The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Page #3

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Not to mention several hundred

angry fishermen.

We are, in fact, outnumbered.

Not for much longer.

What does that mean?

It means, Master Baggins...

...you should never underestimate Dwarves.

We have reclaimed Erebor.

Now...

...we defend it.

He will give us nothing.

Such a pity.

Still...

- ...you tried.

- I do not understand.

Why?

Why would he risk war?

It is fruitless to reason with them.

They understand...

...only one thing.

We attack at dawn.

Are you with us?

Aye.

Master Baggins, come here.

You're going to need this.

Put it on.

This vest is made of silver steel.

Mithril...

...it was called by my forebears.

No blade can pierce it.

I look absurd.

I'm not a warrior, I'm a Hobbit.

It is a gift.

A token of our friendship.

True friends are hard to come by.

I have been blind...

...but now I begin to see.

I am betrayed.

Betrayed?

The Arkenstone.

One of them has taken it.

One of them is false.

Thorin...

...the Quest is fulfilled,

you've won the Mountain.

Is that not enough?

- Betrayed by my own kin.

- Now, uh...

...you made a promise

to the people of Lake-town.

Now, is this treasure...

...truly worth more than your honor?

Our honor, Thorin. I was also there.

I gave my word.

For that, I am grateful.

It was nobly done, but the treasure...

...does not belong to the people...

...of Lake-town.

This gold...

...is ours.

And ours alone.

By my life...

...I will not part...

...with a single coin.

Not...

...one...

...piece of it.

Gundabad.

What lies beyond?

An old enemy.

The ancient kingdom...

...of Angmar.

This fortress was once its stronghold.

It is where they kept their great armories.

Forged their weapons of war.

A light. I saw movement.

We wait for the cover of night.

It is a fell place, Tauriel.

In another age, our people waged war...

...on those lands.

My mother died there.

My father does not speak of it.

There is no grave.

No memory.

Nothing.

- Unh!

- Let me through!

Make way!

No, no.

No! Oi! You!

Pointy hat!

Yes.

You. We don't want no tramps, beggars...

...nor vagabonds here.

We got enough trouble

without the likes of you.

Off you go. On your horse.

Who's in charge here?

Who is asking?

You must set aside

your petty grievances with the Dwarves.

War is coming!

The cesspits...

...of Dol Guldur have been...

...emptied.

You're all...

...in mortal danger.

What are you talking about?

You know nothing...

...of Wizards.

They are like winter thunder

on a wild wind...

...rolling in from a distance,

breaking hard in alarm.

But sometimes a storm...

...is just a storm.

Not this time.

Armies of Orcs are on the move.

These are fighters.

They have been bred for war.

Our enemy has summoned his full strength.

Why show his hand now?

Because we forced him.

We forced him when the Company of Thorin

set out to reclaim...

...their homeland.

The Dwarves were never meant

to reach Erebor.

Azog the Defiler was sent to kill them.

His master seeks control of the Mountain.

Not just for the treasure within...

...but for where it lies,

its strategic position.

This is the gateway...

...to reclaiming

the lands of Angmar in the North.

If that fell kingdom should rise again...

...Rivendell, Lrien, the Shire...

...even Gondor itself, will fall.

These Orc armies you speak of,

Mithrandir...

...where are they?

These bats are bred for one purpose.

For what?

For war.

Come on, let's get those blades sharpened.

Aye. Blasted Elves.

- You swing an ax at it?

- No, brother.

You should be inside.

Out of the wind.

No, I...

...needed some air.

Place still stinks of dragon.

The Elves have been moving...

- ...their archers into position.

- Ah.

The battle will be over...

...by tomorrow's eve.

Though I doubt we will live

to see it.

No, these are dark days.

Dark days indeed.

Hmm.

No one could blame a soul

for wishing themselves elsewhere.

Must be nearing midnight.

Bombur's got the next watch.

It'll take a bit to wake him.

Bofur?

I will see you in the morning.

Goodbye, Bilbo.

Since when has my counsel

counted for so little?

What do you think I'm trying to do?

Save your Dwarvish friends,

and I admire...

...your loyalty to them.

But it does not dissuade me

from my course.

You started this, Mithrandir.

You will forgive me if I finish it.

Are the archers in position?

- Yes, my lord.

- Give the order.

If anything moves on that Mountain...

...kill it.

The Dwarves are out of time.

Bowman!

Do you agree?

Is gold so important to you?

Would you buy it

with the blood of Dwarves?

It won't come to that.

- This is a fight they cannot win.

- That won't stop them.

You think the Dwarves will surrender?

They won't.

They will fight to the death.

Bilbo Baggins.

If I'm not mistaken...

...this is the Halfling

who stole the keys...

...to my dungeons from under...

...the nose of my guards.

Yes.

Sorry...

...about that.

I came...

...to give you...

...this.

The Heart of the Mountain.

The King's Jewel.

And worth a king's ransom.

How is this...

...yours to give?

I took it as my 14th share

of the treasure.

Why would you do this?

You owe us no loyalty.

I'm not doing it for you.

I know that Dwarves can be obstinate...

...and pigheaded...

...and difficult.

They're suspicious and secretive...

...with the worst manners...

...imaginable,

but they are also brave...

...and kind...

...and loyal to a fault.

I've grown...

...very fond of them,

and I would save them if I can.

Now, Thorin...

...values this stone above all else.

In exchange for its return,

he will give you...

...what you are owed.

There will be no need...

...for war.

Rest up tonight.

- You must leave on the morrow.

- What?

- Get as far away from here as possible.

- I'm not leaving.

You picked me as the 14th man.

I'm not leaving the Company.

There is no Company. Not anymore.

Imagine what Thorin will do

when he finds out what you've done.

I'm not afraid of Thorin.

Well, you should be.

Don't underestimate...

...the evil of gold.

Gold over which...

...a serpent has long brooded.

Dragon-sickness seeps

into the hearts of all...

...who come near this Mountain.

Almost all. Heh.

You there.

Find this Hobbit a bed...

...and fill his belly with hot food.

He's earned it.

Hey.

Keep an eye on him.

If he should try...

...to leave, you tell me.

Move it!

Stupid Hobbit.

Wakey-wakey, Hobbit. Up you get.

I will put the next one between your eyes.

We have come to tell you...

...payment of your debt has been offered...

...and accepted.

What payment?

I gave you nothing.

You have nothing.

We have this.

They have the Arkenstone.

Thieves!

How came you by the heirloom

of our house?

That stone belongs to the king!

And the king may have it...

...with our goodwill.

But first he must honor his word.

They are taking us for fools.

This is a ruse.

A filthy lie.

The Arkenstone is in this Mountain!

It is a trick!

It's no trick.

The stone is real.

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