Clarity of Vision, Chapter 19

[mithen]

Title: Clarity of Vision, Chapter 19
Relationship: Thorin/Bilbo
Characters: Bilbo Baggins, Thorin, Gandalf, Galadriel, Celeborn, Arwen
Fandom: Hobbit
Warnings/Spoilers: None
Rating: G
Word Count: 3900
Story Summary: In a Middle-Earth where Erebor never fell, a shadow remains in the heart of the Lonely Mountain. Bilbo Baggins finds himself drawn

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[starsandsea]

"The poem was written and engraved by my cousin Maedhros as a gift to his companion Fingon, in honor of their great friendship. It was Fingon who made the glass to go with it, saying that Maedhros had always magnified the words of his heart

All the Fingon/Maedhros feels!

"Elloth," said Celeborn, "Was she not the second child of Thurinan and Arhal?"

"No, dear," said Galadriel absently, still looking at the notebook. "That was Melloth. Similar names, but born two hundred years later."

Ahhhhh, I loved that moment so much! :D

slowly a different feeling emerged, one he had not felt for far too long.

If the glass had not been the artifact he sought, then...

"The true cure is still out there somewhere," he heard Bilbo breathe beside him.

Aww, yay, I'm glad Thorin feels more hopeful!

"But know this, Thorin of Erebor: I sense potential for great deeds in you, but you will have to give up much and suffer much if you are ever to achieve it."

"I will give up anything, suffer anything to save Erebor from the dragon's bane," said Thorin.

[mithen]

All the Fingon/Maedhros feels!

I'm...I'm actually really sorry the glass got broken, considering that background! *sniffles a bit*

Galadriel calling Celeborn "dear" made me giggle to write. :)

ALL THE ELVES OFFERING CONSTRUCTIVE CRIT! :D :D

You must imagine Thorin's totally exasperated "ELVES."

Oh, oh, little!Thorin! *pets him gently*

Now I want to know more about his mother! It can't have been an easy relationship between his parents, I don't think...

Moria is next! Well, the road to Moria, at least... Thanks for the encouraging comment, you make me extra-anxious to post more!

[ilovetobefree]

Thorin looked down at the silvery wooden floor, a tumult of emotions churning inside him. There was a stab of baffled fury--I carried some elf's friendship-token halfway across Middle Earth for nothing?--but then slowly a different feeling emerged, one he had not felt for far too long.
If the glass had not been the artifact he sought, then...
"The true cure is still out there somewhere," he heard Bilbo breathe beside him.
YES!

"Only if we can sleep on the ground," Bilbo said with emphasis,
:)

"On the other hand, they're not sitting on a brocaded cushion in an elvish pavilion." He shot a glance at Thorin, who was taking his own seat gingerly on an alarmingly plush pillow. "Or traveling around with a majestic dwarven prince on a quest." Another bite of apple. "So I think overall, I might have the better deal of it."
Oh Bilbo! I love him! :D

"But all the things I've seen," Bilbo said, turning down his bedroll. "Ancient cities and elvish ruins and this living wood--because of you, my world is so much larger, and I..." He looked

[mithen]

Oh Bilbo! I love him! :D

Bilbo being impressed and amazed by the world is such fun to write--there's just so MUCH of it, and there's so much he's never even imagined...

Ahhh, you caught the "my Thorin"! *grin*

Oh, I see the journey won’t be easy for any of them. But I loved how Bilbo and Thorin are getting along and care about each other more with every chapter. And how brave they both are.

There are definitely hard times still ahead for them! *nods* But they've both come through so much together and I know they'll make it through somehow... I can't wait to show it to you, thank you for coming along on this journey!