~~~Hello and welcome to the Busy Bee's Book Club Podcast!~~~

Apologies in advance for my slightly hoarse voice!

Today, we continue with Chapter 15, of The Hobbit.

With Smaug slain, and recompense sought, the old Thrush travels back to the Mountain to give news to Thorin, son of Thror. However, the dwarves have no means of deciphering the quick speech of Thrushes. Luckily, Ravens (though few) still retained the wisdom and knowledge of their parentage and from the aged offspring of the once great Raven Carc, they learn all the news they had been without. Tensions arise as the party bearing the banner of the Elvenking and the Men of the Lake reach their destination in the ruins of Dale of yore. Thorin has sent for his cousin Dane and the loom of war makes Bilbo feel ill at ease. Negotiations fall on deaf ears as Thorin searches blindly for The Arkenstone, and it seems as though the Dragon-sickness has taken hold of him. Will everything fall to ruin, because of Thorin's greed? Or is there yet, something to be done?

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