[Note: Bard was soon revealed to be a descendant of the original lord of Dale.Later, he vowed to protect his family from harm brought by the dragon.He had secretly kept the last Black Arrow in case Smaug awakened and attacked Lake-town again.]Thorin feared that time was running out -- "Tomorrow begins the last days of autumn.Durin""s Day falls the morn after next.We must reach the mountain before then." He and the other Dwarves scoffed when Bard delivered a satchel of makeshift weapons inadequate for their quest.With no Academy Awards-Oscar nominations.It received 11 Razzie Award nominations (including Worst Picture and Worst Remake or Sequel), and won one Razzie for Worst Supporting Actress (Alicia Silverstone).We""re ired of hearing nothing but doom and despair on the radio." Mrs.Mitchell proposes that it be "something simple and real, something with hope in it." She finds her husband""s leatherbound diary and entrusts it to Ann: "There""s enough in it for a hundred speeches, things people ought to hear nowadays...Well, there""s some things that couldn""t be told in the courtroom.Yet, of all he people involved, I suppose I""m the only one who knew the whole story.You see, it was through me they first met.He""d been working very hard on a new book.I invited him up to my place in New Mexico for a rest.They met on the train.Richard was on a journey via train to Robie""s Rancho Jacinto in New Mexico.The first view inside the rear club car (with a green color scheme) of he train was of a female, her face covered by the book she was reading - it was Richard""s latest novel: "Time Without End.