There is no indication that Dwarves are bnond-servants to their kings, it is simply unthinkable that Dain could have blocked Balin and co. for any reason other than treason or abandonong a post during war or somesuch.
Surely lords of the race of Durin as Balin was couild come and go at their own wish as long as there was no War or danger to the community.
So all of the arguments of Dan stopping him by force are unrealistic, sure he could have if balin was a threat, but there is no sign that Dain had any more authority to order people of his realm around [ other than his household /guard of course] than the kings of the noldor did.
Do we see Fingon ordering Nargothrond to war? No the order would have been scoffed at.
Just as Noldorin Kings rule by suufferance, I see no sign Dwarven kings were different.
Neither of us can prove otherwise, but it is truly hard to imagine Dain holding a royal cousin against his will just because he wants to.
I fail to see how Dain would be responsible for any Dwarf that leaves his kingdom intent on setting up another.
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Do you mean why didn't Dain go to Moria?
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No I mean "why did Dain not go back to the Iron hills and leave Erebor to Balin?"
Of course there are only hypothetical answers which we have both provided.