Actually this didn't go quite the way I had wanted. Originally I planned to go into much more detail about Beorn bonding with various Dwarrow and Bilbo, but that would lead to them basically having the same talk again as in the last chapter, so I tried this approach. I believe I mentioned it before, but it was Bungo’s project before, and now Bilbo tries to collect what knowledge he can about the time before the Hobbits lived in the Shire. It is actually canon that the Hobbits lived in the Valley of the Anduin, which is south of Beorn’s homestead, before the first War of the Ring forced them to move west, so I believe it's not so farfetched to believe they co-existed peacefully with the skin-changers. Also, basically since I first heard "Song of Exile" from the King Arthur Soundtrack I associated the song with "Beorn". As far as I know is the song is actually based on a celtic folk song. Musume_no_Suoh dug out an alternative …show more content…
Imagine your average fix-it verse. Thorin on the throne, still pale and recovering, but sane and alive. The moment he is being a stubborn and/or unreasonable ass either Dwalin or Bilbo will knock him around the head, and tell him bluntly he's an idiot. He will be all “But …” and they will give him the “Do you know how often we had to save your sorry ass in the last year alone? You don’t get to make important decisions anymore” glare. But don't even think about mocking Thorin about being whipped or something, because they are fast and vicious to turn against anyone threatening their friend. And that's mocking. If there is any hint of "real" danger, Nori and Dwalin have this really mean, violent, badass understanding. The offenders are usually not found. And that's just those three. Wait until the others get involved. Azsâlulabad will be the most stable kingdom ever, because you don't fuck with the company