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A Hobbit's Rescue	By : LadyLaran Category: Lord of the Rings Movies > Hobbit, The Views: 5698 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 1
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Author’s Note – Here’s the last chapter to be posted today. I hope everyone has enjoyed the update. Thank you to all of you who have been so amazing in supporting this story over the last year. There’s more to come so sit back and enjoy the read!

Disclaimer – I do not own “the Hobbit” nor do I make money from this story.

Chapter Thirty-nine – Keeping Busy

The day after the announcement to the company, Adamanta went through a very thorough check-up with Lord Elrond and Oin. She was pronounced as being healthy, if a bit underweight, and everyone was informed that the baby was doing well despite the rough first months of her pregnancy.

That pronouncement eased the minds of the company, including her own, and she focused herself on her duties to help combat her growing fear for Kili. Her husband was not improving, and the fever was steadily climbing. The hobbit spent all of her limited free time at his bedside, taking care of him however she could.

Despite being stuck in bed for several more days, Thorin had managed to do what work he could get done without leaving the sickroom. He sent a letter informing his sister of the current events, including the injuries her sons and he had taken during the battle. He had ensured she was told of the way they had fought to protect him as well as their loved ones, and a glowing report of the actions of her sons’ Ones had been added.

The monarch had gotten the information from his cousin, Dain, and had been quite impressed with what he’d heard. He had also found out how long Dain would be staying, and the dwarrow of the Iron Hills would not be leaving until after the caravan arrived. He wasn’t too pleased because, like Adamanta, he didn’t trust the advisors that his cousin had with him.

The hobbit met with Bard shortly after her appointment with Elrond and Oin, and she was going over the headcount with him. The young woman sighed, rubbing her forehead as she considered what would have to be done for the winter months.

“What can I do to help, my lady,” Bard asked, seeing the stress on her face.

“King Thranduil’s people are currently foraging for supplies in the areas they know are safe,” she told him. “While they are prepared for winter, we are not. There are two things I do require and hope you can aid me in this.”

“What is it,” he replied, watching her.

“We’re going to have to handle rationing very seriously,” Adamanta told him. “This will not please everyone, but it’s the only way to ensure we have enough food to last the winter months and early spring as well. I need a count of children as well as any women who are with child or nursing. Those are the only ones I cannot order rationing for.”

“I can have the town midwife meet with you,” the human leader suggested. “She’ll have a more accurate count than I do currently. As for any possible grumblings regarding rationing, I’ll make sure my people do not cause trouble. You said there’s a second request?”

“I know some of your people are expert fishermen. If we can lay in a big enough supply and treat them to last the winter that would help stretch our food stores even further.”

“That, my lady, is something we can certainly do to help out,” the man said, giving her a grin. “Some were concerned that there wasn’t much we could do to help with the food situation; now we have the answer for that.”

“Any of the people who know how to prepare the fish for winter can report to Bombur,” she told him, looking a bit relieved. “He’s getting storage areas cleared out for the supplies.”

“I’ll make certain they speak to him immediately and will also send the first of the fishing crews out in the morning,” he assured her.

“I think that’s everything,” Adamanta said with a tired smile. “Thank you for your help, Lord Bard.”

“Thank you, Lady Adamanta,” he said to her before leaving her in the room that was serving as her office as well as conference room.

Once she was alone, she looked over at Bifur and gave him a smile. He smiled back, impressed with how she’d handled the responsibilities that had been laid on her. Despite her lack of training, the hobbit had been doing an amazing job with keeping the mountain moving forward and the people living within Her fed and safe.

“I think that’s everything for now,” Adamanta commented, feeling exhausted and wanting to spend time at her husband’s bedside. She hadn’t been able to do that as often as she wanted due to the sheer amount of duties she had to handle. Balin had helped where he could, and Ori had been a blessing due to his organizational skills.

The knock at her door made a very clear curse in Khuzdul come from her, and the guard laughed while she blushed. That was something she rarely did and having such a vulgar word come out of her mouth was rather embarrassing.

“Sorry about that,” she told him before calling out for whoever it was to enter. The hobbit managed to hide her groan when Dain and his advisors arrived.

“Lord Dain, good day to you,” Adamanta greeted. She wasn’t sure how she felt about her husband’s cousin because she had yet to spend any time with him without the annoying trio with him.

“Good day to you, Lady Adamanta,” he said, smiling at her as he did so. “How are you doing today? Are your injuries healing well?”

“I met with Oin this morning, and everything seems to be healing fine,” she replied. “He just fussed a little and reminded me to take it slowly. As for the day, it has been busy so far. How may I help you today, Lord Dain?”

“The work parties that have been assigned to work on the cleaning of Erebor have focused on the main forge and living quarters so far, correct?”

