "Well, no. Once We reclaim our home then we can sleep all say in our bed all day long if we wish." He said. I sat up, my knees on ether side of his waist. "Our?" I asked. "A-as in you and I...or the rest of the company." I asked. He sat up and held my waist. "Both I suppose." He said. I grinned and nodded. "You'd share your mountain with me?" I asked. Thorin gently leaned up and pressed his lips to mine gently. I laid my arms around his neck. "My love I will share anything with you. What's mine is yours." He said. I felt my cheeks blush. "And...what little I have is yours as well." I said with a smile. Suddenly Thorin pushed me onto my back and laughed as he began to kiss my neck, then trail up my jaw and to my lips. I ran my hands up and down his seemingly perfect body. I stopped for a moment and looked over him. "What's wrong?" He asked. "Oh...it's nothing. I'm just wondering how people could possibly think the elves are the most beautiful race," I said before using my wolf strength to push him over onto his back, hovering over him. "When there are god-like dwarves like you." I said. It was then that I saw the strongest look of desire burning in Thorin's eyes. Suddenly our door slammed open. I sat up and Thorin followed, holding my waist so I wouldn't fall back. There at the door...was a rather shocked Dwalin. "We...have to leave." He said before quickly closing the door. I looked at Thorin with a straight face. I burst our laughing and pushed my forehead to his shoulder. He laughed and patted my back. "We do need to go though." He said. I nodded and laughed as I wiped a tear away. "Yeah we do, Mahal Thorin your so lazy get up." I said as I jumped out of bed. "See! I'm already dressed!" I said. Thorin laughed and stood before shoving me aside playfully. "That's because you hardly wear clothes in the first place!" He yelled happily. I sighed and nodded, "that's super true." I said.

After Thorin quickly got dressed and we made our way into town. The townspeople had given the entire company new and clean clothes. They offered me some but I would rip it anyways, no need for it. We walked down to a boat they gave us to get across the lake. I got in and sat behind Thorin who stood at the front. The rest of them got in and we took off quickly. "Hey...I think we're missing someone." I said. "....where's Bofur?!" I asked suddenly realizing who was missing. "Thorin we got to turn around and get him!" I said tugging on his coat. "No, we've already left he will have to wait." He said. I glared at his back before standing and running to the back of the boat and jumped off before we got to far away from the last dock in town. "Tygr!!!!" Thorin yelled. "I'm getting him! I'll meet you there okay!?" I yelled. Thorin had a furious look on his face however kept going. I ran back into town looking frantically for the dwarf. I was suddenly ran into someone and was knocked down. "Eh...what the hell?!" I growled then saw Bofur on the ground. "Just the dwarf I was looking for!" I said standing up. He got up and brushed himself off. "You got left behind too?" He asked. "Ha, I was with Thorin all morning I couldn't have been left behind even if I tried." I said. Bofur laughed. "I came back to get you actually...I jumped off the boat." I said. "Oh, well thank you lass but how are we supposed to get across the lake." He asked. I thought for a moment then glanced at the water beside me...and to my surprise I saw a massive water dragon swimming by below. "I think...I have an idea." I said. I grabbed his hand and ran across the town following the dragon. "Where are we going?!?!" Bofur asked utterly confused. "Please...don't freak out okay? Promise...and don't tell Thorin." I said. Bofur hesitantly nodded. I looked around and made sure nobody was watching. I got on my knees and looked at the water. I couldn't see the dragon looking right up at me through the water...terrifyingly. "Hello?" I asked. I gently slipped my hand into the water and held it there with my palm open. Suddenly felt the dragons nose press against it pushing my hand out of the water along with his head. I marveled at the magnificent beast. "Whoa..." I muttered. "What? What are we looking at?" Bofur asked. I looked at him then to the dragon. "Can he please see you...he won't hurt you I swear. He is my friend." I said. There was a moment of silence before Bofur jumped back frightened. "Can you see him?" I asked. Bofur's eyes where as wide as a dinner plate and nodded. "What is your name?" I asked him. The dragon looked at me, "Tidel. If I may ask, who are you? I see you have a black scale around your neck." He said, his voice rumbled like the ocean. "My name is Tygr. Yes, I am a friend to dragons." Tidel looked closely at me. His eyes where a beautiful sea-foam green and his scales where blue. "What is it you want?" I he asked. "I was hoping you could help me and my friend. We need to get across the lake, to the lonely mountain." I said. He looked at me then at Bofur. "I suppose I could help you." He said. "Is there any cost?" I asked. He shook his head, "none for such a kind girl." He said. I smiled and looked at Bofur as Tidel turned allowing us onto his back. "Come on Bofur, don't worry." I said holding my hand out to him. He took it and took a deep breath. I got on and held onto Tidels horns while Bofur held onto my waist tightly. Suddenly Tidel took off through the water like an elven arrow, leaving us above the surface, though I must admit it was harder to ride him than Echo. His entire bottom half of his body swayed back and forth. I watched the mountain near quickly before he stopped. He got us as close to the shore as he could. I got of, the water up to my mid thigh. Bofur got off and went up to the sand. I held my hand out to Tidel and he placed his muzzle in my hand. I smiled and kissed his forehead. "I cannot thank you enough." I said. Tidel nodded. "I will be happy to help you any time Tygr. Goodbye for now." He said. I smiled and waved as he swam away. I ran to catch up with Bofur. "Well...that was something I absolutely never thought I would do." He said. I grinned and looked at him. "Yeah...please don't tell Thorin." I said. Bofur nodded. "He will have to find out at one point." He said. I nodded, "yeah I know that day will come...however that day does not need to be today." I said before we began to climb up the mountain.

