Why do you think the Master of the Men of the Lake was having a feast when Bilbo and the others arrived? What was he celebrating that day?
Probably he was celebrating himself. I mean in my mind he just seems like the selfish kind of guy who would celebrate himself.
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Official ranking of band sections in W/E:
#1 Saxaphone
#2 Trumpet
#3 Percussion
#4 Flute/Oboe
#5 Trombone
#6 French Horn
#7 Euphonium (would be higher but, Jordan)
#8 Tuba
#9 Bassoon
#10 All Clarinets