Dwalin was no
coward, he had fought in many battles, but when it came to lying he was not a
champion. After a moment of silence, Dwalin decided that nothing could be done
about this situation. He knew that the hobbit would tell his friends about the
peculiar dwarves in Hobbiton, but he did not really care. The most important
thing at the moment was to find their burglar. When he had made this
conclusion, he decided that it was time for him to run away. He left the hobbit
standing outside the door and ran past him up the hill. He did not have to run
very far before he saw the symbol he was looking for on a green door. When he
slowed down to catch his breath, he realised that Balin was not with him. He
must have stayed with the hobbit! Not wanting to draw more attention to himself
than what he already had done, he thought it would be better to knock on the
burglar's door and be let in.