"Ugh how far is it?" I asked as we continued to climb. My ears twitched as I heard the booming voice of Thorin. "Knock it down!" He yelled. I looked back to see the sun was setting. Bofur and I climbed as fast as we could until we finally joined the company. "Thorin! What's happening?" I asked going right to his side. "The key hole, it's not showing. I looked at where the dwarves where pushing. "Move!" I said before forming into my fighting, let alone my strongest form. I had learned to mentally control it for small amounts of time over the course of this trip. I walked and pressed my front paws against the stone and began to push as hard as I can. Dwalin and Nori began to push with me. After we realized it was not going to budge I formed back into a girl and immediately covered my chest...and lower regions. It had completely escaped my mind that when I formed into my fighting stage my clothing ripped...unlike my other forms. I felt a blush go across my face when suddenly I felt Thoron wrap his fur coat around me, covering me completely. "T-thank you...I'm sorry...I tried my hardest." I said...honestly feeling disappointing to my king. I felt him kiss my forehead as the sunlight diss appeared. "I know you did, I could ask for nothing more." He said before going forward and looking again at the map. "The last light of Durin's Day will shine upon the keyhole. That's what it says." He said looking at Balin. "What did we miss?" He asked. When he got no reply, he walked up to Balin and once again asked him, earnestly and tearfully. "What did miss, Balin?" He asked. "We've lost the light. There's no more to be done. We had but one chance." He said. I felt my eyes start to water. "No! There has to be something we missed!" I said, stressed and feeling my stomach knot. Balin shook his head, I growled and rammed my fist into the stone, causing it to cut and bleed. "Tygr, come away...it's over." Balin said. I felt my eyes water before Thorin took me by the waist and led me away. "Wait a minute!!" We heard Bilbo protests, Thorin lets me go and I continue to walk, though my ears can hear all of it. "You wait." Gloin snapped. "Where are they going? You can't give up now!" He said astonished. I heard no reply of Thorin. "Thorin...you can't just give up now." Bilbo said, his voice that of sadness. I turned and saw Thorin a small ways behind me, though i could still hear Bilbo talking to himself. "Stand by the grey stone...when the thrush knocks...the setting sun...and the last light of Durin's Day will shine. Hmm. The last light. Last light..." I heard him say. I slowed down slightly to stay within earshot. I listened to what he said and sighed looking up at the moon, it's light shining on my skin.

Wait....THE MOON LIGHT! THE LAST LIGHT. "OH MAHAL EVERYONE TURN AROUND!!!!!" I said loudly before sprinting past Thorin back up to Bilbo. "The keyhole! Come back! Come back! It's the light of the moon, the last moon of autumn!" Bilbo yelled as I showed up. "I know!!!! I just figured that out!!! Where's the key?!" I asked frantically. Suddenly heard as Bilbo kicked the key, I almost screamed before Thorin's foot stamped down on the strong holding the key. "Thorin..." I breathed in relief. He silently walked past me and placed the key into the hole, turning it. He gently then pushed the door open quietly...opening the door into the lonely mountain...into,

"Erebor..." Thorin said quietly.