#chapter53

Thorin awoke much earlier than Y/n. He looked down at her and smiled at the sight of her sleeping form. He sat up and quietly walked out of the room to see the others preparing to ready themselves to leave for the mountain. He looked around to see one of Bard's children passing around some food for them before they left. Bard was nowhere to be seen, most likely for the best. Thorin looked over to the table to see Bilbo sitting down sipping on some tea. He sat next to him and placed a hand on his shoulder as he sat down next to the hobbit.

"So we leave for the Mountain today. Still can't believe that we are here."

"Believe me Thorin so do I, such an adventure to be on. Though it probably is more than I can take. One adventure will do for me I think."

Thorin chuckled as Bard's daughter brought a plate to him of some bread and meat. He noticed the other child go upstairs with two plates hearing the door to the room Y/n was in open and then close with her coming back with empty hands.

"Hm..." Thorin mumbled for a moment.

"You okay?" Bilbo said sipping on some tea.

"The child brought two plates to Y/n, surely one would be enough. Wouldn't it?"

Bilbo coughed out some tea as he realized that Bard must have told the children of Y/n condition. Bilbo quickly wiped his mouth and spoke trying his best to sound honest.

"Oh um, It might be uh...hrm that time for Y/n," He said nodding his head as he looked to Thorin who immediately got red at the thought out of embarrassment, not at Y/n but for him, not noticing.

"Oh, I didn't even notice, though I guess she has been a little more emotional than usual," Thorin said before shaking his head a bit, almost not believing it but he just started eating the meal in front of him and accepted that must have been the reason.

Bilbo sighed as he thought to himself.

'This might be harder than I thought.'

-

A few hours passed, by now Y/n had awoken to a more worried Thorin but she assured him she was alright. Though poor Bilbo she knew was struggling with the two daughters who almost again revealed she was pregnant by asking heaps of questions, but Y/n merely explained to Thorin that without their mother they did need to know a few things. Thorin luckily bought it.

Y/n was helping the others pack up the boat to the mountain, that was until she saw Kili struggling to walk she was about to stop him from boarding the boat but to her surprise Thorin did.

"Not you Kili, We must travel at speed. You will slow us down."

"What are you talking about? I'm coming with you."

"Not now."

"I'm going to be there when that door is opened. When we first look upon our father's Thorin..."

"Kili, Stay here. Rest." Thorn said as he placed a gentle hand on Kili's shoulder. Kili felt Y/n place a hand on his arm.

"You can join us when you've healed."

Kili sighed but nodded to her but he would not look at Thorin. Oin looked over to Kili and offered to stay as he was more medically trained than the others were. Y/n carefully helped him set Kili down when she saw Fili stand up and walked off the boat, she noticed Thorin tried to stop him but she knew Fili would never leave his brother. Even she wished for Kili to join but she knew Thorin was right. There was no hate in his choice to let him stay, only concern.

As the boat traveled over the lake the sight of the mountain grew closer and closer, she felt her heart beating with every inch closer to it. She watched as Thorin stood up looking over the view in such an elegant way she couldn't help but smile to see him so close to home. Their home.

After landing on the beach the group had managed to reach the overlook of the city of Dale, Thorin offered her a hand as the climb became a bit steeper as he brought her to stand next to him. The Ruins of Dale were a sore sight, the last she remembered being there was with Dis long ago. Thorin and the others started to walk away before Bilbo stopped.

"Wait what about Gandalf, he told us to wait here," Bilbo said with a worried expression.

'We cannot delay any longer, even for the wizard." Thorin said as he and the others continued

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After a while, they had managed to find their way up the secret passage with the help of Bilbo finding a secret passage up the cliff. The sight of it made Y/n sigh, as she swore when all of this was finished she was never going to walk again at least for a while.

Going up the side of the statue carved into the mountainside the others noticed the light was fading hopefully there was still time left. Reaching the top she noticed there was some time left but not much. Quickly Balin and Dori tried to find the keyhole. Soon the sight of the light fading over the mountains made Thorin and the others panic. Bilbo and Y/n stood aside as Thorin walked up to the stone wall trying his own luck at finding it. Soon the light was gone, the others started to walk away from the wall as Thorin looked away from the wall and opened the map.

"The last light of Durin's day...will shine upon the keyhole. What did we miss?"

"We have lost the light, there is no more we can do," Balin said as the others started to walk away with heads hung low. Thorin held the key in his hand and dropped it.

Y/n walked up to Thorin as the others started to climb down the passage. She felt Thorin take a hold of her, she could see it on his face. Everything he did to reach this point was for nothing, It was gone, a chance to reclaim their home and to bring back the former glory of the dwarves was gone. A chance for a normal life.

Y/n held Thorin tight as he did in turn. She felt his grip loosen as he started to walk away taking her hand in his leading her away.

"Let's go... away from here." He said completely broken

Bilbo tried to stop him but Thorin merely placed the map against Bilbo's chest as Bilbo gave Y/n a last glance before the two of them disappeared from Bilbo's sight. Bilbo turned around to see them gone. He sighed as their footsteps faded.

Thorin helped her down but before he followed after the others she stopped him. She brought a very quick kiss to his lips before hugging him again. She knew it was not enough but it would ease some of the pain. She felt him hold her tight, this time he didn't let go. She heard Bilbo yelling.

"Everyone it's the moon! The moonlight! The last light!"

Her eyes widened as she looked at Thorin who looked up back from the path and quickly she climbed back up with Thorin behind her. When they reached the top she saw Bilbo looking for the key before he accidentally kicked it sending it toward the edge of the cliff. The sudden thud of Thorin catching it with his foot made both Bilbo and Y/n look up for a moment at him, all of them were clearly relieved. Y/n saw the others rejoin them behind her as Thorin walked over to the wall and opened the secret entrance. Both Y/n and Balin sighed from the sight of the door opening. Y/n whispered

"Erebor."

Thorin stepped inside and a wave of memories came to him.

"I know these halls...these stones..."

Y/n stepped inside and tears started to fall from her eyes.

"This is...our home."

Thorin looked over at her and saw Balin and the others enter.

"Do you remember it, Balin? Chambers filled with golden light..."

"I remember."

Thorin walked ahead of them and saw a small entrance leading down toward the lower areas of Erebor

Y/n saw Bilbo turn around to see an engravement above the doorway with a carving of the throne of Erebor. Bilbo looked above it and asked.

"What is that? Above the throne."

"The Arkenstone."

Thorin spoke

Levi #583

Chapter 53 - 狼煙 (Smoke Signal)