-Where is Aluna? - Smaug asked as he ate.
Tauriel replied. "Her? She said she was going to Lake-town to take a look."
"Really? Well, she's strong enough to take care of herself." Smaug spoke softly.
"I'm strong too," Berkas shouted from the side, unhappy that he couldn't leave.
"Oh? Why don't you let me teach you a little then? If you last a minute, I might let you out." Smaug rolled his eyes at him.
Berkas excitedly stopped, looked at his father for a moment, then shook his head and went back to eating.
Hela chuckled from the side. "Coward." She muttered under her breath.
Of course, everyone heard, she did it on purpose.
Berkas's face turned red as he glared at Hela, but seeing Tauriel staring at him not far away, he wilted, then grabbed his boar leg and chewed hard, taking out his anger on her.
Hela laughed lightly.
"Hela, please behave yourself." Hera gave her daughter an exasperated look.
Hela still respects her mother very much, so she lowered her head and ate.
Helena continued eating, pretending it had nothing to do with her, feeling irritated that she couldn't sit on the king's lap today, glancing at Thranduil unhappily every now and then.
Thranduil grew increasingly exasperated with this... family, he could only eat with discomfort, waiting for Smaug to finish eating.
"Well, come on, before we trade between kingdoms, I have a proposal for you." Smaug wiped his hands on a napkin as the elves cleared away the dishes.
Berkas being dragged away by Hela, Alduin was left to "learn".
-Proposal? - Thranduil was surprised.
-Your face, I can feel the corruption, I can get rid of it and heal you perfectly, what do you think of this proposal? - Smaug smiled.
Thranduil looked seriously at Smaug and saw no lies there, the dragon had surprised him greatly today, so he didn't really doubt, but asked. "What do you want?"
"Knowledge, especially magic, healing, and forging." Smaug spoke his terms.
"My face isn't worth that much." Thranduil shook his head.
Smaug sighed, turned to Helena and said, "It's up to you, I'm going to sleep." Saying that, he grew wings and flew away.
Alduin beside him trembled his lips violently. "Is that what you mean by learning?!"
If Smaug had heard this, he would have said: Learn to delegate!
Tauriel placed her hand on her forehead and Hera hid her face even more, Helena didn't seem to mind, getting up and sitting in Smaug's place, adjusting her butt slightly, still feeling his warmth.
Thranduil looked at the place where he left in shock and looked at the women with doubt.
-What? - Was all he could say.
-Don't pay attention to him, it's always like this. - Tauriel sighed.
-A king must know what he is good at, he is a wise king for knowing how to delegate work. - Helena defended Smaug.
Thranduil's lips trembled and he fell silent.
Hera wished she had left with Berkas and Hela by now.
Alduin began to wonder whether he should delegate his work to Wynah in the future.
-Well... let's continue, you want the flying horses, right? We can get them, send some elves who are good at magic, forging and healing, they teach you and leave, you are healed and receive a female and a male of some kind of functional flying horse.
Thranduil opened his mouth and paused for a moment. It was indeed a good deal, but he wasn't about to stop there. "Six horses, four females and two males. They must be beautiful and as good as thestrals."
-Deal, now let's talk about...
Thranduil was shocked for a moment and the next moment he understood that it wasn't he who asked for too much, it was she who offered too little!
Sighing, they talked about mutual defenses, foreign aid, exchange of goods and trade, in the end Hera wrote down the basics and a formal agreement would be drawn up in the next few days.
Thranduil discovered that Dragon Mountain was most active at night and was offered a room to sleep in, he could be taken back during the night.
Thranduil agreed, and he and the guard were given suitable quarters.
The next night, Thranduil was escorted back by the same group that brought him, being left in front of his kingdom, he watched the group leave, his eyes focused on a thoughtful figure.
Beside him, the guards helped unload some barrels of wine and other items he had purchased, mainly food.
Legolas appeared beside him at some point and he became thoughtful.
-Father, how was it? - Legolas asked curiously, his face somewhere between seriousness and curiosity.
"Well... it seems we have new allies, unlikely allies, indeed." Thranduil shook his head and went back inside.
--x--
Smaug crossed eagles with horses and got some creatures that looked like hippogriffs. Satisfied, he did what Thranduil asked and bred a few more, which could serve as reserve mounts for the kingdom.
Tauriel, who wanted to go home, went with Helena this time.
Hera also wanted to leave, but she wanted to go out to adventure, not to go on a mission, Smaug was thoughtful, he didn't deny it at first, but postponed it to a later date.
With the agreement signed by both sides, the wood elves and the dragon mountain entered a period of friendship, Thranduil also sent Legolas with some elves to trade, Smaug did not care much about it, he went to Thranduil and healed the man, sucking the corruption and giving him vitality, he would regenerate on his own in a short time.
The teaching elves also came, he influenced them to teach everything without reservation, meanwhile he returned to his debauched life, watching Yggdrasil grow and playing with his women.
It was only then that his loyal gargoyle, Balthazar, told him something that made the entire mountain tremble.
A furious roar rang out and everyone cowered, the king was angry, very angry, the last time this happened was...
The imps in the upper garden looked with pity at Hela who had Legolas playing with her beside her not long ago, the two quickly understood each other.
