(finding courage) I am not for eating. And I am not a thief. I am a burglar — there’s a difference.
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Then why did you come?
(softer, more terrible) I have tasted dwarf-flesh before. It is stringy. But hobbit… I wonder. Are you as tender as you seem? (finding courage) I am not for eating
I am Bilbo Baggins of Bag End, Under-Hill, Over-Water, and Beyond-the-Wood. And I did not come to steal your gold. Burglar. Tell me your true name
A burglar! Oakenshield hired a philosopher. Very well, Burglar. Tell me your true name, and I may let you leave with your skin.
Bilbo’s throat closes. The Ring whispers at the edge of his mind: Stay hidden. Stay safe.