[He wants Fili to help, but that's violating the rules of the ritual. Kili needs to endure this himself.
He takes a deep, shaky breath and closes his eyes, gritting his teeth against the pain. It seems to take an age, but eventually, that needle reaches his elbow and stops.
It's over. Kili lets out a sigh of relief and slumps against the chair as Thorin closes the ceremony with the traditional words before coming over to ruffle his nephew's hair and tell him how proud he is. Kili smiles weakly, proud of himself but aching with pain all along his right side. He glances to the ink, amazed by the marks that now color his skin.]
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Date: 2014-03-24 10:20 pm (UTC)He takes a deep, shaky breath and closes his eyes, gritting his teeth against the pain. It seems to take an age, but eventually, that needle reaches his elbow and stops.
It's over. Kili lets out a sigh of relief and slumps against the chair as Thorin closes the ceremony with the traditional words before coming over to ruffle his nephew's hair and tell him how proud he is. Kili smiles weakly, proud of himself but aching with pain all along his right side. He glances to the ink, amazed by the marks that now color his skin.]