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(Third P.O.V)

Months went by, and Bellethiel hoped with all hope that what Tauriel said would be true, that with time doubts of Thorin's capability as King would disappear and order would be restored once again.

But it was just as she feared, things only got worse. It seems like Thorin became more stressed as time went by and he was too busy to join Bellethiel during the night. It was very rare that they would have the opportunity to be alone and Bellethiel really needed to speak to Thorin.

She waited just as she said she would, but when she saw that things weren't getting any better she knew she had to speak to Thorin...she needed to speak to someone about what her and Gamil had spoken about in the library, but she really wanted to speak to Thorin first.

She was worried, but then...she started to learn how to conceal her emotions. She didn't want to worry Thorin anymore then she needed to.

(Bellethiel's P.O.V)

"Nana!"

I turned to look to where the voice was coming from to see my niece running toward me in a panic.

"I am sorry, hold on just a second." I said to the two elves I was speaking to and turned to my niece who stopped in front of me, slight worry in her eyes. "Thenidiel, what could possibly be the matter now?"

"It's Fili and Kili." Thenidiel breathed out.

"What about them?" I questioned curiously.

"You need to come and stop them!" Thenidiel stated. "I couldn't find Lady Dís or Thorin anywhere!"

"What have they done?" I asked.

"Please Nana," Thenidiel begged as she reached out for the sleeve of my tunic. "There's no time, you must do something quick!"

"Okay, okay, be calm Thenidiel." I turned to the two elves I was speaking to, dismissing them immediately and then turned back to my niece. "Lead the way Thenidiel."

Thenidiel nodded and the two of us began to run in the direction only Thenidiel knew to go.

But when we got there I didn't expect to see what I saw. Actually, I thought when Thenidiel came to me with a situation that had to do with Fili and Kili, I thought that they would be arguing with each other about some silly business, but that wasn't the case.

My nephews stood in front of Fili and Kili, creating a blockade and preventing the two Princes from barging through to get to a group of dwarves who glared dangerously up to my nephews.

"Let us through!" Fili growled out attempting to push through my nephews.

"Let me at 'em!" Kili yelled out, already close to pushing through.

"Come on then!" One of the dwarves from the group provoked. "We can take ya!"

"You are so ignorant!" Fili glared. "How dare you say that about our uncle! About our friends!"

"We can say whatever we want!" Another growled out. "So what if they're saying they did so much for us! There's nothing that proves it! You're friends are just parasites, leeching off the rewards of our kingdom!"

Fili and Kili began to struggle more to get around or through my nephews, the murderous intent clear in their eyes before I decided to intervene.

"What is going on here?" I yelled, my voice booming and echoing through the halls causing all movements to cease as all eyes turned to where I stood.

But, not all eyes were on me and took advantage of my nephews lowered defenses. I saw Fili and Kili's body twitch ever so slightly. I reacted instantly and moved toward them, reaching them just as they got through my nephews. The two brothers attempted to go around me, and I let them through just a bit before I turned and wrapped my arms around their necks, bringing them close to me. The two tried their hardest to break out of my hold, struggling and squirming, but I kept a firm hold on them but not too much so I wouldn't choke them.

"You two need to calm down," I spoke as I slowly knelt to the ground on one knee. "And you can cease your struggling because you will not be getting free any time soon no matter how much you try. If you calm down I may consider releasing you two."

Fili and Kili must've realized that all their struggling was pointless for I felt their bodies relax just a bit in my grasp, through their breathing was heavy as their chest heaved up and down.

"How pitiful that an elf can put you two down." I heard a dwarf mumble quietly to himself.

"I suggest you keep your comments to yourself." I spoke out, not bothering to look to the group in front of me. "Now, leave."

"You can't tell us what to do." A defiant voice spoke up causing me to finally glance up to the group as I saw the group flinch back when they attempted to hold my gaze, all averting their eyes away instantly.

"This is a warning, I will not repeat myself." I spoke out evenly, though each word sent chills I'm sure through them for I saw a slight shiver from some of the dwarves. "If I recall correctly, everyone is supposed to respect royalty. Not speak back or speak up. You can be sure that this will be reported to the King."

I narrowed my eyes while still keeping a firm hold on Fili and Kili.

"Leave now." I said. "I will not say it again."

The group quickly dispersed, disappearing around a corner before I got back to my feet. I had let go of Fili and Kili's neck and took a hold of the collar of their coats.

"I have this under control." I said as I turned to look to my niece and nephews, slightly tugging at the coats of the Princes. "Thank you for coming to get me. I will be seeing you once I deal with these two."

"Take it easy on them Nana." Beriohtarion said with a slight smile. "We'll be at the training fields when you're through."

I nodded my head and begun to drag the two Princes to my room, well...the room Thorin and myself shared, and once I got inside the room I urged the two inside and closed the door behind me.

