The Company comprises one wizard, one hobbit, twelve dwarves ... plus one more. Or, Bilbo joins Thorin's expedition to Erebor, and learns that not all of the dwarves' traditions are as innocuous as beard braiding and beer chugging.

A prequel to The Thirteenth Dwarf: a wintry tale from dwarfling days in Ered Luin. Context is key! This story will make little or no sense without having read the larger story, available on this site (/s/10522981/1/The-Thirteenth-Dwarf).