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Bilbo Baggins is not fond of company, and even less so of the company of children. Unfortunately, events conspire to force him into taking in two lost dwarf children with nowhere else to go. Eventually, their parents are bound to come for them, of that Bilbo is sure, and when they do, he'll be able to return to his quiet life.
Little does he know...
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Last read- ch. 27
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At the time I read this, 27 chapters existed. Warning for EXTREMELY traumatized children and some very upsetting descriptions of severe child abuse when fili is asked to tell his story to Bilbo and Dwalin somewhere around chapter 25.
My favorite parts of this story are the hobbit characters of Lily the healer, her sister Rose, and Ham Gamgee.
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Best thing i’ve ever read. - 27/??
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Good afternoon, my dears,” she said. “You look as if you have been playing under someone’s bed. Do you know, Bilbo, it is an excellent form of cleaning, to allow children to play under your bed? They do soak up the dust. Now, then, I have brought some things for you.”
And she reached into the basket at her side and pulled out a lumpy, threadbare-looking rag doll. The creature had woollen hair and black eyes, and was wearing a dress that had perhaps once been white. It was clear enough that it had been much beloved of someone.
“This is for you, my dear,” Rose said, holding the doll out to Kili.
Kili was half hidden behind his brother, peering out shyly. But when Rose held out the doll, his eyes fixed on it and grew wide. He took a step forward, only to halt when Fili reached out and took the doll.
“Thank you,” Fili said.
Rose looked a little surprised. “Well, you are welcome,” she said. “But I didn’t mean it for you. It is for your brother, you know—though if you want one of your own, well, I can certainly find you one. But that one is meant for your brother—I thought he would like something to hold onto.”
Fili nodded, holding the doll rather gingerly in his hand. “I’ll give it to him,” he said. “He doesn’t like strangers.”
Bilbo felt rather embarrassed at Fili’s rudeness, but since Kili was indeed still hiding behind his brother, he supposed it might be true that he was still frightened of Rose. The little dwarf was now trying to peer around Fili’s arm at the doll, but Fili moved so that he could not see—perhaps coincidentally, perhaps not—and then tucked the doll away under his arm.
“Hm,” Rose said, sounding put out. “Well.” She glanced at Bilbo and raised her eyebrows, and Bilbo felt himself blushing. It occurred to him that, as the closest thing the children had to a guardian, it was his responsibility to tell Fili off for behaving in such a way towards a guest—for Rose herself was, naturally, far too well-brought-up to scold someone else’s child in front of them (though no doubt she would not have hesitated to do so had Bilbo not been there).
“Now, then, master dwarf,” he said. “Rose has been very kind in giving your brother a present. The least you can do is let him have it.”
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MUST READ
TRULY A BLESSING
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On chapter 8