Beorn's gaze flicked to Maleficent and he nodded stiffly in acknowledgement to her, but didn't relax much and he was soon looking back at Bilbo again. "He is not a dwarf is he?!" Beorn growled, lifting the axe a little higher.
"No, no!" Gandalf protested quickly, stepping slightly to the side so Beorn could see the hobbit better. "He is a hobbit, and very respectable! From a good family!" 
At this reassurance the skinchanger seemed to relax some, setting the axe down again. "And what brings you here?"

"Well you see, I'm afraid we've had a very bad time of it." Gandalf explained. "Some troubles with goblins, in the mountains-"
"What did you go near goblins for?!" Beorn interrupted, his distaste for the creatures very clear in his voice. "[i]Stupid[/i] thing to do!"
"Well, yes, yes, you are quite right!" Gandalf agreed quickly, holding one hand up in the air.