In which Jane Austen converses with the King under the Mountain

Thorin Oakenshield: Miss Austen? Jane Austen: Yes, your majesty? Thorin: You could just call me Thorin, you know, and I’ll call you Jane. Jane: You shall call me Miss Austen, your majesty. Thorin: *mutters* deep cleansing breath…be cool, Oakenshield, be cool… Jane: I beg your pardon? Thorin: Nothing, madam. Only that I thought, since we […]