The Excavation of the Walls of Khazad-dûm, part 1.
Khazad-dûm, long lost. Balin went there with an expedition, to reclaim it for the Dwarves. No words have been heard from Balin and his expedition in a long time. And now, it is finally decided to send a new expedition there. I, Dhordur Stonebeard, Troll Slayer, son of Ghord Stonebeard is joining this new expedition. I am hopeful of it, this will succeed, we will find Balin or what that remains of his expedition and reclaim Khazad-dûm for the Dwarves!
Working
Dwarves could be seen carrying crates with pickaxes and shovels from the ruin of Echad Dunann up towards the Walls of Khazad-dûm. Some could be seen pulling carts towards it too and some were pulling carts away from it, loaded with stones and dirt. One week had passed since the caravan of Dwarves had arrived and set up camp at the ruin of Echad Dunann. Dhordur stood up on a hill nearby, part time looking at the working Dwarves and part time looking towards the way they were heading with the empty carts. He scratched his beard a bit before he head down the hill, he grabbed a crate, carrying it with him up the road towards the Walls of Khazad-dûm. Just before the old staircase he turned to his left, walking up a fairly bad recently made and half finished road leading up past the fairly high peaked mountain parts.
''Bah, one week! One week have passed, by Durin's Beard. This rough old mountains, it was not as easy as we thought to work around that lake. The road is hardly finished as well. We can just walk the rest of the way, but we do want to try to make the road so we can get supplies easier.
And the Door of Durin had collapsed in, we have to work to get it cleared too, put a few on it yesterday. I wonder what could have made it to collapse, this lake, I just feel that there might be something wrong with it. It feels as if something is watching us. Probably just the digging and hacking that made me feel that way. Have not got much sleep lately, Bósi just wants this to get done as fast as possible. Some Elves have even made their way to the ruin, begging us to leave the entrance. Bah, no pointy-ear can make us do anything.'' - out take from the diary ''Expedition of Khazad-dûm'' by Dhordur Stonebeard, Troll Slayer.
Dhordur stopped when he finally arrived by the lake again, by a small sized river. There he met up with Bori, son of Bósi, they greeted each other and he put the crate down, opening it and taking out a pickaxe. He started to hack on some rocks that were just by the lake, in way of the road they were working on. The two brothers, Dhorim and Ghorim were working on to lay the road down, the dug a fine path and then some others were putting perfectly stones down, still the road were half finished as they were hurrying it up to finish it fast so they could get into Khazad-dûm faster.
Arguing
After a half day of working, Dhordur set off back to the camp. He rather would have wanted to stay and work more but he had to get some food, ale and maybe some sleep as well. When he arrived back the camp by the ruin he could see that Bósi was in a rather high toned, shouting argue with some of the Elves that had came to their camp. Dhordur did not want to get involved into it, but as soon as Bósi saw him he waved him over. As he came close by he could see that Bósi was angry.
He found out that the Elves were still trying to make them go back and leave the excavation. They said that dark and old things dwell deep into Moria, that it would be the Dwarves doom if they went in there. Dhordur just snorted, telling them that nothing could stand against Dwarven steel and that it was time for the Orcs to leave the mountains.
''Those annoying Elves! How dare they? Telling us to leave the excavation and abandon our quest of reclaiming Khazad-dûm? Bah! They probably just want the riches in there, just like the Mirkwood ones wanted back when we reclaimed Erebor, the Lonely Mountain.
Bah, they wont get us to leave, Bósi will never abandon this. We will soon get inside as well, not much left to dig out now, might take a few days more, nothing else.'' - out take from the diary ''Expedition of Khazad-dûm'' by Dhordur Stonebeard, Troll Slayer.
Dhordur snorted once more and head of, getting something to eat and some ale to drink. After he had his meal and ale he went of and went to bed, getting some sleep.
