Fili nodded and firmly placed his hands on his brother's shoulders to restrain him. Even Bard's daughters, Sigrid and Tilda came forward to help.
Meanwhile Bofur had snatched the last bit of athelas from the mouth of one of the pigs, but he was completely unawares of the Orcs stalking along the rooftops, looking for the dwarves.

Silent and dejected, Thorin tipped his palm horizontally and let the key fall to the ground, leaving with the rest of them.
"Wait!" Bilbo protested, trying to get them to stay. "You can't give up now!"