The Lionheart (The Hobbit)

Chapter 37: I miss him

Tygr POV

"Hello!!!"

I shrieked hearing the sudden voice and turned around ready to kill. My heart pounded as I looked around before seeing the tiny face of Ladel. "Mahal Ladel!" I said holding my heart sighing on relief. "You about scared me to dead!" I said. "Sorry..." She said sadly. "What's up?" I asked crawling over to the bars. "Why are you in here? Aren't these for bad people? Are you a bad person?!" Ladel asked. I giggled at her cuteness and scratched her nose, "no, Thorin is cranky so he threw a hissy fit and put me in here." I said with a smile, trying to lighten what actually happened. Ladel laughed and squeezed her body through the bars. "How'd you find me anyways?" I asked moving back to my back against the wall. "I followed you and the large hairy man." She said. I snickered, "the large hairy man is Dwalin. He's very nice...most of the time." I said. I sighed and laid my head against the wall. "Why aren't you doing anything to get out?" She asked. "I don't know...I think it would be better just to wait it out." I said placing my hand on my tender cheek. 'There's gonna be a huge bruise there later...' I thought to myself. "Oh...well I'll wait here with you!" Ladel squeaked. I smiled, "awe, thanks dear, I'd love the company." I said.

Thorin PoV

I glared at my men beginning to break down stone to close the large hole Smaug left. "Hurry! We need to barricade that quickly." I yelled. I looked and saw my nephews whispering to each other and glancing up at me. I huffed, "Kili! Fili! Come here!" I yelled. They immediately came quickly. "Yes uncle?" Fili asked. "What where you two whispering about?" I snapped. "Nothing..." Kili said. I rolled my eyes, "I'm not stupid. Tell me, NOW." I yelled. Fili sighed, "we think you where a little harsh to Tygr and that you should let her out of the dungeon! That's a little cruel to someone you asked to marry you!" Kili said. "She hasn't given me an answer yet there for it doesn't matter to me right now. Also she attacked me first." I said crossing my arms. "Uncle! First time she did it was after you shoved her, second time she was scared of you!! You hit her across the face! TYGR! YOU HIT TYGR!" Fili yelled. This was the first time I had really heard him yell. "Don't speak to me like that. If your so concerned about her then go be in there with her!" I snapped before turning away.

Tygr PoV

I gently scratched Ladel's back since she fell asleep. I flinched hearing footsteps quickly coming my way. "Tygr!" Kili said as he ran in with Fili close behind. They looked out of breath. "Did you guys run all the way here?" I asked. "Yes! But we got lost..." Kili said. I laughed and gently set Ladel aside. "What's up?" I asked walking to the bars. " We came to let you out." Fili said. I huffed, "are you sure that's a good idea?" I asked. Suddenly Dwalin appeared behind the two brothers. "Lass, I need to ask you of something...feel free to say no." He said. "what?" I asked. "Thorin has retired to his bedchambers...I think...you should go try to talk to him again not that he's not surrounded by the gold. This is a lot to ask of you considering what he did." Dwalin said. I nodded immediately. "Really?" Dwalin asked. "Yes. I'd be happy to go talk to him...but I need to talk to Echo first." I said. Dwalin nodded and unlocked my cell. "Ladel!" I said causing the small dragon to pop up. "Come on dear, go find your siblings." I said before she ran off. I passed the dwarves in search of my own dragon.

I wandered aimlessly until I finally was able to find her outside sleeping on a rock. I climbed and panted. "Echo!" I said. She opened her eye and lazily lifted her head. "Yeah?" She asked, suddenly her eyes widened. "Your face! Who did that!!!" She snarled. "What?" I asked. I hopped off the rock and over to the shore where I looked at my reflection in the water....my cheek was bruised black. I sighed, "never mind that, I have a question." I said turning back to her, she puffed frost out of her nose in response. "Is there any way to get rid of the dragon curse on the gold inside Erebor?" I asked. Echo nodded. "What really?!?" I asked excited. "Yes. All I have to do is breathe a coat of frost over all the gold a few time and it will fade away. Quite simple actually." she said. I gasped, "you know the way this adventure has been going I honestly thought it wasn't going to be that easy." I said with a laugh. "Would you like me to do so?" She asked. I nodded, "can you start right now?" I asked. She nodded and climbed down the rock and followed me back into the mountain. "Hey! Guys come here!" I yelled gaining the companies attention. "Echo can cure the dragons curse." I said. They all smiled in surprise. "How?!" Balin asked. "Um..." I didn't exactly know how I only knew what I was going to do. "Well," echo said, shocking the others at her voice, since she had never spoken to them. "How it works is Smaug tainted the gold with his flames, leaving a sort of...infection of everything his flames touched. If I layer frost over the gold it will melt away him and leave me. Effortlessly leaving more of a cheery disposition on the treasure." She said. I nodded. "However, I need a time and cannot be interrupted...therefor you will need Thorin to stay away from the treasure while I am working." She said. "I can distract him..." I said. "How?" Bofur asked. I sighed, emotional thoughts running through my mind. "Um...I'll find a way. Don't worry."