"So this is Hobbiton!" said Dwalin as
they reached the outskirts of the small village. "I had imagined it
bigger."
"Do not let the size fool you, Dwalin. Hobbits may be small, but remember
that we are here to find our burglar. Imagine what fierce little creature would
face a dragon." answered Balin.
Dwalin and Balin had
marched for days and were sick of it already, yet they knew that longer marches
were still to come. The Lonely Mountain was far off and it would take months to
get there even with horses, but their first goal was to find their burglar.
Without a burglar, their gold would be lost forever. This was the reason that
they had ventured to Hobbiton, for a wizard named Gandalf had pointed out a
possible burglar there. The dwarves knew that this was the most important part
of their journey, apart from slaying the dragon, and they could not fail.
