[ There are some questions that can be answered. Other things will not make sense until the time has come. The important thing here and now is that Bilbo understands enough, and Thorin suspects that he's gotten his point across sufficiently. It's not something he's going to worry about, at least, when he is otherwise preoccupied with fending off the doubt that still attempts to gnaw away at his resolve. Perhaps he should keep it. This is no mere gold token, after all, it is his birthright. Aside that, he's not afraid of a mere stone, is he?
It does not last long.
His jaw is set in a certain familiar stubborn fashion as he straightens once more, and strides over to rifle through his pack, a touch impatiently. It doesn't take too much searching to find a roll of clean fabric that will serve well enough. He slides the robe off of his shoulders and sits on the bed, inspecting his wounds with a detached sort of disdain. ]
This is nothing.
[ And yet, he knows that Bilbo will insist it isn't. But this is almost a routine sort of interaction between them. ]
that is what happens when I look at anything too long ._.
It does not last long.
His jaw is set in a certain familiar stubborn fashion as he straightens once more, and strides over to rifle through his pack, a touch impatiently. It doesn't take too much searching to find a roll of clean fabric that will serve well enough. He slides the robe off of his shoulders and sits on the bed, inspecting his wounds with a detached sort of disdain. ]
This is nothing.
[ And yet, he knows that Bilbo will insist it isn't. But this is almost a routine sort of interaction between them. ]