Of the twelve companions of Thorin, ten remained. Fili and Kili had fa…

J. R. R. Tolkien
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Of the twelve companions of Thorin, ten remained. Fili and Kili had fallen defending him with shield and body, for he was their mother’s elder brother. ✨ J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). The Hobbit, p.153, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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