Journey to Middle Earth // Thorin Oakenshield

Chapter 14

Sara knew that if she explained the danger Thorin was in, she would get some reactions. While most of the company carried on like normal but did make an effort to keep an eye on Thorin, Bilbo went so far as to try and wiggle the details out of Sara and once or twice, she almost did. They would be talking about something completely unrelated and Bilbo was throw in a question asking who Thorin was in danger of and Sara would almost answer him if she didn't have such quick reactions.

She had only told them that in the previous timeline, Thorin was in danger. She didn't specifically mention when, where or by whom and didn't tell them that Fili and Kili were involved in the matter. Not on did she notice a change in the dwarves because of this information, but they also treated her differently. They always made sure that she never got the night watch shifts and Nori, Ori and Dori had even helped her clean Thorin's chamber so she could sleep in a well-lit, clean bedroom.

Because Oin was not with them, Balin took it upon himself to monitor what foods and smells Sara encountered to eliminate the girl's feelings of nausea and vomiting. Bombur always reserved extra servings of food for Sara and Dwalin always ensured that Thorin and Sara were at least six feet apart. (Social distancing pun intended;))

Sara appreciated their help and the thoughtfulness but she began to worry that Thorin would notice the change and begin to suspect why Sara was getting special treatment.

Not only that, even though Sara tried to avoid an argument with Thorin for the sake of her very high emotions and for the baby's wellbeing, she missed him dearly and with the doubling of her "guard", she never got a moment alone with him.

In that case, she decided to go against Dwalin's advice of plenty of sleep in the safely locked royal chamber and snuck out to locate the dwarf prince.

This proved simple since everyone who wasn't Thorin or the one on guard were in an ale stupor. Slipping into the treasure room, Sara found Thorin pouring over a table of teeny tiny white, pink and blue gems.

"Thorin?" she whispered softly in the hopes of not surprising him.

The dwarf spun around even though her voice had been soft, and his face lit up, "Givashel! I thought you were asleep,"

Sara almost saw a glimpse of the old Thorin then but then she realized that he didn't call her by her name.... but by "my treasure"...

"I couldn't sleep and I thought..." she started.

Before she could invite him to rest, Thorin had jumped up and grabbed something from the table and held it out to her with a huge smile.

"This will make you happy." He said, holding out the most beautiful ring Sara had ever seen with a pale pink gem in the center of the golden band, "It is better than that trash I made you in the mountain village."

Sara bit her lip. She had grown fond of the solid gold band that Thorin had fashioned for her on the day of their marriage. It was simple but made of love...

"It is beautiful Thorin," she said, noticing how sunken in his eyes and cheeks were from lack of sleep.

When she made no move to take it, Thorin's smile faded into a frown, "You do not like it!?"

"No, I love it..." Sara assured him, taking the ring from his waiting hands and slipping it onto her ring finger, right above her original wedding ring. "I just... I am worried about you! You never eat or sleep. You're gonna kill yourself at this rate!"

"I do not need to be babied!" Thorin growled.

"I am not babying you! I am caring about you! I am your wife and it is by duty!" Sara snapped.