Bofur had brought us back to Bards, the house was quiet and it seemed like no one was home. Kili was still limping along and suppressing his screams as the three of us helped him up the flight of stairs made from rotting wood. "Are you sure this will work?" Fili turned to Bofur.
"It's the only place I can think of. " Bofur pulled his eyebrows, like he wasn't sure himself this plan would work. We didn't exactly leave it on good terms with Bard.
"One more step." I whispered to both Kiki and myself as we made it to the final stop; my limbs burned with exhaustion as I carried a dwarf on my shoulder.
Bofur knocked on the door and it was a while until someone opened the door; Bard. "No, I'm done with Dwarves. Go away." Before Bard managed to slam the door Bofur threw himself in the gap "No one will help us," Bofur pleaded "Kili's sick." Bofur moved out the way to reveal the sick dwarf in my arms. It can not be said in words but he looked different, worse. My heart is slowly breaking for him, it is getting harder and harder to stay calm for us. Bards eyebrows pulled together and looked at Kili. "Fine."
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Bard helped up to lift Kiki onto a small bed and once he was down on the mattress his head dropped back as he groaned. "What are we going to do?" I cried, beginning to see myself breakdown, his temperature was rising at a rapid speed yet he was shivering in a cold sweat, he looked around the room with dilated pupils and he practically was spinning to match his dizzy head. I've never seen someone this sick before.
"We'll need herbs," Bofur inspected his leg, cringing at the wound "Something to bring down his fever."
"I have nightshade and feverfew." Bard was behind us searching through the jars on his desk. "They're no use to me. Do you have any kingsfoil?"
"No, it's a weed. We feed it to the pigs."
"Pigs? Weed. Right." Bofur suddenly sprinted out the door. "Wait- Bofur you can't leave us!" I called out for him but he had already run off. I turned back to Kili. He threw his head back and arched his back, he's hysterical. "Oh God! Make it stop!" He screamed.
His cries for help make a tear stream down my cheek, I sat by his head and ran smooth hands through his damp hair; a mannerism so soothing it juxtaposed my raving thoughts and trembling hands. All the screaming and fear had put my body is a constant state of fight or flight.
"Bofur's gone to get something that will help you but until then you have to hold on." His chest was rising and falling, he looked me in the eyes and nodded. I looked at his brother but we shared the same look, we were terrified that he wouldn't make it. After all this time.
I rubbed my thumb across Kili's cheek whilst he was still squirming and we all shot our heads to each other when a firm vibration shook the floor and dust fell from the ceiling. Bard immediately reached for his daughters and held them close under his arms. "Da?" The youngest exclaimed in fear. Bain walked over to the window and looked out of it "It's coming from the mountain." That can only mean one thing. "The dragon." I whispered to myself in horror. "What?" Bain called from the kitchen. "A fire-breathing dragon lives beneath the mountain," I continued "I fear only the worst...we have woken the beast."
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"You should leave us," Fili stepped away from the bed and over to Bard who was deep in thought. "Take your children and get out of here."
"And go where? There is nowhere to go." It made me sick to my stomach, the town will be destroyed, people will die...we will die. There's no way a village of men can destroy a dragon. What happened in the mountain with the company? It was supposed to be dead by now.
"Are we going to die, Da?" The younger one pulled away from her sister and stepped forward. I could never imagine the pain of having to tell a child that there is a good chance we will die. "No darling." Bards eyes softened as he cradled her face. "The dragon, it's going to kill us. Fire." She ignored her father and brought a trembling hand to her mouth.
Bard looked up to the ceiling where netting and jars hung from before he pulled out a black arrow, made of metal with a large barb on the end of it; triple the size of a normal arrow. He had determination written all over his face. "Not if I have anything to do with it."
"What are you going to do, Da?" A moment of silence hung in the air before he said "I'm going to kill it first."
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A Journey I'll Always Remember (Kili x Reader)
Fantasy(Y/N) is the daughter of Bilbo Baggins, she is a curious, kind and loyal young lady who has always wondered what life is like outside of the Shire. One evening unexpected guests show up on their door step, they are known as the company of Thorin Oa...
