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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 next installment for this story. I’m actually done with it, and Mom finished with beta reading so I’ll continue posting. For Hobbit Big Bang, the last chapter has to be posted on a certain day so I’m going to try to pace this out so I don’t mess up with the deadline. Thank you everyone for reading and reviewing.

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

Chapter Forty – First Awakening

By the time Thorin was permitted to leave the healing ward, Kili had continued to worsen in spite of the efforts of the elves. Adamanta spent every free moment at his side, often taking as many of her meetings there so she would not have to leave him. The king had allowed it, knowing she needed to remain as close to her husband as she could, and no one had dared to say anything due to the seriousness of the situation revolving around the youngest prince.

Fili woke a day after his uncle was released, finding his One working at a small table in the corner of the room with Adamanta. They looked up when they heard a sound and found him smiling at them. The scribe hurried to his side while the hobbit limped out into the main area, calling for Oin.

“You’ve been out for days,” Ori said, wiping his tears away as he pressed a kiss to his beloved’s lips. “I was so worried.”

“I’m fine,” Fili reassured him, caressing his cheek. “Is everyone all right?”

“Thorin was allowed out of the healing ward yesterday,” he said to him. “The elves kept working on him since it was something as simple as broken bones. Adamanta was handling everything until he was allowed out.”

“I can’t imagine her enjoying that too much,” he said softly.

“No, she hasn’t and for a very good reason,” the scribe replied. “Lord Dain’s advisors came with him, and she’s been worrying ever since Thorin appointed her as his representative. She’s afraid they’re going to try something to harm members of the royal family and the company. We’ve been under guard and eating nothing unless Bombur delivers it.”

“Wise decision from what I remember of his advisors,” Fili told him. “How is Kili? You haven’t mentioned him.”

“He’s not doing well,” Ori answered him, knowing that hiding things from his One would not be the right step to take. “Despite everything the healers have tried, infection has set in and he’s running a high fever. Lord Elrond and King Thranduil have been trying to help him; we’re waiting on how that goes.”

“He took the blow meant for me,” the prince whispered, voice tight with worry for his brother. “He was already hurt but didn’t even stop to think. He threw himself in between me and that damned orc.”

“He saved your life,” the scribe said to him. “I owe him everything for that. The sword missed his organs, but it’s the infection he’s fighting off now that has us all worried.”

“How has Adamanta handled this?”

“With as much grace as possible,” the younger dwarf replied. “Before Thorin was able to take on his responsibilities, she would rise early to spend time with Kili before going to meetings and working to ensure we have what we need to last through the winter and early spring, come back to sit with Kili before being called away for other needs. It’s all we can do to ensure she eats and sleeps regularly.

“Now that he’s on his feet and can handle his responsibilities, she takes her meetings here and doesn’t leave unless it’s absolutely imperative. She’s sleeping on Thorin’s cot now that he insisted on staying with the company.”

Fili wasn’t able to ask any further questions due to Oin and Adamanta’s entrance into the room.

“Glad to see you’re awake, lad,” he beamed, performing a few tests before looking at the prince. “How’re you feeling?”

“I have a headache,” he admitted. “Otherwise, I feel fine.”

The blond prince was forced to repeat that answer after Thorin rushed in with Balin at his side. The king looked his nephew over before sitting down and taking his hand.

“You had us worried,” the older Durin told his sister-son, looking relieved that the blond haired dwarf was finally awake and alert.

“I’m sorry I worried you, uncle,” he told him quietly. “Ori told me a bit of what I’ve missed.”

“Well, your mother should be here in a little over a week’s time if the caravan continues to make good progress,” Thorin informed him. “She’s rather displeased with me, and I imagine you’ll be getting a rather long lecture too.”

“You may have to go into hiding,” he teased his uncle, who gave a soft chuckle.

“I plan on putting Adamanta between me and her,” he quipped. “She wouldn’t dream of doing anything then.”

The hobbit looked up from where she was feeding her husband, spooning broth into his mouth and coaxing him to swallow by rubbing his throat. Adamanta gave him a look that stated she wasn’t too impressed with the king’s idea.

“I am not going to be your shield the entire time, Uncle Thorin. You’re going to have to face her at some point.”

At the laughter from the group, Fili frowned a bit, realizing he was missing something important.

“What’s happened that you would use Adamanta to keep Mum from coming after you?”

At the questioning glance from Thorin, the young woman nodded and returned to her task of tending to Kili. She did this often now, determined to do all she could to help him and take the burden of taking care of one more patient off of the healers’ shoulders.

“Well, Fili, it seems you are going to have to become a bit more responsible now,” Thorin began, eyes gleaming with joy. “We recently discovered that Adamanta is with child.”

“I’m going to be an uncle,” he asked quietly, then repeated himself as it sunk in.

“Yes you are,” Dori said, shaking his head. “Mahal help Erebor and the Durin line. We’re hoping the child has his mother’s common sense and not the mischievousness the pair of you seem to never outgrow.”

“Mahal help us all if that continues,” Thorin said, then ducked the swat from Balin as the advisor gave him a glare.

“I seem to recall you, Frerin, and Dwalin causing your own share of mischief,” he reminded his friend. “Fili and Kili come by their playful nature honestly so don’t think to make it sound as if you’re innocent of causing mayhem.”

“All right, out everyone gets,” Oin declared before the king could argue with his advisor. “We don’t want to tire the lad out. If things go well, I’ll have him moving tomorrow and see how he does.”

The company wished the blond prince well, then departed and left Adamanta, Fili, Ori, and Thorin in the room with the ailing Kili.

“He’ll get better, won’t he,” Fili asked his uncle in a soft voice, worry in his eyes as he looked over at his brother’s cot.

“I hope so, Fili,” Thorin replied, watching as Adamanta wiped down her husband’s skin with cool water in hopes of lowering the fever. “I truly hope so. He’s a stubborn one so I’m counting on him refusing to let go.”

The trio spoke softly, hoping to keep the hobbit from hearing their words, but she had keener hearing than they recalled. The hobbit finished her task, covering him up carefully before taking his hand and leaning over so her forehead touched his.

“You need to fight and come back to me, my Kili,” she whispered in his ear. Her words were too quiet to be heard by anyone but the dwarf she was speaking to. “I can’t do this on my own, and my heart hurts so much to think of losing you. Please, oh please, don’t give up.”

Adamanta stayed in that position for a while, hands holding tightly onto his as if she could keep him anchored to life by her touch alone.

“I have so much to tell you,” she murmured. “Your mother will be here soon and if you’re not awake by then, I’ll have to depend on Fili or Uncle Thorin to introduce me to her. Your uncle is already talking of using me as a shield so she won’t go after him for allowing you and Fili to get hurt.

“You should be awake for all of this, my Kili, and I wish you would wake up. Erebor is slowly coming back to life, and you should see this. If you’re staying asleep to get out of the work, then I will be very disappointed and upset.”

The young woman was quiet for some time, then whispered into his ear again.

“I have two things to tell you, Kili, and I refuse to tell you like this so you had better fight this infection and come back to me. One of the secrets the company knows already; I would have told you first but you have been asleep all this time so I couldn’t. The other secret, well it’s important so I really want and need you to wake up.”

She pressed a kiss to his lips, willing her strength into him and praying that he would wake up soon.

Author’s End Note – I hope you enjoyed it; please let me know what you thought of the chapter. ~ Laran
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