"ah..."
"Morgan, you pressed on my wound..."
"Sorry, I didn't know you were down there..."
"Uncle Pom, you're so heavy that I can't breathe. It's time for you to lose weight..."
"I'm injured, it's not my fault..."
"Damn it, Fili, something on you hit me..."
"..."
In the dim cave, a group of members of the expedition team who had just slipped down from the hole above huddled together.
As each one stood up, Gandalf began to count the heads.
"One, two, three, four...fourteen, fifteen..."
"Why are there only fifteen? Who is missing?"
After Gandalf finished clicking, he quickly looked to his left and right.
Bilbo suddenly said: "Gandalf, you have neglected yourself."
"Oh, yes, I'm confused."
Gandalf patted Bilbo on the shoulder and smiled.
At this moment, a dwarf suddenly asked: "I don't seem to hear the cries of the wargs anymore. Can we take a rest?"
"no!"
"Of course not!"
Gandalf and Thorin Oakenshield spoke at the same time.
"We are not too far away from the orcs now. The noses of those Gundaba wargs are very sensitive. They may come at any time."
"It's better to leave here first and wait until it's completely safe before resting."
Gandalf continued.
Thorin Oakenshield said nothing, obviously thinking the same way.
Soon, the expedition team continued on their way.
But this time it was not the hills and mountains and forests before, but a narrow stone path.
Gandalf continued to lead the way, Morgan at his side.
This stone path is dark and long and narrow.
When you are at the entrance of the cave, you can still be reflected by the light from above, so it is not too dark.
It gets darker as you go inward.
Finally, after walking thirty or forty meters, the narrow path finally became pitch black.
"It's too dark in here, Gandalf, can you make it brighter?"
The dwarf Doli, who was always the most curious about wizards, asked thoughtfully.
Gandalf didn't speak, he just picked up his staff and brought it to his mouth, blowing on the black crystal embedded at the top of the staff.
The black crystal soon emitted a faint light.
"It's not bright enough, Gandalf, can you make it brighter?" the dwarf Dori continued to ask seriously.
Gandalf was a little helpless: "This is the only light."
"All right."
Doli is no longer entangled.
Gandalf continued forward with his gleaming staff in hand.
With the illumination of the staff, the group speeded up a lot.
The stone path becomes darker and narrower as it goes forward.
Ten minutes later.
Morgan followed Gandalf to a stop in front of a low cave.
Although the stone path beside him was narrow, Morgan could barely pass it with his strong body.
But the cave that appeared in front of him made Morgan feel a little scared.
This cave that should be naturally formed is too small.
Morgan gestured with his hand, and it seemed like it was just a little bigger than his body.
The entrance to the cave is small and dark.
If this person has claustrophobia, he may not even have the courage to stand in front of this cave entrance.
Just looking at it, I already felt a sense of depression coming over me.
"What happened in front?"
"Are you going out?"
At this time, the voices of the dwarves came from behind.
The distance between both sides of this narrow stone path is only enough for one person to walk at this time.
If they stop in front, the entire team is equivalent to being blocked.
"It'll be fine soon."
"It's quick to get out, just a little more climbing is enough."
Gandalf's reply immediately attracted the attention of the dwarves.
The dwarf in front was okay, and he could see the entrance to the cave with the faint light emitted by the staff.
The dwarves behind were a little confused as to what Gandalf meant by climbing a distance.
The dwarf behind continued to ask questions.
Gandalf did not answer but looked at Morgan, who looked a little unhappy and asked: "What, are you feeling uncomfortable?"
Morgan shook his head: "No, I just don't like to be in such an environment."
In fact, just imagine that in the already narrow dark stone passage, you have to drill into an even narrower dark cave.
Just imagining it makes me feel depressed.
Hearing Morgan's words, Gandalf couldn't help but be stunned. He really didn't expect that Morgan was so good at archery, but he hadn't gotten used to this environment yet.
"It's okay, just experience it a few more times and it will be fine."
Seeing that Morgan didn't seem to be joking, Gandalf reached out and patted Morgan on the shoulder to comfort him.
After saying that, he lowered his head, bent over, and crawled into the dark cave.
Although Morgan felt uncomfortable in his heart, he was by no means a pretentious person.
Following closely behind Gandalf, he bent down and got in.
There was more than one person who felt as depressed as Morgan.
But the leaders, Gandalf and Morgan, had already entered.
The dwarves had no choice but to follow.
Although the dwarves are small in stature, their horizontal physique is no weaker than Morgan's.
Especially the bloated dwarf Bombur.
One after another, the dwarves got into the cave neatly.
When it was Pombo's turn, he finally encountered difficulties.
As soon as he got into the hole, Pombo got stuck.
In the end, he could only take off all the clothes and leather armor on Pang Bo's body.
Pombo was only wearing a pair of large pants that were used as underwear, and he managed to squeeze into the cave.
It's just that the dwarf Doli, who is following Pombo, has to keep pushing Pombo forward from behind.
It took a while.
The expedition team finally entered the cave.
In the dark, long, cramped cave, it squirmed slowly like maggots.
The dwarf Bofur finally couldn't help but said: "Such a small cave reminds me of a mine."
"You guys think, what if this collapses?"
"Shut up!"
"Dammit, shut up Bofur!"
Bofur's words stirred up a thousand waves, and the dwarves immediately became angry.
"Okay, I shut up."
"I'm just saying what you don't dare to say."
"Besides, it's not like our mine has never collapsed before..."
Bofur's voice trailed off.
Although he knew that he had said the wrong thing and made people angry, he still spoke out what was in his heart unyieldingly.
"Shut your stinky mouth!"
"Damn it, shut up Bofur!"
"You're getting more and more annoying, kid."
"..."
The dwarves all attacked Bofur for saying the wrong thing.
The suddenly noisy atmosphere in the dark cave made Morgan's originally suppressed emotions feel much more relaxed.
Morgan took a few long breaths, looked up at Gandalf in front of him, and said, "Gandalf, how long until we can get out?"
"One more moment."
"Are you okay, Morgan?"
"It's okay, I'll just ask."
Next up is the cave tour.
The chattering dwarves were there to help.
Gandalf also chatted with Morgan from time to time.
This brought a lot of relief to the oppressive feeling Morgan was feeling.
Time passed slowly.
When a bright light finally appeared in front of the cave.
This dark, cramped, and depressing cave has finally come to an end.
"Ah, it finally came out..."
"Never have I yearned for the light as much as I do today..."
"It's good to be alive..."
The moment when the members of the expedition team climbed out of the cave with groans and stood outside the cave.
Everyone was stunned.
