His fists are up but he’s backing away.
He’s ready to throw hands even when he knows he’s cooked
Every self defense class I’ve been in says to be ready to fight, create distance, escape. Bilbo knows what’s what.
Not shown: He’s already started to burrow with his feet.
“call an ambulance!..but not for me”
Puts on ring
Getting ready to throw a counter
That’s the “step up then, bitch!” step back. He is giving Gandy a chance to walk away with out a beating.
111 year old hobbit vs 50,000+ year old Istari.
Are istari the creations of the Miar? I kinda thought gandlaf was a Miar, but I might have been getting the two swapped
All Istari are also Maiar, but not all Maiar are Istari. Istari are Maiar “on a more human and material level of nature”, as an answer on the internet puts it. They were created by the Valar, if I remember correctly.
Isn’t he older than time?
No, he’s old, but not that old.
Oh ok, I need to reread the silmarillion.
To think that I should have lived to be good-morninged by Belladonna Took’s son, as if I was selling buttons at the door!
Here’s some more pixels
The finer things in life
Gandolf: boy Imma bout to blow the brakes off you
Imma Bilbo Bodybaggins you, old fart!