61.) Poison—
Thranduil watches the dwarves sway on unsteady legs, takes in their gaunt cheeks and their white faces even as they glare defiantly up at him...and orders his guards to ensure that they recover fully from the spiders' venom; after all, he is not heartless, and too many of these dwarves are far too young to join such a suicidal quest.
62.) Toss—
Gimli storms around Ered Luin for a whole week, slamming doors and throwing pottery and chucking his axe at trees with all his strength...but in the end, it doesn't matter, and his father has had enough—"You're too young for this quest, boy, and if I hear another peep about it, I'll make sure your mother doesn't let you out of the house for a decade."
63.) Time—
It's been sixty years, but Bilbo can still remember the faces of every one of his companions as perfectly as he knows his own.
64.) Prank—
When Dwalin wakes to a flopping fish in his bedroll, everyone immediately blames Fíli and Kíli; nobody notices the way Bifur stands to one side, snickering into his hand and doing his best to look innocent.
65.) Ruins—
As they pass through the ruins of Dale on their way to the mountain, Thorin thinks that he would like nothing better than to see it restored to its former glory alongside his own kingdom.
66.) Possession—
The Ring is his, and he thinks that if anyone tries to take it from him—be they friend or foe, elf or orc or even Valar—they will pay for their transgression in blood.
67.) Magic—
He's a wizard, Kíli thinks, that means we'll be safe—after all, he'd never let any of us come to harm, right?
68.) Wisdom—
Dwalin honestly doesn't give a damn that most of these elves are ten times older than him; if this race, in all their supposed greatness, can survive by eating nothing but plants...there's obviously something wrong with their heads.
69.) Keepsake—
Sometimes, the only thing that keeps Glóin moving forward, through the hardship and the struggles and the pain, is the cool metal of his locket pressed against his breast; the thought that he is doing this for them, that reclaiming Erebor will give his wife and son a better life, is all he needs to convince himself to keep going.
70.) Food—
Legolas checks on the newly-captured dwarves that evening, sees every one of their dinner plates licked clean, and goes straight to the kitchen to ensure that their meals will be larger in the future.
71.) Short—
Ori feels terrible that he's pleased to find someone even shorter than him; Bilbo, after all, is a hobbit—smaller than dwarves by nature...but Ori's spent his whole life feeling small and useless and insignificant, and maybe it's a little gratifying to finally find someone even more hopeless than he is.
72.) Disguise—
Kíli is rather insulted when Fíli jokingly passes him off as his sister to a tavern full of men—and it's accepted without question.
73.) Work—
Thorin works at the forge night and day, sweating and burning and earning just enough money to keep his sister and young nephews fed—and he hates himself more and more with every passing year, knowing he can't give them the luxury they deserve.
74.) Lantern—
The darkness of Mirkwood is suffocating, groping, overwhelming—and Óin thinks he'd do anything for some sort of light to guide their way.
75.) Action—
It's been decades since Balin has been anything more than a diplomat and a scribe; he knows he is far too old to be doing any more adventuring, especially after what happened to Thráin...but when Thorin comes to him—his face a steely, determined mask that reminds him far too much of Thrór—he knows exactly what his old friend is thinking...and he knows there is nothing he can do to dissuade him from marching on the Lonely Mountain.
76.) Flower—
Dwalin almost chokes on his own breath when Thorin walks into the forge, several wildflowers tucked into his hair; nobody is stupid enough to ask their king why, but their questions are answered anyway when Fíli and Kíli—aged eight and three—wander into the doorway later that afternoon, beaming up at their uncle and looking extremely pleased with themselves.
77.) Cold—
Dori doesn't think it's too chilly out tonight, but he watches as Bilbo inches closer to the fire, doing his best to hide his shivering; without a second thought, he drapes his own blanket around the hobbit's shoulders, only smiling warmly when Bilbo looks up in question.
78.) Nonsense—
Radagast is babbling away to Gandalf, too quickly for Thorin to follow...and the dwarf wonders sullenly whether you have to be crazy in order to be a wizard.
79.) Exaggerate—
All Bilbo can think, staring down upon the Valley of Imladris, is that his mother did not lie when she said it is the most beautiful place in Middle Earth.
80.) Forgotten—
Dwalin is the only one left of the Company, for even Gandalf (the damn bastard) has passed on; he's turning three-hundred forty tomorrow, and as he stares down at Thorin's grave, at Fíli's and Kíli's and Glóin's and all the others' in the catacombs of the mountain, he thinks it won't be long before he is finally allowed to see their faces again.