" Edmund asserted himself: "I""m tired of playing second fiddle.First it was Peter and now it""s you.You know I""m braver than both of you.Why do you get Peter""s sword? I deserve a kingdom of my own.I deserve to rule!" They began dueling, but stopped when Lucy warned them of the testing hat Coriakin had cautioned them about ("Can""t you see what""s happening? This place has tempted you.Freddy retaliated when Will charged at him with his sorcery: "Sorry kid, I don""t believe in fairy tales," grabbed him, lifted him off the ground with a choking grasp, and buried his claws deep in Will""s chest(# 5 death).She""s nuts, that""s my complaint.I like o see her put away somewheres, that""s all.Out of my hair." In a comically, whining tone, Beryl also complains:Beryl: Murderers running around.What kind of a town is this?Adam: We don""t have so many murderers running around, Miss, uh, but we have a lot of other things just as bad.It is The King""s Jewel.Am I not the king? Know this: If anyone should find it and withhold it from me, I will be avenged." In private with Bilbo, Balin diagnosed Thorin as having "dragon-sickness" - characterized by extreme neediness, and a "fierce and jealous love" that had caused his grandfather to go mad...If her friends want to go out and bankrupt themselves, that""s their business, not mine, but we""ve always lived very simply, within our means.