drabble: Majority Agreement, 4 - The Hobbit
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Interlude | G, 150 | “Brothers. I don’t have one, but it must be…nice.”
Bilbo couldn’t believe he was stuck on watch with Thorin. There were three reasons he figured this was a bad idea. One, he was pretty sure Thorin didn’t like him. Two, it also probably meant that Thorin didn’t trust him. Three, Bilbo had absolutely no idea what to talk about, or if he was even supposed to talk.
“Soo…” Bilbo fidgeted with his pipe, not lighting it. “Balin really had his beard burnt off once?”
“Yes.”
“It grew back, though. Obviously.” Bilbo laughed nervously.
Thorin was silent for several minutes and Bilbo wanted to crawl under a rock. Unexpectedly, the king spoke, “Dwalin cut off his mohawk to craft a false one for him to wear until it grew in again.”
“…Huh,” Bilbo replied, unsure if he was meant to laugh. “Brothers. I don’t have one, but it must be…nice.”
“Best not mention it to either of them,” Thorin mused.
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Interlude | G, 150 | “Brothers. I don’t have one, but it must be…nice.”
Bilbo couldn’t believe he was stuck on watch with Thorin. There were three reasons he figured this was a bad idea. One, he was pretty sure Thorin didn’t like him. Two, it also probably meant that Thorin didn’t trust him. Three, Bilbo had absolutely no idea what to talk about, or if he was even supposed to talk.
“Soo…” Bilbo fidgeted with his pipe, not lighting it. “Balin really had his beard burnt off once?”
“Yes.”
“It grew back, though. Obviously.” Bilbo laughed nervously.
Thorin was silent for several minutes and Bilbo wanted to crawl under a rock. Unexpectedly, the king spoke, “Dwalin cut off his mohawk to craft a false one for him to wear until it grew in again.”
“…Huh,” Bilbo replied, unsure if he was meant to laugh. “Brothers. I don’t have one, but it must be…nice.”
“Best not mention it to either of them,” Thorin mused.