Fire and Ice

Blue Mountains

Once down the mountain, Gandalf checked me for my wounds, in which I had a few, but none that wouldn't heal.

Entering 'Dale', Thorin's people rejoiced at his return and yet began on him with the excitement before his return.

I had noticed then..Thorin was not the Thorin that left Erebor about month ago. I chopped it up to worrying about Dis and myself..Only to find that was not all.

Bard loaned me his home for the use since Dis and the few of us that needed it..

From the look of the break of Dis's leg, all I had to do was set it...Thorin left me to do just that...He left Bard's home with Dwalin and Balin.

"Dis I won't lie to you, this is going to hurt like a son of a bitch." I said as I watched Cass wipe the sweat off Dis's brow.

"Someone bring her some ale, she is going to need it..Then I will soon after." I said as Ori brought the bottle as Gandalf helped Dis sit up to drink as much as she could hold.

"Hold her, don't let her move or this will be all for nothing."Dis, I'm so sorry." I said as she gave me a pain soaked smile.

This was something I was not use to, I'm a baby doctor not one to set bones..I could mess her leg up if I don't set it right.

I tried to set it as fast as I could, but it didn't ease Dis's pain any less..She screamed out..Me I would have passed out with nothing for the pain..

I took the bottle of ale from Ori and drank a big drink that I almost choked..

Gandalf took Dis to an empty bed where she could be for a long time..We are looking at 3 to 4 weeks.

Cass stayed with Dis as I went to find Thorin and the others..There were no others, just Thorin.

Standing there facing his home that was in ruins..His hands clasp behind his back,,twisting in and out of a knot, from what I believed to be stress.

I was about to walk away till he spoke.

"How is she?" Thorin asked as he never made a move to face me as he talked..So I went to him, Even myself to look down toward home, his home, his mountain.

Bonfires from dwarves, below while they tirelessly worked to dig out the castle.

"Dis is resting, her break was easily set..but it will be weeks before she can be moved." I said as I focused on just one bonfire.

There was nothing I could say to my future King/husband to make his inner pain any easier.

"I have sent word to Dain, we are leaving when you and Dis are stable enough to travel." Thorin said as he looked at me..Thorin was empty, an empty shell..This worried me.

"Are you saying as in we all are leaving?" And go where, this place, your home is all I know." I said becoming stressed myself, not knowing anything past Erebor or Dale...maybe Rivendale..That is it.

"Yes all of us, we return to the 'Blue Mountains', where my kin escaped to the first time being forced from our home." Thorin said in a almost choked up tone, which made me once again look at him in confusion.

This being, before me had been my rock, he showed strength and confidence..I don't need him to say.."Oh shit were all dead."Which he didn't, but the look on his face spoke failure..

There was no way at this moment was I going to give him a pep talk..I believe he needs to find it in himself that all that has happened was not his fault or his doing.

I backed away from Thorin as he walked away in the direction on his home..without another word spoken.

"Lass you did good to let him go." Balin said coming in behind me.

"Ah Balin, this is killing me, to see this side of him.." I've never seen the likes." I said standing where Thorin once stood looking out toward Erebor.

"I've seen it, when he was forced to step up to become King to his people when his grandfather passed." Balin said as we both watched Thorin disappear into the night.

"Tell me that he will step up and be that King once more." I said as Balin looked at me for a time before speaking.

"Lass, I have no doubt that Thorin won't be that King." But it might be time for you to step up and be Queen, no matter how hard it will be on you." I have faith in you girl." Balin said patting my shoulder as he walked past me.

"But I don't know how to be Queen." I said.

"E", Balin's gone." Sonya said as I turned to face my baby sister.

"God you had me so scared, I just knew I would be here for your funeral and not your wedding." Sonya said as we hugged.

"Sorry, it wasn't like I planned for a whole mountain to come crashing down around me." As for my wedding, sure it's set back...who knows for how long, could be forever." Sorry I had you worried though." I said as we parted from our hug.

"So now what is Thorin going to do?" Sonya asked as we walked the street of 'Dale'

"Once Dis is able, we are all to leave for the Blue Mountains, where ever that is." I said.

"If you are not happy about that...Come with Legolas and myself." Sonya said.

"What? No, I can't do that." For once I feel like I belong...well like I felt I belonged." This is my home now and I guess my home is where ever Thorin is..Erebor or Blue Mountains." I said as she silently agreed with a nod of her head.

For days on end, I have not seen Thorin..

Dwalin and a few more have expressed to Dis and myself that they did not wish to return to the Blue Mountains......

Just because Thorin said so...doesn't make it rightly so..But he is King.

Why did I get the feeling all looked to me to say something to Thorin on the matter of returning to the Blue Mountains.

As if me saying anything would change his mind..

But you would have thought Thorin would put up a bigger fight to save 'Erebor'.