CHAPTER 18 THE RETURN JOURNEY

When Bilbo came to himself, men came over to help him recover. As they were bringing him back to the dwarfish kingdom, they told Bilbo that Thorin, Kili, and Fili had died!!! They had a ceremony for Thorin and put Orcrist and the Arkenstone, heart of the mountain, on his tomb. Bard got his share of the treasure as he had hoped. Bilbo asked for two small chests, one filled with gold, the other with silver. Then Bilbo packed up and started going home with Gandolf and the elven king. As it was the king’s turn to go home, Bilbo gave him a beautiful pearl necklace. Then Gandolf and Bilbo took off.