A Brothers Bond

Chapter XVI

Thorin hugged Esmerelda but then the worst thing happened. "Who are you? Where am I? Who are these people?" She asked looking at Dis and Thorin.

The colour drained from her brothers faces. "We are your brothers, this is your uncle and this is your mother Dis" Kili attempted to introduce them to her.

"Where's my parents? They shape shift" She added.

"We are your family" Thorin said.

"What did you do to her?" Fili and Kili asked turning around to glare at the she elf.

"Nothing, but she must've hit her head hard because I didn't do this" She replied.

Esmerelda shook her head and then looked at Kili. "I know you" She said.

"You do?" He asked.

"Yes" She answered.

"You're my brother" She replied.

"Well that's a start" Dis answered.

As the days went on Kili and Fili helped their sister to remember what happened and who she was. "Do you remember this?" Kili asked, leading her to the Kings chamber where the sword was kept.

Esmerelda looked at the sword and gently touched the blade, the memory soon came flooding back to her. "We retrieved this" she answered.

"Yes" Fili nodded. Day by day her memory came back till she remembered everything.

"Do your remember what happened?" Kili asked.

"Yeah, I was defending you and one of the dwarfling pushed me over and I banged my head" she said rubbing her head with the palm of her hand.

"Okay good" Fili smiled.

"Fili, Kili, Esmerelda your uncle needs to see you in the mountain" Dis told them.

"Why?" Fili inquired.

"I am not sure" She said turning her back on them but she knew full well what he wanted. So the trio headed to the mountain and found Thorin staring at his grandfathers throne. The trio walked tight to one another in case any of the Dwarflings tried anything ready to defend one another.

"Uncle Thorin?" Fili asked.

"Fili you are to ride alone to The Iron Hills since your cousin wants you to serve him for a little while and to prove yourself to me" Thorin told him.

"I already have!" He exclaimed.

"No not by yourself you haven't, but you have together!" Thorin smiled at them all.

"No you cant do this its always been all of us not just him" Kili whined.

"We've always fought together!" Esmerelda reminded him.

"I know but Kili its time for him and you to grow up" Thorin harshly said.

"Fili gather your things you leave at dawn" Thorin told him.

"But..." He began.

"Go" he growled. The trio left with heavy hearts and both  Kili and Esmerelda were trying not to cry, they trudged the whole way back, Kili and Esmerelda both watched their brother pack.

"I don't want you to leave" Esmerelda sobbed.

"I'll be back before you know it!" He exclaimed smiling at his sister.

"What if you wont?" Kili panicked.

"I will be brother" He said and rested his had on his shoulder.

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