"So… you're saying…" Bombur said, hesitating at each word. "I… it wasn't… my fault?" "It was never your fault," Bilbo said, looking as if this was a preposterous thought in itself. "Everyone was knocked over. You just happened to be getting out of the boat." Bombur let out a huff of a laugh. Not his fault. Not his fault. The words rang incredulously through his mind. Not his fault.

Having never taken a hobbit as a lover, Thorin has some difficulty learning how to please his betrothed. Luckily, Bilbo is the patient sort and has always been very good with directions. Ships: Bilbo/Thorin