Sickbed
Beanie woke from a lovely dream about a meadow, annoyed. She'd been there with someone... who? It had been someone important... Kili! She opened her eyes, trying to remember what had happened, how she'd gottne home, and why she felt so cold and stiff. And then it hit her. The storm. The cave. She'd gotten sick. How long had she been asleep? Just how sick had she been? She felt like it had been days, and her mouth was as dry as a cottonball.
"Hey there, little lass," said Horst, smiling gently when he saw her awake. "You've given us a bit of a scare," he said softly.
Beanie turned her head, scared by how much effort it took, and saw Kili sitting by her side, looking a bit worse for wear, as if he hadn't slept very well for a night or two. She reached out a hand for his, and was shocked to see her hand shaking. She opened her mouth to say hello, but all that came out was a loud fit of coughing. Horst held out a glass of water and helped her drink it. "Hiya Kili," she said hoarsely, still coughing a bit. "What- what's been goin' on?"