The Skin-Changer's Daughter (Hobbit Fanfic)

Unknown Symphonies

I didn't know how long we had been in those cells, it felt like forever. Bofur had bought me a fiddle he had found, telling me he had overheard me when I had played in Rivendell. After a while, I picked up and began to play a mournful tune, a song I had never heard before in my life. I made it up as I went along and suddenly I found myself singing with the tune.
"Oh, the King. Gone mad within his suffering. Called out for relief, someone cure him of his grief!" I didn't know where the lyrics came from, they just flowed out of me like a river.
"His only son, cut down but the battle won. Oh, what is it worth, when all that's left is hurt?" Suddenly, Aleron joined in with me, her voice blending with mine.
"Like the stars chase the sun, over the glowing hill, I will conquer. Blood is running deep, some things never sleep." We both took a deep breath and began the chorus.
"Suddenly I'm overcome, dissolving like the setting sun. Like a boat into oblivion. 'Cause you're driving me away! Now you've had me on the run, the damage is already done. Come on, is this what you want? 'Cause driving me away!" I kept the tune going with the fiddle as I began the second verse, the lyrics once again appearing from no where.
"Oh, the queen of peace, always does her best to please. Is it any use?
Somebody's gotta lose. Like a long scream, out there, always echoing. Oh, what is it worth? All that's left is hurt." My voice began to shudder slightly as Aleron's voice joined mine again.
"Like the stars chase the sun, over the glowing hill, I will conquer. Blood is running deep. Some things never sleep." We both took a deep breath and launched into the chorus, our voices blending into one.
"Suddenly I'm overcome, dissolving like the setting sun. Like a boat into oblivion. 'Cause you're driving me away. Now you have me on the run, the damage is already done. Come on, is this what you want? 'Cause you're driving me away!"
"And my love is no good," I sang, my only accompaniment being the fiddle "Against the fortress that it made of you. Blood is running deep, some things never sleep." We sang the chorus once again before silence closed in around us. I was fighting the emotions that strangled at my throat, blinking away the tears that were blurring my vision. I put the fiddle down and rested my forehead on my knees. To stop the well of emotions I began another song. It was just a whisper at first, as the lyrics began to find my voice.
"When the days are cold, and the cards all fold and the saints we see are all made of gold. When your dreams all fail and the ones we hail are the worst of all and the the blood's run stale." Aleron didn't join me as I sang, though I knew she was listening.
"I want to hide the truth, I want to shelter you. But with the beast inside, there's no where we can hide. No matter what we breed, we still are made of greed. This is my kingdom come, this is my kingdom come." I began the chorus, not paying any heed to the tears that were running down my face.
"When you feel my heat, look into my eyes. It's where my demons hide, it's where my demons hide. Don't get too close, it's dark inside. It's where my demons hide, it's where my demons hide." Despite the fact that I was crying, my voice didn't show it. Instead I carried on, as if my emotions had no effect on my voice. Not yet anyway.
"At the curtains call, it's the last of all. When the lights fade out, all the sinners crawl. So they dug your grave, and the masquerade, will come calling out at the mess you've made. Don't want to let you down, but I am hell bound. Though this is all for you, don't want to hide the truth. No matter what we breed, we still are made of greed. This is my kingdom come, this is my kingdom come." I could feel my heart breaking with every word, my emotions tearing like claws to my very soul. I had to carry on singing, it was the only thing stopping me from giving me over to them completely.
"When you feel my heat, look into my eyes. It's where my demons hide, it's where my demons hide. Don't get too close, it's dark inside. It's where my demons hide, it's where my demons hide." My voice broke slightly, but I carried on. I had to, I knew I just had to.
"They say it's what you make, I say it's up to fate. It's woven into my soul, I need to let you go. Your eyes they shine so bright, I want to save that light. I can't escape this now, unless you show me how!" Tears began to pour more relentlessly down my face, I was beginning to succumb to my emotions.
Keep singing, nagged a voice in my head. And I did.
"When you feel my heat, look into my eyes. It's where my demons hide, it's where my demons hide. Don't get too close, it's dark inside. It's where my demons hide, it's where my demons...hide." My emotions took over and I began to cry. I was overwhelmed, sobbing shamelessly.
"Eleana?" Asked Aleron's voice. I could hear her stand up on the bench as she came to see what was the matter. I clutched my knees tightly, continuing to cry to myself. It was all to much. Everything hurt. My mothers death, being separated from my father, Thorin's insanity, it was all to much. Aleron began to shout, yelling for one of the dwarves. Someone came along and unlocked Aleron's door.
"What is it lass?" Asked Balin's voice.
"Let me into her cell," said Aleron. Balin obliged, clearly not fearing Thorin's wrath. Aleron ran in and sat beside me. She hushed me, trying to calm me. Balin stood by the door, watching the pair of us sadly. I felt broken, as if I could never be fixed. I began to ramble madly, trying to vocalise what was going on in my head but it all came out as gibberish in multiple different languages.
"What's wrong with her?" Asked Balin. Aleron sighed.
"She's broken," she said, not taking her eyes off me.
"Has this happened before?" Balin continued. Aleron looked at him and smiled sadly.
"Yes," she sighed "And the last time it happened I nearly lost her altogether." I knew what she was referring to and the memory hurt like a knife. That couldn't happen again, I would never become that weak again. I had to say strong, it was the only thing keeping me from the edge.
Authors Note
So, what do you think? Eleana's clearly going through a lot right now, I'm almost glad Aleron slapped Thorin in the last chapter. The songs in this chapter were:
Queen of Peace- Florence + the Machine
Demons- Imagine Dragons.
I thought both related to what's going on with the characters at the moment, I particularly liked the line from demons 'Look into my eyes' because that kinda links to when Eleana's eyes go that yellow colour. And the part about the 'King' in Queen of Peace kinda links to Thorin, though the person described in that is clearly suffering from a different kind of grief than Thorin. I'm so proud of myself for Demons, I remembered all the lyrics without looking them up! Yay!!! Anyway, hope you liked it! More updates on the way!
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