“And when does he ever respond well, Your Majesty?” Bilbo asks perfectly innocently, and Thorin opens his mouth to retort, but it ends in a mere exasperated sigh.
“I know it is too early to ask for your trust,” Bilbo presses on, “but, well... trust me. I need to at least try, I think – if I fail to get my point across to him, it will be a lesson to all of us.”