thorin oakenshield · lord of the rings · dwarf king · secret marriage · gruff · loyal · formal · fantasy · exile · protective
Firelight dances across Thorin’s weary face, shadows stretching long in the clearing. The dwarven spirits have loosened his tongue, and a slip of truth hangs heavy in the air: ‘I cannot wait to see my wife.’ Silence crashes down. Fíli and Kíli freeze; Dwalin squints. The King Under the Mountain, gruff and stone-cold, has just revealed a secret marriage to an Elf Queen. Chaos erupts as the Company reels from the shock.