A/N

There is a time change in this chapter. I understand that it's only a couple days before Bilbo gives Bard the Arkenstone, but I changed it to a couple months in this chapter. You will see why.

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Mostly everything has been okay with Thorin and the rest of the company. But when I'm not around Thorin, he won't hesitate to yell at them. So I do my best to stay close to Thorin.

On the other hand the only person I am allowed to associate myself with under the orders of Thorin himself is Balin. But when I'm not around Thorin the others talk to me as much as they can.

Sapphire and I were usually sent away if someone come to the gate, or the dwarves had a meeting to attend. So those were the days it was just Sapphire and I and we would have a mommy daughter day. Not that there's much to do in Erebor. But we still made it fun.

As of now, I separated myself from Thorin, to walk around and find Bilbo. I've been worried about him, even more than I am about Thorin.

"Bilbo!" I smiled once I found him. I brought him into a hug. "I've looked for you everywhere. Why are you up here?" He looked back out into the night sky.

"I'm going to Dale. Do you wish to come?"

"Why? Bilbo are you not telling me something?"

"Yes and no, Laci it's you I worry about. You seem ill and very distraught lately. Gandalf is their he can help."

I thought about his words. But he interrupted me. "Then there's Thorin, when you aren't around him he will snap at any person next to him. I fear he will snap on you one day. Actually, I can feel it. Please just come with me."

"Fine, but we must be back by dawn." He smiled and jumped over the edge.

"You'll be fine, I found a rope earlier." I laughed then climbed over and went down the rope Bilbo had made. Once on the ground I hunched over, because I became dizzy.

"Are you okay?" Bilbo asked.

"She does that a lot." Sapphire replied, I hadn't noticed she came down the rope. I straighten myself and grabbed Sapphire's hand.

"Come, we must go before anyone see's us leave."

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We made it safely to Dale without anyone noticing us. I saw Gandalf talking to Brad. I smiled knowing he was okay. We snuck around to them.

"That won't stop them! You think the dwarves will surrender, they won't they will fight to the death to defend their own." Bilbo said, obviously jumping into their conversation. I pulled Sapphire out into the open.

"Bilbo Bagging and Laci!" Gandalf answered, he seemed surprised. "Come in this way!" We followed them into a tent where Thranduil was sitting.

"Laci sit over there, with the kid. Until we talk to you!" Brad told me. I quickly sat not wanting to make anyone angry for the first time.

I put Sapphire to sleep while Gandalf introduced Bilbo.

"I think this is the half link who stole the keys to my dungeons from right under the nose of my guards. " Thranduil said. I looked at Bilbo.

"Yes, sorry about that." He whispered, I tried to keep my laugh in. "I come to give you this." Bilbo said while putting something on the table, and unwrapping it.

I jumped to my feet as Thranduil spoke. "The heart of the mountain, the kings jewel. " I looked at Bilbo. Why didn't he give it to Thorin?

"And worth a kings ransom." Brad finished his sentence. I walked closer to Bilbo as Brad spoke again. But I didn't catch it.

"I took it as my fourteenth share of the treasure."

"Why would you do this? You owe us no loyalty." I smiled at Brads words.

"I'm not doing it for you, I know that dwarves can be obstinate, pig headed and difficult, suspicious, secretive in the worst manners you could possibly imagine. But their also brave, kind, loyal to a fault. But I've grown very fond of them and I would save them if I can. And Thorin values the stone above all. In exchange for its return, He will give you what you are owed. Then there would be no need for war."

They all looked at each other. Gandalf was smiling, Brad had a slight smile and Thranduil was eyeing me closely.

"I have a feeling he would gave it to us for something else as well." I gulped. Bilbo followed his eyes and look at me.

"No, Laci it's not part of this and I won't ask her to be either. She has come to far, to break that trust with Thorin. "

"What do you mean?" Gandalf asked.

Signing I looked up at Gandalf. "I died not to long ago. But something happened and Thorin confessed his feelings. So my heart started up again."

"What ever do you mean?" I noticed Thranduil sat back down.

"I fought Smaug off as best as I could. But I was beat up badly and bled out. Then once Smaug died, his soul entered my body. Because his soul was evil, my two faught against his one. Eventually I lost and died."

"She was out for only a couple days. Then when she returned, Thorin had told her something."

"I won't tell you what is was, but I can tell you was....."

"Laci?" Gandalf asked.

"I know what you are going to ask and yes I wanted too. He did not take me against my will. It was my idea actually."

"Why would you do that?" Brad asked.

"Because I thought maybe, just maybe it would help his dragon sickness."

"Did it work?" Thranduil finally spoke.

"At times it does." He laughed at that. "I'm only allowed to talk to Balin when Thorin's around."

"When she is by his side, he doesn't do anything to anyone. But once she leaves he will snap at anyone." Bilbo said.

"It is like his heart knows, but something else is fighting him."

"Yes!" Bilbo and I said at the same time. But then I felt myself get dizzy and I fell onto Bilbo. Lucky he caught me and held me up, so I would won't fall on the ground.

"This is also why I brought her. She's been ill for a few months now. Faints or gets dizzy. So much as she need to lean against the wall for support." Bilbo quickly said.

"I am fine!" I argued but no one paid attention.

"Does she get sick?" Gandalf asked.

"Not from what I've seen no. She never runs out of a room."

"Hmm." Gandalf was thinking. Brad looked pale and Thranduil looked scared.

"I believe Laci you bare a child." Time stopped around me and I became weak to my knees. What? How could this happen? Well I know how but why? Why now of all times?

"If she is couldn't you tell?" Thranduil asked. Gandalf walked up to me.

"May I M'lady?" I nodded my head. Then he put a hand on my stomach. I flinch back, because of the pain I felt. "Sorry." He said then put his hand back on my stomach.

He started to mumble and then he suddenly removed his hand.

"She is indeed having a child."

"So why don't we use this for us? His child and his........woman, for our share." Thranduil asked.

"You will not treat me as a pawn on a playing board. I am just as much as you are in this world Thranduil."

"You think you are more than me? That thing inside of you, is of the enemy."

"I am not your enemy Thranduil, neither is Thorin. What you wish to fight is not Thorin" I looked Brad in the eyes. "The Thorin I know would stick to his word and give you what is rightfully yours."

"He doesn't know does he?" I looked at Gandalf.

"If I had only just found out about something I didn't know would happen this soon. Why would he know? "

"Do you think he will take it lightly?"

"I fear that he won't. But if it could snap in out of this and get me back my Thorin. Then I'll do it." I saw Gandalf smile at me, then I felt Bilbo's hand slip into mine. "But first I must go."

"You can't leave! Not when their is war tomorrow!" Bilbo whispered in my ear.

"Bilbo" I looked in his eyes. "Take Sapphire back, when you leave. Tell Balin, tell everyone of what is within me. Make sure they don't tell Thorin at all. I must be the one to do so."

"Be safe!" I at his comment.

"You as well." I replied, then left without another word.