But upon hearing the roar, Hela turned to Legolas and said hurriedly, "Run, get your hippogriff, stay in your kingdom, I'll come to you, I'll try to delay him."
Legolas, still confused, watched her run, but judging by the dragon's anger, he seemed to understand something and his eyes widened, running away.
Hela knew her father would come flying, so she quickly grabbed her thestral and flew into the sky, searching for him.
When she saw the giant dragon coming towards her, she became angry and funny!
Flying towards him, she made the trembling Thestral stand in front of the dragon.
"Hela! My little girl! She's not going to be taken away by a damned wood elf, I'm going to kill him!" The dragon looked mad, and Hela became even more exasperated.
"Father! Stop it! You're being an idiot!" Hela yelled at the dragon. The dragon looked at her and ignored her, looking for Legolas' figure. Hela was hopeful, maybe he wouldn't see him.
Until she saw a huge eye in the sky. - Fuck!
The dragon soon flew away, Hela chasing close behind.
--x--
Arriving there, Tauriel and Hera were in front of a trembling and embarrassed Legolas, embarrassed because he was hiding behind two women, but he really didn't have the courage to face the dragon now.
Smaug looked at the two of them, looked at Legolas and smoke came out of his mouth.
-Boy, come here if you're an elf! - The dragon teased.
Legolas trembled, insulted, he almost wanted to go, but looking into the dragon's dangerous eyes, he gave up and pretended not to hear.
-Tsk, coward. - Beside him, Berkas finally got a chance to vent, and being very pleased Alduin rolled his eyes at him.
"Brat, come here, don't hide behind a woman! You have no shame!" Smaug roared, but didn't advance.
Hera rolled her eyes and Tauril glared at him, his patience stretched thin because of Berkas.
-Smaug, enough, they didn't do anything! - Tauriel sighed, she knew this would happen.
-So what, it's better to be safe than sorry, I won't let that Punk elf take my little girl! - Smaug snorted, very unhappy.
Hela who had arrived was embarrassed and exasperated.
"Father! Enough! You're embarrassing me, if you keep this up, I won't speak to you for a year!" Hela shouted angrily, standing in front of the giant black dragon.
Legolas was even more embarrassed when Hela arrived. They were actually just getting to know each other, how had it ended up like this? He doubted the dragon would believe him, though.
Soon the sound of sobbing was heard and Legolas looked in surprise, the dragon was... crying?
-Uuuh! My daughter! Uuhhh! My little girl! - The dragon cried sadly, leaving Legolas stunned, Hera and Tauriel exasperated, Berkas and Alduin looked away, pretending not to know the dragon, Hela was embarrassed and quickly had to comfort her father.
-Dad, you don't need to cry, I'm not leaving, look, I'm not fifty yet, besides, I was joking, I won't stop talking to you. - She promised quickly, placing her body against the dragon's mouth.
-Really? - The dragon asked between sobs.
-Yes. - Hela said tiredly.
The dragon transformed into its humanoid form and picked Hela up like a child, overjoyed, it returned inside with her, giving Legolas a death glare.
Hela was extremely embarrassed, but to prevent her father from crying, she could only endure it.
Berkas beside him was laughing so hard he was rolling on the floor and even Alduin was shaking, trying to hold it in.
She looked at them with a death stare.
Hera and Tauriel looked at each other and the pair felt tired, like old mothers and old wives.
Helena arrived at that moment, looking at the group and Smaug's exit with Hela being held like a baby, she blinked and said, "Looks like I missed a show."
"Don't even tell me about it." Tauriel groaned in frustration, grabbed Berkas from the ground, and carried him away like a suitcase.
Helena stopped for a moment, looked at Alduin, who broke out in a cold sweat and ran away, afraid that if he was carried by his mother, he would never be able to lift his head again!
Helena shrugged and looked at Legolas, still confused and embarrassed. "Boy... you really are unlucky." She sighed and shook her head before leaving.
Hera patted Legolas gently on the shoulder and left as well.
In the end, Legolas was left alone, looking around in confusion. However, he climbed onto the hippogriff and galloped away, not being able to fly during the day to avoid attracting attention.
Smaug on the other side spent the day with Hela, feeding her, playing games, and even helping her pick out new clothes at the market.
In the latter, the clothes were so covered that it looked like she was going to a wake.
Hela, exasperated, followed her father around until he calmed down and she slipped away.
"You can't treat her like a child forever," Hera said to Smaug after they made love. "She's growing up."
Smaug pursed his lips, of course he knew, but whenever he thought about it his mind became confused, anger rose to the top.
He couldn't control it.
-I never thought he would be such a father, he would probably kill her if she was going to kill you to be born. - Tauriel came out of the bathroom in a towel and sighed.
Smaug didn't comment, at the time it was just a fetus in his belly, now it was his daughter he saw grow up.
Below him, a head bobbed up and down on his rod without caring about the conversation. Tauriel looked at it calmly, years of living together had gotten her used to it a long time ago.
She even slapped her bare ass, earning an eye roll from Helena.
Smaug sighed and decided to try to control himself, Thranduil's son wasn't that bad, handsome, loyal, honest and... - I'm going to kill that son of a bitch!