“I hated them,” Fili declares with quiet determination, his chin on his knees, “they knew nothing. And I fought other... other kids a lot, and they said it was wrong, but I didn't care. That's why I was expelled. And Kili went to a different school, but I didn't want to. And Thorin wouldn't let me. That's the story.”
Bilbo and Fili exhale almost simultaneously after that, and Bilbo offers a smile, secretly amazed that the Prince told his story in such detail, without any crying.
“Alright,” Bilbo chuckles, “did you... did you skip too many classes?”
The boy shakes his head.
“Did you... break something expensive?”