Nali gazed at the fighting dwarves for quite some time. "Dwarves will be dwarves!" he said as he continued his sketching. He starting drawing birds and clouds, which were a little chalenge for him. Thinking of a harder target, Nali started to draw Erebor. It was a sketch that could rival most maps. The detail implied in the drawing brought a tear to his eye. "Is the riches worth the trouble? Is the risk really worth it? All this time, it was suppost to be a safe ride, but now that I look at the forest, i do wonder...if the dragon Smaug could cause all that damage...what of Durin's bane? All these days i've been kidding myself! Ha! What was i thinking! No gold is worth this! It is folly! I would do best to turn home..."
And with that, Nali started to walk back to his home. None of the dwarves noticed his departure, as they were too busy fighting. After quite a while of walking, the other dwarves became nothing but a dull blur. What would happen in Nali's new life? What would it be like to live after abandoning his fellow partners. If they survived, they surly wouldn't pay him a ounce. He would be an outcast of Erebor, and the entire dwarf community. Crying, Nali started singing (which was hard to understand due to sobbs)
Which is better, death or life
to live alone or killed by knife?
To wander on without a friend
or to fall in fire where my mind will bend?
A disgrace to my kind and as worthy as elf
to colonist the city of dwarrow-delf?
Or to be devoured by orc or fire
while being quenched of my best desires!
I think at last, I realize
that a promise cannot be comprimised
I promise i made to Balin and King Dain
And so i will quest to moria, and meet Durin's bane!
Nali dried his face and started running, trying to remember the way back. After a while Nali could see the sun start to set. Worring Nali wondered if he'd ever see Balin and the others again. "It is usless!" Nali sat on a large boulder. A rock that looked strangly familiar. And as Nali turned his head, he saw the other dwarves fighting. And Nali couldn't be any happier.
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