“It was only one more sign to tell that he was dead that I was able to keep my calm easily in his presence. Only this time it wasn’t normal Elven serenity type of calm. No, this time I was calm because I felt… empty. As if a part of me had died with him.” Have you ever wondered why exactly Thorin was so bitter towards Thranduil during the Quest? The story, though simple, began long ago, and when Smaug came, Dale and Erebor weren’t the only things his fire ruined.