“Correct,” Adamanta replied, gesturing for him to take a seat. “With the caravans arriving sooner than we expected, we haven’t enough space for everyone. Additionally, with as well ventilated as Erebor is, I have no desire to have the remains of Smaug within the mountain for much longer. It will start rotting soon, and that will make living in the mountain unhealthy and unbearable.”

“I quite agree,” he commented, sitting down. “I wished to ask for the assistance of one work party for a day or two.”

“I’m willing to consider it,” she answered.

“I have hopes of leaving the mountain after the caravan arrives,” Dain said to her. “I would like to be able to honor the dwarrow who lost their lives while under my command. To do this, we need the temple opened and made ready.”

Blue eyes turned to Bifur. The temple hadn’t been on the list she and Balin had put together of areas to work on, but she should have considered it considering the losses during the battle and the remains the cleaning crews were finding each day.

“Has the temple been examined yet to ensure the area is stable?”

“Not yet,” he replied. “I believe Gloin is in this area; we can send for him to ask him to take a group to see if the area is stable and the hallways leading to it.”

“Please do so,” she answered. “If it is, we’ll divert our attention to there so we can honor the fallen.”

Bifur went to the door, calling out for someone to retrieve Gloin, and then returned to his position. As he did so, Adamanta looked to the Lord of the Iron Hills.

“My apologies, Lord Dain, I had not given any thought to the temple,” the young woman informed him. “I am still learning about the culture of my husband’s people.”

“You are doing rather well, Lady Adamanta,” he soothed. “The occasions I have heard you use our language has shown that you have picked it up very quickly. I know time has not been on your side regarding much else, but you will learn the rest as you spend more time amongst our people.”

“You are correct on that point,” she said softly, then frowned when the advisors sneered at her. Her eyes were cool when she met their gazes. The hobbit could hear Bifur’s growl and gently shook her head.

Dain realized what his men were doing and gave them a flat look. He was becoming very tired of having to correct his advisors regarding their behavior. From what he had learned of his cousin’s wife, Adamanta was doing a remarkable job to help her husband’s people as well as learning their ways as quickly as she could with what little spare time she had. The dwarf lord knew that she was spending every moment of her free time at her husband’s side, and he approved of her priorities and actions so far. He’d told his cousin that, and Thorin had admitted to him that he was proud of the hobbit for everything she’d done during his recovery as well as the quest.

“There is no reason for you to treat a member of my family in such a manner,” he told them, and the smallest one spoke up.

“Her ignorance has shown herself to be inadequate to tend to the needs of our people,” he told his lord. “The spiritual needs are as important as the physical ones, and this kind of neglect will only cause turmoil within the population.”

“She is recently wed and learning about a culture vastly different from the one she grew up in while doing everything she can for the people of her new home, Udar. Her time is incredibly limited, and I find that she had done remarkably well considering the responsibilities she has taken on while her family is healing. Thorin’s people are well aware of how hard their future princess is working for their benefit,” Dain replied.

There was a knock on the door before the advisor could answer, and Adamanta called out for the person to come in. She was both glad and relieved to see Gloin, and the dwarf gave her a small smile and bow.

“You asked for me, Lady Adamanta,” he asked.

“Lord Dain has brought up something that will need to be handled as soon as possible,” she told him. “I would like you to take a party and see if the temple and the hallways leading to it are stable. If they are, I’ll divert work teams to get the temple cleaned and ready for the rituals needed to lay the dwarrow of the Iron Hills to rest.”

“I’ll attend to it now and send a messenger with the assessment of what’ll be needed to get the area clean,” he informed her.

“Please do and thank you,” the hobbit said, giving him a smile.

“You’re welcome, my lady,” he quipped, then headed out to fulfil the request asked of him.

“If it’s stable, I’ll send the crews to work on it,” Adamanta promised Dain. “You’ll be able to honor your fallen soon.”

“Thank you, my lady,” the dwarf lord said, rising to his feet while giving her an encouraging smile. “I appreciate you taking the time to listen to me.”

“We are family now, my lord,” she replied to him. “I will do what I can to make time for those in my family.”

“That we are,” he said, giving her a smile before leaving her in the room with her guard.

“Well, that’s one more thing taken care of,” she said, shaking her head and rising to her feet. “I’d like to visit Kili for a while if you want to take a rest.”

The other chuckled, following her out of the room and towards the healing ward. He was worried about how she was keeping so busy and hoped Thorin would be on his feet soon so the king could take on some of the responsibilities she had shouldered.

Author’s End Note – Well, it’s sort of a filler but needed to help nudge things along. I hope you enjoyed the updates. Please let me know what you thought of them. See everyone next chapter! ~ Laran
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