"Sit." I said as I motioned to the bed in the center of the room. The two dragged their feet toward the bed and plopped themselves down on the soft cushion, looking down to their feet. "I will not yell at you two, so I need you to tell me what in Eru's name went on back there."

"It was no big deal..." Kili grumbled as I saw him shuffle a bit.

"Not a big deal?" I asked, raising my eyebrow a bit as I crossed my arms over my chest. "It must have been some something big if it took my two nephews from allowing you two to do something you would regret. Not to mention my niece had to come and get me to put a stop to you two."

When the two did not talk I could only sigh as I went over to drag a chair, placing it a bit in front of them before sitting down and looking sadly at the two.

"What happened to cause such a reaction from you two?" I questioned calmly. "You looked about ready to murder them...if it escalated any further this would have caused a lot of problems not only for you two, but for your mother and for Thorin as well."

"It was...shameful to act upon it." Fili spoke out first. "But we couldn't help it."

"Tell me exactly what happened." I urged.

"We were walking with Beri and Bal when it happened." Kili answered.

"Beri and...Bal?" I questioned, smirking down at the two dwarves.

"We shortened their names; elves tend to have very long and complicated names compared to dwarves or hobbits." Kili said as I saw a slight smirk on his face. "They don't seem to mind though."

I chuckled as I nodded my head, signaling for either of them to continue.

"We were wondering if they would like to join us for training-" Fili stated.

(A couple hours before)

"Hey!" Kili yelled when him and his brother spotted Beriohtarion and Balamaethor not to far away from the two Princes.

Beriohtarion and Balamaethor turned at the sudden shout and smiled when they saw Fili and Kili running up to them, coming to a sudden halt right in front of the two elves.

"Fili." Beriohtarion greeted with a smile, looking from the blonde Prince to the brunette one. "Kili. It's good to see you two today."

"Is there anything you needed that we can help with?" Balamaethor questioned.

"We were headed to the training grounds and were wondering if you would want to join us?" Kili questioned with a smile. "Maybe give us some tips that Belle gave you guys back in the day?"

"We'll join you of course." Beriohtarion said with a smile as he began to walk in the direction where they knew the training fields were.

"But I think if we were to give you Nana's tips, I think you would die from exhaustion." Balamaethor chuckled as he followed his brother.

"Hey!" Kili yelled as they began following the two elves behind. "We can handle whatever Belle taught you guys."

"Oh really now?" Balamaethor teased as he leant down to Kili's level as they kept on walking. "I think otherwise."

The group began to bicker with Beriohtarion smiling as his brother was arguing with both Fili and Kili about whether they could handle their Nana's training regimen or not.

They passed a group of dwarves that were just standing around in the hallway, talking and exchanging stories that they didn't bother paying attention to the group as they four kept on walking, laughing and joking about the training that they were about to start when they reached the training fields.

"Training with elves...has the line of Durin gone soft?" A dwarf scoffed. "Pathetic."

The group stopped walking, well...Fili and Kili stopped and that caused the twin elves to stop and turn to look curiously back to the Durin Princes.

"What did you say?" Kili questioned with a slight growl underlining his words.

"Nothing, nothing." A different dwarf said with a flick of his wrist.

"Remember who you're talking to." Fili said sternly in a slight threatening manner.

"Yes, of course my prince." A dwarf said in a slight bow that only angered the two Princes more for it seemed like they were simply mocking them now.

"Fili! Kili!" Beriohtarion called out, sensing the oncoming tension and hoping to break it by taking the brothers away from a possible fight. "Come on or we'll never get any training done!"

Fili turned to look back at his friends before giving his brother a nudge to his ribs, getting his attention and motioning with his head back to the twin. Kili didn't want to leave as he let out a huff before reluctantly turning to follow his brother.

"Yes, go and follow your elves." A dwarf taunted causing Kili to turn and glare back at the group before Fili flung his arm around his brother's shoulders, pushing his brother forward.

"Ignore them." Fili advised. "Just ignore them."

Kili sighed before nodding his head as they began to move.

"Hello you four." A female's voice called out.

"Hey sis." Beriohtarion greeted as Thenidiel came striding up to them, a kind smile on her face.

"Hey Theni!" Kili said, forgetting about the group at that exact moment.

"Theni?" Thenidiel questioned curiously.

"We're trying out nicknames." Fili grinned.

"It sounds like you're calling me tiny." Thenidiel giggled. "I guess if it makes it easier for you then feel free to call me what you please."

"We're not just shortening your names to make it easy for us." Kili said. "You're family."

The three elves looked to each other before smiling down at the Princes.

"That's nice of you to say." Balamaethor said. "Guess it makes sense too."

"Family?" A voice said interrupting their little moment. "You've got to be kidding me!"

The group turned to see the group of dwarves that had added their two cents causing Kili and Fili to glare.

