Gandalf walked over to Bilbo, holding a shorter sword in his hand. "This is a perfect size for you, Bilbo..." He held it out to him and Bilbo said "I don't want to fight...I'm no warrior" Gandalf put it into his hands and said "you may not want to fight...but fighting may come to you. And it would be foolish not to be able to defend yourself" Bilbo looked at the blade then nodded, tying it to his waist