Fearing that Nori has met with a terrible end at the hands of Karazgar or the mysterious dwarf-wights within Thikil-gundu, Dori and Company must muster the courage to enter the Steel Keep.
'Our journey is over, Player... at least for the moment!
'Nori thinks himself a disgraced dwarf, but these hurts will heal in time! He has adventured as few dwarves have in their lives! Was I disappointed in my brother? Was I fearful that he had led himself to certain doom? Of course I was! But... he is my brother! Even if the King under the Mountain will not forgive Nori as I have, this will not be the end of our adventures!
'There is a fire in the hearts of Durin's Folk! An unquenchable flame! And you have proven yourself among us, my friend.
'We have forced Karazgar out of Thikil-gundu, and that is enough! Even so, there is some unseen evil lurking in our delving of old... and many questions linger in my mind.
'But this day, we honour the lost here among the halls of Tharrazhâr!'0/1
2.2) Speak toNori (Show dialog)
'I cannot atone for what I have done, Player. I have disobeyed the King under the Mountain, I have deceived my brother... and for what? Naught, I say!
'Even the gold we found is no boon to my people! There is a curse upon Thikil-gundu... and nothing in the halls of the Steel Keep has gone untouched by it!
'Once I was renowned among Durin's Folk... a hero of the Lonely Mountain! Am I now to be known as the foolish, old dwarf who dreamt of treasures lost?