Alris made Bomfris several sets of gear to help her with her work in the ravens – heavy arm guards and shoulder pads so she won’t get scratched, warm lined gloves and boots, etc.

*stamps foot* YES THIS IS SO

The Stonehelm found Thrain’s pennywhistle in the Heir’s apartments. He fixed it up and returned it to Dis, who gave it back to him. He plays it regularly. (Bomfris thinks it’s cute)

AUUUUUUUUGHHHHH I LOVE IT YES PERFECTION

*tears hair* CUTE AND ALSO PAIN

MY FAVE COMBO

Thrain and Fris are the proudest grandparents to ever proud. But really quietly.

Compared to Thror’s indulgence and Hrera’s fussing – absolUTELY. Fris and Thrain, in comparison, are a much quieter sort of Gran and Grandad!

Fris is a bit stern sometimes – no nonsense, please! – but so so tender and loving, omfg. And Thrain is just such a quiet haven. He’s the perfect refuge, really. He never judges, never presses. Just provides a safe place.

Dori and Hrera bonding over knitting. A great stream of knitwear ensues.

saldgflsajgfaljhak TEA AND KNITTING AND TUTTING DISAPPROVAL AHOY

Thror totally plays music for Hrera. She thinks it’s very sweet.

On his whistle. He’s quite good!

Barur probably isn’t above a little wrangling of the Trouble Troupe when the need arises. Like, what do those foreign dignitaries like to eat? Send the cute kiddies in on a recon mission! The King forgot to mention how many people were going to be at a dinner meeting? Scout kiddo! A few fruit tarts and cookies are worth the intel.

Ooooohh yes! I have mentioned before that Barur is a pretty good, if impatient, kid wrangler (comes from being third of 12 kids). He’d definitely understand the power of bribes!

The image of Laerophen being a baby-dwarf magnet is kind of amusing. He probably goes and helps out with the kids a lot when he’s not doing war stuff? The littles are cute, and he can free up people for other work. Laerophen also likes telling stories and helping kids learn stuff.

He would too! He’d at first try to read from a book, I think – but the constant repetition of ‘why?’ would soon force him to throw it aside and make up his own epic yarns ❤

Do Thror and Gror do brother-y things in the Halls? Like, hang out and craft things together and be marginally less gloomy?

Hey, they’re not always grim! Thror is a deadpan snarker of supreme skill, to my mind 🙂

Yeah, I think Gror would be a bit of an outside ear for Thror. Not so involved in all the manic drama that is the watching of the Quest – a good confidante! They’d have a beer and chat, and Thror would grumble and then Gror would pat his back, and they’d sing old songs from the Grey Mountains, before the Dragons ever came.

Sorry! I meant when Laerophen leaves Erebor for Mirkwood Gimizh and his cousins will be sad to see him go. I phrased that poorly. X) my bad!

AH RIGHT – no probs, Nonnie! Yeah, I read it super-fast, too… my bad as well!

Yes, they will likely cling to him and blubber. I can see Gimizh wrapping himself around Laerophen’s leg and being dragged along. Because NO.

Thorin playing the harp in the halls not realizing Bilbo is listening to him secretly enjoying every moment of it. When Thorin realizes Bilbo was listening to him, he gets embarrassed, but Bilbo encourages him to play more. After all, Thorin willed Bilbo to sing for him and he obliged, why not have something in return?

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

(I might just nick that idea, Nonnie, with your permission?)