Fili granted a nod of deferred respect for her offers of help. He wished to remain positive, but Thorin had taught him reality and pragmatism, growing up. If he was to be a king one day, he would need to be good to accept things for what they were and he had a bad feeling about all of this. "He would probably get lost exploring and forget to find his way back," he said, trying to play at being dumb and hopeful, for once.
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