"Oh, I was coming back from an adventure. We just had to defeat Sauron, destroy the One Ring, and save the world. Nothing to it, really." He tried to make it sound like nothing, but it was hard for such an impressive sort of adventure-- and scary sort of adventure!-- to come off as "nothing really". "That's over and done with, though, and I've actually been back at the Shire for weeks."

He eyed Kili curiously. "Bilbo thought about coming back with us, but he's happier with the elves. They can look after him better than poor Frodo. He's a hundred and eleventy years old now-- and then some! He needs looking after!"