A Dragon's Heart

New family member

Kili and Fili left Myra to get some much-needed sleep after making sure she was fine and didn't need anything.

"So, what you're gonna do with that?" Kili asked pointing at the quietly squeaking guinea pig laying on Fili's arms.

Fili glanced down looking at the pig pursing his lips for a moment.

"Maybe we can ask Bofur to make a cage for the fellow and keep it," Fili hummed and Kili's face lit up.

"Sounds awesome! Let's do that!"

"This fellow needs a name though," Fili muttered looking at Dain's figures trying to come up with a name, while Dain was cursing in his mind for his misfortunate.

"How about Bilbur?" Kili quipped his brown eyes shining making Fili turn to look at him, then the guinea pig on his lap and grinned.

"Little like Bilbo but not quite....heh, Bilbur it is!" Fili laughed but Dain wasn't amused. Dwarf name after a hobbit, disgraceful! Rattling his teeth while making small grunting sounds he made sure the two Durin boys knew he was displeased with his new name

"Oh, I think he likes it!" Kili grinned earning a groan from Dain.

"No, I don't! Change it!" Dain shouted but all the boys heard was high pitch squealing that sounded like he was excited. Fili and Kili laughed while walking inside the mountain where other dwarves had gone to bed.

"What are you two doing here?"

Both jumped in fright when a deep voice boomed behind them and twirling around they came face to face with Thorin who was standing little further away from them his arms crossed over his chest, angry glare piercing them both.

"Uncle!" Kili and Fili quipped at the same time while Thorin merely lifted his brows and approached his nephews.

"Don't uncle me...you are supposed to guard Myra so, I ask again...what are you two doing here?" Thorin spoke lowly before his eyes lowered and settled on the bronze-colored ball of shaking fur on Fili's arms.

"What in Durin's name are you carrying?" Thorin tilted his head lightly.

Fili grinned and lifted the guinea pig so Thorin could see it better.

"This is Bilbur, we found it in Myra's cave,"

Thorin frowned at first but longer he stared at the rodent and its familiar-looking figures, the corner of his lips twitch as his eyes twinkled. Little by little Thorin's shoulders started to shake as he tried to hold the laughter in but when the guinea pig started screaming at him Thorin couldn't take it anymore and burst into wholehearted laughter doubling over.

Fili and Kili glanced at each other baffled by their uncle's behavior but Thorin was too busy laughing while Dain yelled at him. It did nothing to calm Thorin down and finally, he dropped onto his knees trying to catch his breath but every time he glanced at the seething guinea pig he started tittering again.

"Oh, this...this is...." Thorin tried to speak up while chortling.

"Oh Mahal....." he heaved a deep sigh when he was calming down although Dain's rattling still amused him to no end.

"Are you alright?" Fili asked little concerned but Thorin merely shook his head.

"I'm fine Fili," he replied and clearing his throat finally managed to compose himself.

"So....Bilbur..." he snickered glancing at the rodent his lips twisting again but he pressed it down this time.

"We were thinking to keep him," Fili smiled.