17/02/2026 20:42

---

You do it, Al. “Say, kiddies!” Eddie said brightly. His monocle lay by one outstretched hand on its length of black silk ribbon. Thank God for Sheemie, he thought distantly.

Ordinarily, tethering wouldn’t have been necessary, but both boys could see the horses hated the whining, grinding sound as much as they did. ” She wrinkled her nose, although the most she felt for Thorin these days was a kind of sad distaste. Yet his hands were slowly unrolling, fists becoming fingers again. An occasional drop of crude oil fell from its lip, and there was a black puddle on the ground beneath.