His fists are up but he's backing away.
He's ready to throw hands even when he knows he's cooked
Every self defense class I've been in says to be ready to fight, create distance, escape. Bilbo knows what's what.
Not shown: He's already started to burrow with his feet.
Getting ready to throw a counter
111 year old hobbit vs 50,000+ year old Istari.
Are istari the creations of the Miar? I kinda thought gandlaf was a Miar, but I might have been getting the two swapped
All Istari are also Maiar, but not all Maiar are Istari. Istari are Maiar "on a more human and material level of nature", as an answer on the internet puts it. They were created by the Valar, if I remember correctly.
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The finer things in life
Gandolf: boy Imma bout to blow the brakes off you
Imma Bilbo Bodybaggins you, old fart!
