Chapter 38

New Arrival

I loved waking up naked next to Legolas. I smiled to myself and held his hand. He was still asleep but he moved so his face was buried in the crook of my neck. I smiled and started to run my fingers through his hair. Slowly he woke up.

"Good morning handsome."

He smiled and kissed my neck, my jaw and then finally my lips. As he kissed me, I started to feel a bit sick. I pulled back and Legolas looked at me with concern.

"~Are you alright?~"

I ran to the bathroom and threw up.

"Gilraen!"

He came and held my hair back behind me. When I was done Legolas immediately sent for the healer. He picked me up and put me back in bed.

"Legolas I am fine! Really."

"We shall see what the healer says."

I sighed and stopped arguing. When the healer came he examined me for any illnesses. Towards the end he smiled.

"What is it?" Legolas immediately asked.

"The princess is perfectly healthy. She will grace you with a child."

I looked at Legolas and he stood there frozen. I put my hands over my stomach.

"I….I am…."

"You are with child my lady."

I smiled and tears of joy ran down my face. Legolas now smiled and picked me up and kissed me. I could not remember ever being happier.

9 months later

I woke up in the middle of the night in pain.

"Legolas!"

He jumped up and ran to get the healer. My mother came in and held my hand. The healer came in.

"Oh yes, this baby is indeed coming!"

REALLY!? WHO KNEW!?

I cried out as more pain came.

"Hold on now my lady…..alright push!"

I screamed and pushed as hard as I could. I was breathing hard and tears were running down my face.

"Just once more! Come now!"

I screamed again and pushed with all I had. I felt the baby slide from me and then it started to cry.

"You have a son my princess!"

I smiled and looked at my mother. After my mother, the healer and a few handmaidens had cleaned the baby and myself, they let Legolas and my father inside. Thorin was not far behind. I held my son in my arms.

"You have given me a son!" He said proudly.

I smiled and held him out to Legolas. He was sound asleep and Legolas was smiling as I had never seen him smile before.

"What name will you give him?" I asked.

He looked at him and then at everyone else. His eyes rested on Thorin.

"I think that Thorin should be the one to name our son."

Thorin looked very surprised.

"Me?"

He nodded.

"After what my father did to you….I feel that you should be the one to name my firstborn son."

I smiled as Legolas handed our son to Thorin. He opened his eyes and smiled. I saw a smile tug at Thorin's lips.

"Thror." he whispered.

Legolas smiled.

"Who is Thror?" I asked.

"Thror was my grandfather and a mighty king of Erebor."

Thorin walked to me and handed Thror to me. I smiled and held my son.

"Thror son of Legolas. It is perfect." I whispered.

My son's eyes were the same blue as his father's. Although he had a head of dark hair. I kissed his forehead and then I looked at Thorin. My smile faded when I saw him.

"Thorin…"

He smiled at me.

"It is time for me to go. Apparently I was brought back for this." he walked forward and put his hand on Thror's head. "Raise your son well Gilraen. And you Legolas protect your family. I will always be with you Gilraen. Farewell Princess of Gondor."

I smiled he kissed my forehead. When I opened my eyes he was gone. I smiled and looked up.

"Farewell, Thorin, King Under the Mountain."

"Where is he?! Where is the young lad!?"

I laughed as Gimli came running into the room. He smiled when he saw my son.

"What name did you give the laddie?"

"Thror." I said.

Gimli's eyes went wide and he looked at Legolas.

"You had Thorin name the lad." He said.

We both nodded and I let my father hold his grandson. The war was over, Legolas and I were married, and now we had a son. We had Thror.