"Yes, family." Kili said crossing his arms across his chest. "They're family."

"Elves? And I thought things couldn't get any worse." A dwarf said.

"It's none of your business who we choose to become part of our family anyway." Fili scoffed.

"So! Um...where were you guys headed?" Thenidiel said nervously.

"We were gonna head to the training fields." Beriohtarion informed his sister. "They asked us to give them tips Nana had given us back in the day."

"Oh! May I join you?" Thenidiel asked. "I would like to get some training in as well. I feel like I may have gotten soft in these past couple of months."

"Sure," Balamaethor nodded. "Shall we go th-"

"Hey! Back off!"

The three elves turned to where the voice came from to see Kili right in front of another dwarf, their noses barely touching. The two dwarves growling at each other as Fili was trying to pull his brother away.

"How dare you talk about our friends like that!" Kili growled.

"We can say anything we want about them!" A dwarf said. "Elves are spineless creatures that didn't bother coming to our aid when we needed them the most!"

"Belle and her family aren't like that! They came to our help! They turned their back on their own home just for us!" Kili yelled out angrily. "You keep your mouth shut!"

"Thenidiel, go and get Nana." Balamaethor ordered as his brother was already in the process of heading over to break up the little fight.

"Stop it you two!" Beriohtarion called out as he walked up to the group of dwarves, his eyes set on Fili and Kili. "Come on; let them think what they want about us."

"Why do you put up with these people?" Kili grumbled, turning his eyes up to Beriohtarion.

Beriohtarion reached out to grip the collar of Kili's coat and tugged him back just a bit before leaning down close to his ear.

"We do it because our Nana ordered us to." Beriohtarion whispered quietly. "We appreciate you sticking up for us...but we can handle simple-minded comments. It doesn't bother us in the slightest."

"But why do you have to put up with it?" Kili grumbled, his eyes still set on the group as the twin elves slowly started pulling the brothers away from the group.

"Because we know what is the truth." Balamaethor said with a glare directed to the dwarves. "As Nana has said before...we've had to endure it before, we can endure it now."

"Come." Beriohtarion ushered as he went to also grab a hold of Fili. "Let's head down to the training fields...we can all let off some frustration there..."

"Irak'amad menu reliku pembu rukhas (Your Aunty populated an orcish village)." A dwarf mumbled causing the group to turn back around at the sudden comment.

The twin elves looked back in boredom while the princes were enraged, they looked about ready to strangle and kill every dwarf in that group.

Though, the moment Fili and Kili made the slightest move toward the group of dwarves, Beriohtarion and Balamaethor moved at the exact same time. The two elves made a barricade to prevent the Prince's from moving any further and getting close to the group.

"Enough." Beriohtarion ordered, pushing the two back as they tried desperately tried to push past the two blocking their way.

"Yes, listen to your elves." A dwarf said. "Just like your uncle, betrayers...cuddling up to the very people who betrayed us...bunch of traitors."

This caused the two to struggle more, attempting to go around or push through the elves to get to their main target.

"Let us through!" Fili growled out in an attempt to push through the two elves.

"Let me at 'em!" Kili yelled out, already close to squeezing through the gap between the elves.

"Come on then!" One of the dwarves from the group began to provoke. "We can take ya!"

"You are so ignorant!" Fili glared. "How dare you say that about our uncle! About our friends!"

"We can say whatever we want!" Another growled out. "So what if they're saying they did so much for us! There's nothing that proves it! You're friends are just parasites, leeching off the rewards of our kingdom!"

As the two began to struggle more, they failed to notice Thenidiel had returned with someone who could put a stop to the entire ordeal.

"What is going on here?"

(Present)

"And that is where you came in." Fili mumbled.

"Hm..." I thought as I placed a hand under my chin. "so you started a fight because someone provoked you, saying stuff that everyone in this kingdom has been saying."

"You may have been able to handle listening to such lies...but we can't stick around and do nothing but listen to them say such things about our friends." Kili defended.

I sighed in defeat before looking back at the two dwarves.

"You must be careful and watch your actions." I scolded. "They not only affect you, but they affect those around you. One day, they will be the people you will rule over, and you cannot be going head first into these types of situations without thinking."

"We..." Fili mumbled before sighing. "we understand...but it's just so frustrating!"

"You're our friends...our family...we don't like that they say such terrible things about you..." Kili grumbled.

"I wonder though...what exactly did they say?" I questioned curiously.

"They um...they said..." Kili grumbled quietly. "Your Aunty populated an orcish village..."

I couldn't help it; I had to laugh, causing the two dwarves to look up at me in confusion.

"What's so funny Belle." Fili grumbled a bit, glaring slightly.

"I am sorry, I should not have laughed." I said as I settled down. "I have not heard of that insult before, it is quite funny."

I smiled down at the two dwarves, reaching out to pat them on their hands.