Misty Mountains Prologue and Chapter One
The Dwarves had regained Erebor during the Battle of Five Armies, Thorin had slain Azog the Defiler but was badly wounded during the battle. He survived thanks to the elves best healers and he was crowned by the rest of his people. His nephews Kili and Fili survived the battle thanks to the elf woman Taurial, though Fili was wounded badly to the point the dwarves did not think he should be the next king of Erebor. Which is why they had decided in a counsel that after a few successful years of ruling Thorin should take a wife and father his own heirs to the throne. He was not pleased by this but he would do what was best for his people as he had always done. That was when they were told that …