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Balin Reflects on Thorin's Leadership and Legacy

Balin Don't mind him, laddie. Thorin has more cause than most to hate Orcs. After the dragon took the Lonely Mountain, King Thror tried to reclaim the ancient dwarf kingdom of Moria...but our enemy had got there first. Moria had been taken by legions of Orcs, led by the most vile of all their race, Azog the Defiler. The giant Gundabad Orc had sworn to wipe out the line of Durin. He began by beheading the King. Thrain, Thorin's father, was driven mad by grief. He went missing, taken prisoner or killed; we did not know. We were leaderless; defeat and death were upon us. That is when I saw him; the young dwarf prince facing down the Pale Orc. He stood alone against this terrible foe, his armour rent, wielding nothing but an oaken branch as a shield...Azog the Defiler learned that day that the line of Durin would not be so easily broken. Our forces rallied and drove the Orcs back; our enemy had been defeated...but there was no feast nor song that night, for our dead were beyond the count of grief. We few had survived and I thought to myself then There is one I could follow. There is one I could call King'.

[''to Bilbo'']

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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

A Call to Adventure and Self-Discovery

Bilbo I'll be alright. Just let me sit quietly for a moment.

Gandalf You've been sitting quietly for far too long! Tell me, when did doilies and your mother's dishes become so important to you? I remember a young hobbit who was always running off in search of Elves in the woods. He'd stay out late, come home after dark, trailing mud and twigs and fireflies. A young hobbit who would've liked nothing better than to find out what was beyond the borders of the Shire. The world is not in your books and maps. It's out there.

Bilbo I can't just go running off into the blue! I am a Baggins... ...of Bag End!

[whimpers]

Gandalf You are also a Took. Did you know that your great-great-great-great Uncle Bullroarer Took was so large he could ride a real horse?

Bilbo Yes.

Gandalf Well, he could! At the Battle of Greenfields, he charged the Goblin ranks. He swung his club so hard, it knocked the Goblin King's head clean off and it sailed a hundred yards through the air and went down a rabbit hole. And thus the battle was won, and the game of golf invented at the same time.

Bilbo I do believe you made that up.

Gandalf Well, all good stories deserve embellishment. You'll have a tale or two to tell of your own when you come back.

Bilbo Can you promise that I will come back?

Gandalf No. And if you do...you will not be the same.

Bilbo That's what I thought. Sorry, Gandalf. I can't sign this. You've got the wrong hobbit.

Balin It appears we have lost our burglar. Probably for the best. The odds were always against us. After all, what are we? Merchants, miners, tinkers, toy makers. Hardly the stuff of legend.

Thorin There are a few warriors amongst us.

Balin Old warriors.

Thorin I would take each and every one of these dwarves over an army from the Iron Hills, for when I called upon them, they answered. Loyalty, honor, a willing heart. I can ask no more than that.

Balin You don't have to do this. You have a choice. You've done honorably by our people. You have built a new life for us in the Blue Mountains. A life of peace and plenty. A life that is worth more than all the gold in Erebor.

Thorin From the grandfather to my father, this has come to me. They dreamt of the day when the dwarves of Erebor would reclaim their homeland. There is no choice, Balin. Not for me.

[holds the key out]

Balin Then we are with you, laddie. We will see it done.

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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Unexpected Introductions in The Hobbit

Dwalin Dwalin, at your service.

[bows]

Bilbo Uh, Bilbo...Baggins. At yours. Do we know each other?

[Dwalin walks in]

Dwalin No. Which way, laddie? Is it down here?

Bilbo Is what down where?

Dwalin Supper. He said there'd be food and lots of it.

Bilbo He said? Who said?

Dwalin Very good, this. Any more?

Bilbo What? Oh, uh, yes, yes. Help yourself. It's just that, um, I wasn't expecting company.

[finds a jar of seed-cakes; pauses as Dwalin eats away]

Dwalin That'll be the door.

Balin Balin, At your service.

[smiles and bows]

Bilbo Good evening.

[blankly]

Balin Yes, it is. Though I think it might rain later. Am I late?

Bilbo Late for what?

Balin OH! Evening, brother!

[catches Dwalin trying to get more scones out of another jar]

Dwalin Ho ho, by my beard! You are shorter and wider than last we met.

[sets down the jar and smiles]

Balin Wider, not shorter. Sharp enough for both of us.

Bilbo Excuse me? Sorry, I hate to interrupt, but the thing is I'm not entirely sure you're in the right house. It's not that I don't like visitors. I-I like visitors as much as the next hobbit, but I do like to know them before they come visiting. The thing is...uh...the thing is, I don't know either of you, not in the slightest. I don't mean to be blunt, but I had to speak my mind. I'm sorry.

Balin Apology accepted.

[suddenly noticing that Bilbo was talking; smiles, to Bilbo's growing confusion]

Fíli Fíli.

Kíli And Kíli.

Fíli and Kíli At your service.

[bowing]

Kíli You must be Mr. Boggins!

Bilbo Nope! You can't come in; you've come to the wrong house.

[tries to shut the door]

Kíli What? Has it been cancelled?

[pushes it open with his foot; deflated]

Fíli No one told us.

Bilbo Ca-? No, nothing's been cancelled.

Kíli That's a relief!

[smiles]

Fíli Careful with these. I just had em sharpened.

[tosses Bilbo their blades]

Kíli It's nice, this place. You do it yourself?

Bilbo Well, no, it's been in the family for years- That's my mother's glory box! Could you please not do that?

[sees Kíli rubbing his shoes on the furniture]

Dwalin Fíli, Kíli, come on. Give us a hand.

Kíli Mr. Dwalin.

[smiling at the sight of Dwalin]

Balin Let's shove this in the hallway. Otherwise, we'll never get everyone in.

[about the table]

Bilbo He - "Everyone"? How many more are there? Oh no. No, no. There's nobody home! Go away and bother somebody else! There's far too many dwarves in my dining room as it is! I-I-If this is some...clot-head's idea of a joke... ...I can only say. It is in very poor taste! Gandalf.

[surprised; doorbell rings again, Bilbo is getting rather cross as he heads for the door.; louder, tossing the knives to the floor; chuckles sarcastically; opens the door and eight dwarves (Dori, Nori, Ori, Óin, Glóin, Bifur, Bofur, and Bombur) fall down on top of each other. Gandalf stands behind looking at Bilbo; with an irritated look on his face]

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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Discussion of Risks and Responsibilities

Balin It's just the usual; summary of out-of-pocket expenses, time required, remuneration, funeral arrangements, so forth.

Bilbo Funeral arrangements"? Oh...

[reads contract]

Thorin I cannot guarantee his safety.

[whispering to Gandalf]

Gandalf Understood.

Thorin Nor will I be responsible for his fate.

Gandalf Agreed.

[hesitates]

Bilbo Uh, "Terms: cash on delivery, up to but not exceeding one fourteenth total profit, if any." Seems fair...Uh, "Present Company shall not be liable for injuries inflicted by, or sustained as a consequence thereof, including, but not limited to...la-ce-ra-tions..." "Evisceration"?..."Incineration"?

Bofur Oh, aye. He'll melt the flesh off your bones in the blink of an eye.

Balin You all right, laddie?

Bilbo Huh? Yeah, I'm okay. Feeling a bit faint.

[trying to take it in]

Bofur Think "furnace with wings.

[not noticing]

Bilbo Yeah, I...I...I need air.

Bofur Flash of light, searing pain, then poof! You're nothing more than a pile of ash.

Bilbo ...Nope.

[faints]

Gandalf Oh, very helpful, Bofur.

[sarcastically]