The Arkenstone

The morning

Thorin's perspective

He opened his eyes and rubbed his head sleepily. "XY ?" he said when he saw the empty sheets next to him. "I'm here,love. Goodmorning." he heared her say. She was standing by the window. He smiled. "Did you sleep well?" Her expression changed for a moment,then she replied "Yes,thank you.I'm just going to the,uh,bathroom..." Without any more words,she left the room.

He furrowed his brows,but didn't think about it any further. Women,they were strange sometimes. Anyway,he had other things to deal with. The smile returned to his face. Finally,he had it all. Her,the gold,the crown and the King's Jewel. By the way,where was it ? He had to look at it one more time. Honestly,it had become kind of a routine for him to do so. As he put his clothes back on,he noticed something was missing. The Arkenstone. It was gone. Inside of him a storm was rising,but he managed to hold it back. He looked everywhere. It was gone. Then,a thought flashed into his mind."Ellie ???" he shouted,angry. After a moment,his lover entered the room. "Yes ?" "I think you have something that is mine. I want it back." She swallowed and looked at him. "You are right,I have indeed taken the stone from you. I'm sorry,Thorin...I swear I didn't take it to rob from you,I just wajt to protect you." His face turned cold. "I want no excuses. Give it back to me!" he hissed. He was close to shouting at her. A glimpse of fear appeared in Ellie's eyes. "Don't you listen ? I want to protect you,to save you from this sickness that has changed you ! Please,why can't you understand ? I love you,and I mean no harm when..." Suddenly,he held a dagger to her throat. "Do not speak to me of love. You have betrayed me,me,your king !!" he shouted. She choked and looked at him in pain. His hands started to tremble and his brain told him to release her,but...his hands did otherwise. Ellie slipped down the wall,the blood pouring out of her. She made the attempt to speak,but before she could,she was dead.

What had he done ?