shoutsindwarvish:

“the younger dwarves”

you mean fili and kili

they wanted to be friends with the elves

they even spoke about it in front of thorin (under their breaths but obviously not out of earshot)

they wanted this quest to end with peace and harmony in the land just like the erebor they heard about in stories growing up

and they could have seen it happen

after the battle of the five armies everyone banded together and the alliances were remade again

they could have sat with elves and men around a fire and sang songs with them and finally come home