A Brothers Bond

Chapter XIV

Esmerelda was just waking up in her chambers and was getting ready for a tour of Rivendell, the poor shape shifter managed to cry herself to sleep that night, her cheeks were tear stained that morning. Arwen soon discovered she had maternal instincts towards her and took care of her as if she was her daughter.

Fili was still panicking and was riding blind, he didn't know where to start to find his sister, till he was riding close to Rivendell and he heard a familiar giggle in the valley of it and there in the middle playing under the waterfall was his sister, so he nudged the pony in the ribs harshly, it reared up and he galloped down to his sister. He got closer and called her name. "Esmerelda"

"Fe" She called back with a smile as she was glad to see her brother, but as he approached he noticed she was no longer dressed in her clothes from the Blue Mountains, but a long flowing dark blue gown, her shoulder length hair had been braided elaborately with flowers resting on some of the braids, her fringe had also been pulled back and Fili could finally see his sisters eyes properly, her broken arm had been healed by the elves and she even had a silver crown resting on her forehead.

"Where's Uncles beads?" He quizzed her.

"He never gave them back to me" She answered. Fili had dismounted and wrapped his sister in a hug.

"We need to head home, mother is worrying about you" He told her.

"But Thorin doesn't want me home, I am not one of you why do you think he threw me out?" She quizzed him. "Besides I like it here" She added.

"Well you are part of the Dwarven family whether you like it or not" He reminded her.

"Look Kili needs you, I need you, God so does Thorin, even if he doesn't admit it" Fili reasoned with her.

"But what if I go back and Thorin treats me the same way?" She panicked.

"He wont, as the oldest brother to you I will make sure of that" He reassured her and rested his hand on her shoulder.

"I will need to speak to Elrond about leaving" She told him.

"Let me accompany you, he may listen to us" Fili offered. So both the siblings walked to Elrond's throne.

"Esmerelda this is a surprise, what can I do for you?" He inquired.

"I need to go home as Fili told me, Dis wants me home" She said.

"I thought you were happy here?" He quizzed her.

"I am but it seems like my place is in Erebor" She said to him.

"Well if you must leave, go, but please don't forget to say goodbye to my daughter" Elrond reminded Esmerelda.

"I won't" She promised. Even though Elrond thought it a little informal to hug, he offered one to the shapeshifter, who embraced it. "Thank you, for everything" She said.

So Esmerelda went to find Arwen and found her in her chambers weaving. "Arwen I must go now" She said to her.

She stopped weaving and then walked over to the shapeshifter. "Ohl if you must but please don't forget you have a place here to and please return any time you can, its a shame to see you go" She said.

"I know" Esmerelda answered and hugged her.

"Wait" Arwen said.

"Yes" Esmerelda said turning around on her heal.

"Here take this dragon toothed handled dagger, as a gift from the elves" She said handing it to the shapeshifter.

"Thanks" Esmerelda answered before leaving to the stables with her brother, Fili helped her mount her steed, then once he clambered onto the back of his pony they took off home to Erebor with the elves waving them off and Arwen began to tear up watching her leave as it was almost like having her own daughter.

"Do you realise how much we missed you!" Fili exclaimed to his sister.

"Are you sure Thorin wants me back?" She quizzed him.

"Yes, he felt awful for what he did, he believes he wasn't thinking straight" Fili finished.

Their mounts walked in unison, but the pony having to take larger strides, the poor creature was panting, but once it spied the wooden bridge to The Blue Mountains the pony bolted and galloped towards home, Esmerelda smiled as her old home came swimming into view, she gave her horse a kick in the ribs harshly and it broke into a gallop racing after Filis pony.

"Slow down!" She yelled to her brother. They finally reached the house and Kili went running out to meet them, as soon as she dismounted, he wrapped her up in a bear hug.

"Don't your dear ever leave me alone again!" Kili cried and squeezed her even tighter.

"I won't I promise you" She replied.

"Esmerelda!" Dis called running after her, and instead of allowing Kili to let go, she ended up hugging them both.

"How I've missed you" She said and then kissed Esmerelda's head.

"Thorin!" Dis yelled.

He came rubbing out and once Dis had prised herself and Kili off of Esmerelda, Thorin wrapped her in a hug. "I am so sorry, I had never been so wrong" He said his voice almost breaking and the tears in his eyes about to flood his cheeks.

"I promise I will never let you go again, since you were away I realised how valuable you were to the family" He said.

"Thorin I forgive you" She said to him.

"Really?" He queried.

"Yes" She answered.

Thorin embraced her for a few more seconds before letting go of her and she joined her brothers.

"You two look famished, come in i'll make you something" Dis said pulling Esmerelda and Fili in with to the cave with her. Kili and Thorin following but Kili wasn't talking to Thorin since he sent Esmerelda away.

Thorin knew he had to fix things with Kili and soon.

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