Chapter 9

Chapter 9: Barrels Out Of Bond



Trying to find their way threw the Mirkwood forest the Dwarves were captured by armed Festive eleves, Bilbo did not get captured because he put on the ring before the eleves could spot him, he followed the dwarves even though they were blindfolded because the Festive elves did not want them to know where they were going. The Elven king said to it that they were to be put in the dungeon, the Elvenking did not inform them that Thorin was there. Bilbo then found Thorin and informed him about the Dwarves.

Bilbo sent a message to the other Dwarves from Thorin to not tell the Elven king why they were in the Mirkwood forest. Bilbo found another exit in the kingdom, a stream that they dump empty barrels into the stream from a trap door were the barrels would float and lead their way to Lake-town. BIlbo stole keys from the guards who were asleep and drunk, and got each dwarve out one by one. They each hopped into the barrels and waited till they were swept into the stream. Bilbo got left behind because he forgot to get into one of the barrels, as the last barrel was rolling to the stream Bilbo got a hold of it and flew into the stream with him grasping onto the barrel. The next morning Bilbo found himself ashore while all of the barrels were bound together and Bilbo hopped on as they lead to Lake-town.

