The Family Under the Mountain
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It is probably hours before the peace is shattered by the sound of a tool dropped elsewhere in the hall, the metallic sound ringing and echoing against the stone walls. In an instant, the haze around him breaks, and the motion of his hand stutters to a stop. He blinks repeatedly, his eyes clearing, and the stonework in front of him begins to truly come into focus for the first time tonight.
Let it never be said that Thorin Oakenshield is a stupid man.
For all that it has taken him this long to understand, there is no denying the evidence that now sits before his eyes, and there is no arguing with the truth of the stone that rests atop the workbench, features without detail but clear in form.
The child that sits before him, waiting to be completed.
Oh, Thorin thinks. Oh.
Or: your classic "hobbits can grow children in their gardens" trope, only this time it's dwarves who can carve children out of stone.
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- Part 1 of The Family Under the Mountain