His Fire

Secret Surprise

After Fili leaves the room, Lord Elrond comes back.

He stares at his daughter, worriedly. She has been hurt before, but Elrond still worries about her.

He could tell that there's something between Thea and Fili. By the way how Gandalf had told him the story, Elrond could tell that Thea felt something for him.

And the way that Fili had looked at Thea just now told Lord Elrond that Fili cared for her.

Thea gives a long exhale through her nose and her eyes flutter open. At the sight of her warm brown eyes, Lord Elrond smiles and goes to her side.

He did not expect her to wake up for a few days. So do the Dwarves.

Thea turns her head to look on either side of her, seeing her surroundings. Then, she sees Lord Elrond and smiles. She's so happy to see her father.

"Hello, Father." she says, sweetly.

"Hello, Thea." Lord Elrond responds, kissing the back of her hand.

Thea sits up, slowly, not wanting to feel dizzy from sitting up to quickly. Many thoughts ran through her head, then she thinks of the Dwarves!

"The Dwarves!" Thea exclaims. "Are they alright? Did they make it here?"

"Yes, they came just before you did."

"And are they alright?"

"Yes."

Thea gives a sigh of relief. Then, she has an idea. Her Father is known for his hospitality toward his guests. And that included feasts.

"Father, may I give you a suggestion?"

"Of course."

"Well, my companions enjoy their meat, so..."

"They would not enjoy our usual food."

"Afraid not."

"Do not worry about it, Thea. We still have some meat from some traders that passed through here. Your friends will enjoy their stay."

Thea's smile returns.

"Thank you, Father." she says to her father.

"You are more than welcome." Lord Elrond replies before standing up as a few Elf maids come in. "Now, get ready for the feast. And I shall see you there."

"Yes, Father." Thea says, standing up as the maids come to her.

Lord Elrond leaves the room, happy to have a secret surprise for the Dwarves.

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Thea's POV

The maids come towards me and one by one, they all embrace me. After, we all silently go to my room, I'm surrounded by them so no one can see me. A few seconds later, we reach my room, close, and lock the room.

Then, as they prepare my gown and accessories, I take a bath. The warmth of the water against my skin makes me feel better than I had. I remove all traces of blood and the feeling of being dirty from my body. Then, I shave the hair off my legs and wash my hair thoroughly.

And afterwards, I climb out of the bathtub and dry myself off. Then, I dry my hair with my fire, so now it hangs around me like a fiery red waterfall.

Then, my maids present me the dress. It's a floor length royal blue gown that has tight sleeves while fabric that falls down to the level of my shins from the middle of my biceps, a neckline that has white Elvish designs, and has a belt of silver spheres that goes down to the middle of my shins. Also, there's a gold and silver flower crown and black leather boots that go to the middle of my shins, but the dress is so long, it would be hard to see the boots.

It's absolutely perfect. I think as I put it all on.

Then, I look in the full body length mirror that's next to my wardrobe. And what I see makes me smile. I'm beautiful. And I look on like a princess, rightfully so, I guess.

It's perfect for Fili. If only he knew how much I love him.

I finally figured out that I love Fili. I'm a little slow, I admit. I realized it when that Orc was aiming an arrow at Fili.

Not that it matters, he doesn't feel the same way about me, I guarantee it.

As I finish putting my boots on, I get more excited to surprise the Dwarves and Fili.