Thomas and the goblin, Griphook, were living on the run with another goblin, someone named Dirk Creswell, and Ted. But if Thomas and Griphook are here, then where are Ted and Dirk and Gornuk? He’s unwilling to entertain it—but his fingers turn cold. He waits to hear Thomas say that they got separated, he casts his eyes upwards, counts the ceiling planks, hopes against hope...