Later that evening, Bilbo and Lizzie were sitting down to a fish dinner but since Sam was allergic to fish, her sister made her stew which was one of Sam's favorites. Lizzie made the best dinners so the smell of fish/stew made their mouths watering. But just as Elizabeth sat down, the door bell rang. Bilbo sighed heavily and walked to the door. What he found on the other side shocked him immensely.
On the other side was a dwarf. He was bald on the top of his head and there were a multitude of tattoos on his head. He was huge, even for a dwarf. All in all, he sort of scared Bilbo.
"Dwalin, at your service." He gave a bow never breaking eye contact.
Bilbo hastily closed his robe. "Bilbo Baggins at yours. Uh do we know each other?" Dwalin walked into the hole and gave Bilbo a weird look.
"No." As he started walking down the hall he called out. "Which way laddie? Is it down here?"
"Is what down where?"
"Supper. He said there'd be food and lots of it."
"Bilbo what is going on?" Lizzie came into the hallway, stopping when she spotted the dwarf. Sam popped her head out from behind her sister. Dwalin bowed to the girls, repeating his name and then heading to the kitchen. Lizzie, being a rather selfless girl, let him have her seat and her food. Dwalin ended up eating both her plate and Bilbo's. He attempted to eat Sam's food but she was quick to take her bowl into the hall.
"Very good this is, lassie. Is there anymore?" Dwalin asked. Lizzie sighed and looked at Bilbo.
"Bilbo can you handle this. I'll be back." She left the kitchen and pulled Sam into her room. "Sam please tell me this is real."
"It is. Looks like the Company is gathering here." Lizzie's face broke into a huge grin and gave a small fan-girlish squeal.
"Thorin will be here! Oh my god I can't wait. I hope Gandalf will let us go." Lizzie started jumping up and down a bit. Sam rolled her eyes and placed her hands on Lizzie's shoulders, forcing her still.
"Lizzie you're forgetting something about all this." Lizzie tilted her head to the side in confusion. "Thorin is a complete jackass in the beginning. Considering how he insulted Bilbo in the beginning, he is going to be a jerk to us just because we're girls."
"Oh yeah I completely forgot about that. But also Gandalf managed to get him to let Bilbo go with. I'm sure he can do the same for us."
"Good point. Let's just keep our fingers crossed and not expect any miracles." Sam said, closing the conversation. "Come on let's go back out."