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Smaug was constantly aware of your growing anxiety. He experienced it as if it was his own. There was many a sleepless night spent worrying over you and turning over the possible causes in his mind.

"Perhaps the life of that small thief is beginning to fade away?"

He had no idea how many years that race typically walked Middle-Earth, but he didn't know what else would cause this level of loneliness and distress within you. More than ever he longed to comfort and protect you.

As the days turned into weeks and then months, he realized that the sadness inside of you had begun to turn into fear. The kind of fear that is only experienced in the face of danger and death. He had made a promise to you all of those years ago that he would come to your side if you ever needed him, and he had no intention of breaking that oath. Middle-Earth was a large world to search, but he vowed to find you even if it killed him.

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Days had passed since Smaug left on his quest to find you. He searched all day and night, not stopping to eat or sleep. Nothing mattered to him but his building concern for you. It was as if he was racing an imaginary clock.

As he began to near a realm occupied by Men (he did not know the kingdom's name, but his powerful nostrils informed him that they raised a great many horses), his chest was met with the most incredible pain he had ever experienced. It felt like he had been shot with a black arrow, but his flesh was not injured. Not able to maintain his altitude due to the excruciating pain, he dropped quickly out of the sky and hit the ground with the force of an earthquake. Smaug had never felt anything like this before, but he still knew what it was instantly: your heart was breaking. Your pain, heartache, and tears became his as he lay crumpled on the ground.