Who
could have guessed that our party of questers would wander from the
path and into danger? Sorry, that's too easy, no prizes for guessing
that one.
However,
they travelled for many weeks without encountering even a hint of
danger. Okay, there was an enchanted river, but they had been warned
about it and the dwarf in question simply fell in, losing them their dinner
at the same time.
Now
they have used up all their food and wandered from the path in search
of a feast they believe they saw. The feasters disappear in a flash
each time they come across the gathering though and finally Bilbo and
the dwarves run into some giant spiders.
12
dwarves get captured, though Bilbo manages to escape and rescue the
others with a little help from his magic ring. Bilbo notes that there
are 12 dwarves cocooned in spider web but doesn't wonder where the
13th is.
The
dwarves are freed and run off into the forest, but none notice that
their leader is missing until nightfall.
All
I can do is roll my eyes at this point and wonder how, being so
stupid, they have managed to stay alive at all. They are so dumb that
it's a wonder they can even tie their own shoe laces. Or maybe they
don't have laces on their boots; just as well really, Velcro is more their intelligence level.
It
turns out that Thorin has been captured by elves and will remain
their prisoner until he talks, which he presently refuses to do. I
really hope he has the guile to get out of this on his own and redeem
the dwarves somewhat but I am not hopeful. Not at all.
Also,
I'm getting sick and tires of all these references to food and being
starving. Honestly, we get it, you like food, you're hungry, but there is no food
so STFU and get on with getting out of the forest!
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