"Get off me!!" Gloin grunted as he struggled against the goblins, who had immediately rushed the group and seized hold of them, binding up their hands, albeit crudely, with ropes and shoving them along the walkway. They seemed to be taking them prisoner, deliberately leading them somewhere for some purpose or other.

The only member of the party that they didn't have a tight hold on was Bilbo, the halfling being so much smaller than the dwarves and humans, the goblins quickly forgot about him, and he could easily slip away if he wanted to.