"I... I don't know why this happened. I thought they were just ordinary jewelry. I haven't even raised my prices all this time, just to keep the business going! Who could have known those fellows came from the dark lands in the east? I... I..."
Allen looked at Thar, who was trying to explain himself but couldn't make anything clear, and cut the Dwarf off with a decisive wave of his hand.
"You and your people are not to leave Fisslet without my permission for the time being. But you may write Thorin a letter and tell him everything that happened here, including the role you played in it. I'll also be sending a letter to the Lonely Mountain. Rest for now."
With a calm expression, Allen decided what Thar would be doing in the immediate future, then gave Marnid a meaningful look, telling him to take the Dwarf away.
Despite the vast difference in their physical strength, Thar was dragged away by Marnid, deeply unwilling to leave.
Perhaps he, too, knew that no matter how much he said, it wouldn't help this maddening situation in the slightest.
Allen hadn't imposed a punishment immediately because he was confident that Thar had been nothing more than a pawn in the entire religious affair.
If this Dwarf had truly been a follower of Darkness, he would never have stood there gaping in shock as the confrontation ended, without even thinking to flee.
Anyone with half a brain should have known that staying would not end well.
Even if he had been too stupid to know to run, he should at least have found a weapon and helped his "Emperor" gain the upper hand. Sauron wasn't the sort to tolerate such inaction.
Thus, the fact that Thar had stood dumbly to one side