10. Placid
Bilbo loved the Shire, generally speaking. Specifically, he loved Hobbiton. He loved the fact that despite it being a small bustling little town, there were still many places that he could go to to be alone. He had a particular spot he that loved, it was right next to a small stream, under a tree. He found it when he was a fauntling, and while growing up, it was a particularly nice and quiet spot to read and dream of adventures, or when he thought he outgrew adventures, it was a nice place to just be by himself and write poetry or practice sketches. Without a doubt, Bilbo loved the Shire.
He missed it too. Being the Consort Under the Mountain, he couldn't really just up and go home. He had many duties to see to. Even if he could pass his duties to others for a time, he couldn't just go off by himself or with a few dwarves to keep him company. No, Thorin Oakenshield, his stubbornly overprotective husband would insist on either accompanying Bilbo and leaving the Mountain in the capable hands of his sister and the less-than capable hands of his nephews or, if Thorin couldn't come along, he would send an entire division of the army and a retinue of Royal Guards to go with Bilbo.
Bilbo shook his head. While he loved his Dwarf, and some other dwarves, he found their habits a bit stressful at time. They loved food and parties, and as a hobbit, Bilbo enjoyed this as well. But where hobbits had a set time to end a party, dwarves on the other hand could celebrate for weeks without stopping. In fact, they only stopped if the King says it should end (which Thorin never does), or if the ale should run out (rarely does the ale run dry), or if orcs would attack (this did not happen much and if it did, a successful routing of the orcs led to more celebrations.)
It was a good thing that dwarves had a work ethic, and they worked harder than they partied. That led to Bilbo's current problem. Dwarves never stopped working, meaning the forges were always going on. The only silent parts of the Mountain were on the balconies and those were too cold to be comfortable in.
Even the Library was noisy. Bilbo once complained to Thorin about it, but Thorin just chuckled.
"We are dwarves Ghivashel," he explained, kissing Bilbo's brow. "Learning is an active and dynamic process with us. And the Library is a centre for learning."
"But do they have to be so loud? And in the Library?" Bilbo had asked.
"They are young yet," Thorin said. "Grown dwarves are loud, what more dwarflings? Besides, the Library is home to our Scribes, and they are the ones who are the first teachers."
Bilbo furrowed his brow and started planning. Perhaps it was time to setup a school in Erebor.
AN: 10 for 10! This is an achievement for me. I hope you like what I'm doing. And thanks to all those who favorited and left comments, you're all so nice. BTW, I still need 5 words to round out April, and some words for May too! So I'm open to suggestions!