The Hobbit- — The Desolation Of Smaug -2013- Dual...

Smaug’s pupil narrows to a slit. Flattery — old, but effective.

You seek the Arkenstone. The Heart of the Mountain. Do you even know what it is? No. You are a messenger. A finger. But whose hand?

Comfortable. A hobbit asks after my comfort. How quaint. How deliciously absurd. The Hobbit- The Desolation of Smaug -2013- Dual...

(voice like grinding stones) Thief. Again.

The air is thick with gold-dust and the scent of ancient sleep. BILBO BAGGINS creeps between crumbling pillars, his heart a trapped bird. Before him, the floor drops into a canyon of coins, cups, and corroded crowns. Smaug’s pupil narrows to a slit

(finding courage) I am not for eating. And I am not a thief. I am a burglar — there’s a difference.

Bilbo’s throat closes. The Ring whispers at the edge of his mind: Stay hidden. Stay safe. The Heart of the Mountain

To see if the stories were true. If you are as great as the songs say.