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How different you think the quest/Thorin’s life would’ve been had Frerin survived the battle and lived by his side?

oooooh.

Very different, to be honest. I think Thorin would have been less sombre, less inclined to be alone in his thoughts. He would have laughed more readily.Ā 

I suspect that Frerin would have smoothed over a lot of ruffled feathers during the Quest. I can imagine our quick, cheerful Dawning Sun being his ray-of-sunshine self and charming the socks off every Elf… perhaps not Lindir, of course, but a few food-fights and a few barbed comments towards Elrond (ā€he made no mention of youā€)Ā might have been forgiven far more readily when the nice blond Dwarf is doing some diplomatic schmoozing.Ā 

I doubt Frerin would have failed to spot a frikking gigantic stone dwarf staircase.

IDK, thereā€™s a few ways it could play out, Nonnie! Frerin might also succumb to gold-sickness, or he might not. The way I write him, heā€™s a peacemaker by nature… and so Bilbo might have had help in his plan.Ā 

I tell you something I know in my bones, though – thereā€™s no way that Frerin would have let Thorin and his nephews (who after all, would have known him, and loved him) GO UP TO RAVENHILL WITHOUT HIM

Imagine Thorin being the Very Best Bro he can be, which is a pretty good brother indeed. He watches out for Frerin, and does his best to make his brother feel needed. He supports Dis whenever he can.

He does that already, so I donā€™t have to imagine very hard. ā¤ Looks after Frerin, never everĀ makes him feel small or unimportant. Tries to protect him from things that would hurt him. Watches over Dis, does everything he can to ease her grief – up to and including speaking to a Dwarf he barely knows (Gimli) to bring her comfort.Ā 

Heā€™s a very very good big Bro!

Little Balinith who is very fierce in his demands for “more bu!! More bu!!” For bedtime and nap time reading. Dwalin and Orla are pleased when he learns to read by himself. Though he falls asleep in the living room so he has light, and his parents have to carry him to bed.

lmao, oh my god, this brings to mind a bit of ancient history though?

Okay, have a story of a (much) smaller Dets…

When I was between three and four, I loved to read A LOT. I pestered my mother constantly, I was a menace for it, probably drove her batty. We have grainy old video footage of me badgering every member of my family into reading with me.Ā 

And even after lights-out, I would slip out of my bed and carry a book over to the closed door, to make use of the light that spilled out underneath it. It was barely a sliver, but hey, I had young eyes and kidsā€™ books have big writing (and I knewĀ ā€˜em all by heart anyway my nerdery began early)

Anyway… the point of this is to say: Yes. Balinith would too. He would.