“Thorin’s Dream of Love”, Ch. 11 (PG): A Remembered, Heartfelt Farewell, November 7, 2013 Gratiana Lovelace
(This is an original fan fiction story by Gratiana Lovelace; All rights reserved; The characters from “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” and “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” are owned by Warner Brothers, no copyright infringement is intended) [(1) story logo (left)
[From time to time, I will illustrate my story with my dream cast of: Richard Armitage as Prince Thorin Oakenshield, Lucy Griffiths as Lady Kiralin, Jeffrey Thomas as King Thror, Mike Mizrahi as Prince Thrain, Lee Pace as King Thranduil, Graham McTavish as Lord Dwalin, Orlando Bloom as Prince Legolas, Evangeline Lilly as Captain Tauriel, Ken Stott as Lord Balin, Hugo Weaving as Lord Elrond, and Adam Brown as Gralin, and Aidan Turner as Kili, etc.]
Author’s Mature Content Note: “Thorin’s Dream of Love” is a story of romance and intrigue set amidst the backdrop of Middle Earth. As such there will be some passages in this story involving heartfelt love scenes (R rated) and some passages involving highly dramatic moments. I will label the maturity rating of those chapters accordingly. Otherwise, the general rating for this story is PG or PG-13 due to some mature situations and topics. If you are unable or unwilling to attend a movie with the ratings that I provide, then please do not read the chapters with those labels. This is my disclaimer.
Author’s Recap from the previous installment: After 96 years of marriage and longing for a child, King Thorin and Queen Kiralin’s dearest wish was granted. But Queen Kiralin’s lingering childbed illness kept her away from her son Kilorin who bonds with his caretake Aunt Princess Dis. Baby Kilorin will eat and be happy with no other, but Princess Dis. So King Thorin and Queen Kiralin make the heartwrenching decision to let their son grow up thinking that his aunt is his mother, and they are his uncle and aunt. Though, they stay in his life, with him visiting often--with them loving him and guiding him to manhood. However, it will still only be upon finishing his quest to reclaim Erebor that King Thorin will truly find resolution and peace of mind.
“Thorin’s Dream of Love”, Ch. 11 (PG): A Remembered, Heartfelt Farewell
Nine months earlier as Queen Kiralin prepares to bid her husband King Thorin and her nephew/son Kilorin--as well as her father Lord Balin, her brother Gralin, and her uncle Lord Dwalin to begin their quest, she feels like she is losing most of her family [(2) right]. Only her mother Lady Helga will remain--all the women folk and children will remain. Each leave taking breaks their hearts.
Everyone is gathered at the royal cottage home--the two story manor they were granted by their brethren Dwarves when the House of Durin fled from Smaug.
King Thorin: “My family and friends, we go to collect our other Dwarven brothers who will join us on our quest.” King Thorin says portentously, hopefully.
Lord Balin: Ever mindful of practicalities, his father-in-law Lord Balin asks. “How many have committed to go?”
Lord Dwalin: “Aye, we need strength of numbers if we are to win.” Lord Dwalin nods.
King Thorin: King Thorin dissembles. “The number is not certain as of yet. I await their final responses.” Dwarves being known for wanting surety before taking risks. “But I hope that more will join us. We will need an army of Dwarves to fight the dragon Smaug and reclaim Erebor, our homeland, and our birthright.”
All of the men going on the quest cheer. The women smile resignedly, fighting back their tears.
For it is for his his people and for his son Kilorin’s birthright that King Thorin makes this last campaign to reclaim Erebor. And Queen Kiralin knows that King Thorin feels that he must do this, even as she sees her husband’s and herson’s matching stances standing side by side as they wait to depart [(3) right] --father and son in her heart, or uncle, and nephew to everyone else. She wonders if everyone can really be so blind as to not see their resemblance--their common stance of hips and left leg, their regal bearing, their noble brows. For she can only ever see her strong princely son Kilorin, Kili, standing beside his liege lord and father, her regal King Thorin.
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"Thorin's Dream of Love", a short story by Gratiana Lovelace, Sept. 14, 2013
FanfictionI was inspired to write this short story after seeing a graphic shared by becLadyOakenshield on Facebook, from an Armitage Army Portrait of Richard Armitage as Thorin Oakenshield sleeping (used in the story cover graphic).
