Back at the Lonely Mountain, Bilbo and the dwarves watch the gathering of birds with growing wonder. The thrush returns, and Balin comments that he wishes it were a raven. He does not know the thrush’s language, but the ravens can communicate with dwarves. The thrush flies away, and Balin watches it go, murmuring that it seems to understand everything it hears. Not long later, the thrush reappears with a very old raven, Roäc, who explains that Smaug is dead and that Lake-town is destroyed. Roäc says the men and elves are coming to seek a share in the treasure, and he points out that...
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