[ P-Pardon? He's knocked back a step, partly from the force and the rest from the sheer surprise of suddenly having his hands full. Startled – and more so confused – he blinks down at the Arkenstone, altogether at a loss with the current turn of events. Never allow him to see it, until he is himself again? Does this have to do with the madness? Dragon sickness?
But...
But it's just one gem. A right pretty one, he'll say that much, but... doesn't Thorin need this to unite the clans and take back the mountain? Isn't that what he just said?
Good sense tends to leave Bilbo at the worst of times and instead of scrambling to follow orders – and to heed that ever-present anxiety he's been weathering since Thorin walked into the room – Bilbo frowns, stalls, and worse, disobeys. Truthfully, the please should be more than enough to silence any disagreement – for that's not something to take lightly when Thorin is involved – but he just can't seem to clear the hurdle of misunderstanding, not when the conversation has taken such a swift about-face. ] Thorin. You're speaking in circles. Isn't this what you need? [ He doesn't offer it back, no, but still he stands as he is, unmoving to hide or conceal, palms barely enclosing the gem. ]
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But...
But it's just one gem. A right pretty one, he'll say that much, but... doesn't Thorin need this to unite the clans and take back the mountain? Isn't that what he just said?
Good sense tends to leave Bilbo at the worst of times and instead of scrambling to follow orders – and to heed that ever-present anxiety he's been weathering since Thorin walked into the room – Bilbo frowns, stalls, and worse, disobeys. Truthfully, the please should be more than enough to silence any disagreement – for that's not something to take lightly when Thorin is involved – but he just can't seem to clear the hurdle of misunderstanding, not when the conversation has taken such a swift about-face. ] Thorin. You're speaking in circles. Isn't this what you need? [ He doesn't offer it back, no, but still he stands as he is, unmoving to hide or conceal, palms barely enclosing the gem. ]