A Hobbit's Tale-Thorin's P.O.V.

36-Hope

Thranduil: "I warned your grandfather about what his greed would summon. But he refused to listen, you are just like him."
Mentally I curse him, how dare he insult my grandfather. As he climbs upstairs he waves his hand. I was flanked by two elven guards, they were about to drag me away but then Thranduil stopped them. Now what, hasn't he insulted me enough?
Thranduil: "This has come to my attention, Dwarf. My son, Legolas, informs me that there is a female companion among you & she is a human. My son has taken a liking for her intelligence & beauty. I find it intriguing that such an individual has chosen you lot as a company."
I gritted my teeth as he began to smile at me, mocking me by mentioning the girl, my woman.
Thorin: "You keep her out of this, Thranduil, she is of no concern to you. Do you hear me?"
Thranduil:(Snickering)"My, my, seems I have struck a nerve. So you have taking a liking of this woman, a ranger, I believe. This makes me even more eager to meet her. Take him back for now. Stay here & rot, a 100 years is mere blink of an eye for an elf. I am patient, I can wait."
I began cursing them in khuzdul, that Elf, both him & his son. I shall kill him if he came near my woman, how dare they. I tried to struggle myself free but they kept a firm hold on me, next they bought me to the cell. One of them opened the cell & roughly pushed me inside. It was dark inside yet her Wild Jasmine perfume was unmistakable, Anya. I was able to grip her shoulders as she made a small sound. We smiled at each other, I gently touched my forehead with hers, thank Durin she is here & she is safe. I turned back to glare at those fools, I almost collided against her. The guards locked us in then left. I looked back at the girl touching her hair, gazing in her eyes.
Thorin: "Are you alright, my Armâlimê? Did they hurt you?"
Before she would speak I heard Balin's voice, his cell was near ours. I already know what he shall ask me.
Balin: "What happened, laddie? Did he offer you a deal?"
Thorin:(Smirking)"He did but I told him he could go, 'Ish kakhfê ai 'd dur rugnu.' (Go to hell!). HIM & ALL HIS KIN!"
I practically shouted the last part out loud, not caring whether they heard me or not. In the corner of my eye I saw Anya wince at the tone of my voice. I blame this cell, too small.
Balin:(Sighing, disappointed)"Well...that is it then. The deal was our only hope."
I glanced at the girl briefly, I thought about Bilbo, who was still out there somewhere. He knows the significance of our quest. There may be yet a chance, he is our only hope. Huffing, I sat down next to the girl, closing my eyes leaning back to the wall.
Anya:(Sighing)"So for how long are we going to stay here?"
I opened my eyes to look at her, when she repeated her question I mumbled to myself about what I had done.
Anya: "Excuse me, I may not understand khuzdul that does not mean I will not learn. For how long then?" I look at her eyes, one look in her golden orbs always catches me off guard. Because of that I could hardly lie to her. Damn, her & her beautiful eyes!
Thorin:(Grumbling)"About a hundred years!"
As I suspected she did not like the answer.
Anya: "So clearly we are stuck here, that somehow doesn't surprise me knowing you two."
Thorin:(Looking at her, amused)"How would you know about what we did? Wait, have you met Thranduil before?"
I almost bit my tongue as I said that, of course she didn't, you fool.
Anya: "No, but Gandalf told me about him. About his ill-temperament, he spent most of his life in recluse in his kingdom. Besides you two have anger issues, no doubt."(She held up her hand before I could speak)"No, don't deny it, I have seen it. You must have said something that triggered his anger then."
Thorin:(Huffing)"All I told him was the truth!"
Anya: "Humph! I suppose nobody wants to know the truth. I'm sure there is no harm if you cooperated with the Elven King for once, despite your distrust."
Much as I hate to admit it but she was right. Meeting Thranduil after all these years brought back my past. The sting of betrayal was pretty deep. Yet here I am, captured & imprisoned in his dungeon, our weapons were taken away. At least the map & the key were safe with me. On top of all this my friends & my One were also here. I swore to protect her. I felt her wrap her arms around mine, placing her head on my shoulder, leaning herself against me. Feeling the warmth of her body I began to relax a little, I softly kiss her hair. Pressing my cheek against her soft hair, sighing.
Thorin: "I'm sorry, my love, for getting you into this mess. I promised myself that I wouldn't let any trouble or pain come to you."
Anya: "Hey, no need to apologize, you grumpy old bear. Besides I already knew the risks once I signed the contract, so there. So no matter what we will get through this together."
The cheeky little minx, finds humor at this time & place?
Thorin:(Chuckling)"Did you just call me a grumpy old bear?"
Anya:(Smiling, looking at me, mischievously)"Well, don't forget that you are older than me & the way you...mph!"
My fingers tangled themselves deeply in her hair roughly. I crushed my lips against hers hard, my other hand cupping her chin. I push my tongue deeply in the warm cavern of her sweet mouth. I could feel her body trembling against me, I tilt her head a little for better access. I groan softly as her teeth slightly scrape my tongue. Soon we pulled apart to breathe, I fisted my hand in her thick hair. Our foreheads along with our noses were touching. I simply stare deeply in her beautiful eyes, which were gleaming.
Thorin:(Khuzdul)"By Durin, my Armâlimê, you are just driving me insane. I can't wait to make you completely mine. Only mine!"
Wrapping my arms around her, I pull her close to me. She wraps her arms around my waist, placing her face against my shoulder. While I bury my face between her neck & shoulder. Softly, I began to run my fingers through her hair, breathing her into me. Our hearts were beating as one, thinking about what she means to me. To think that I would fall in love with her just between the quest. In the beginning I found the mere idea ridiculous but now. I rub my nose gently against her skin pushing all thoughts behind me for this moment. My fingers still in her hair, stroking them.
Anya: "Um, Thorin, can I ask you something, if you don't mind that is!"
Thorin:(My chest slightly rumbling)"Of course not, Azyûngal! You can ask me anything. Anything at all!"
Anya: "What exactly was the deal Thranduil made with you?"
Unexpectedly, that made me jerk slightly, I cursed myself, I knew that she was going to ask. Part of me was reluctant to tell her that Thranduil knows about her. As we separate, I frown seeing a dejected look on her face.
Anya: "I'm so sorry, Thorin, I didn't mean to...!"
I silenced her by placing my finger on her swollen lips, smiling softly.
Thorin: "No, don't be, my love, somehow I expected that you would be asking me. Now part of me wishes that I should've taken it."
Anya: "You mean to say that he knew about our quest then? So then he must want something in return? Or he simply wanted to detain us here."
Thorin:(Sighing, lacing my fingers with hers)"Actually he offered his help. In return he wanted his precious white gems back from the mountain."(Scoffing)"Imagine my surprise & disgust, to think that I would do this favour? Then he is sadly mistaken. After what he did to us, he betrayed me & my people."
I also know for a fact that the people of Dale were also attacked that same fateful day.

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