The Eagle King and Gandalf are both under Manwë, so perhaps they are more compatible.
Otherwise, he could only consider the Balrog in the Mines of Moria.
But the Balrog's strength was terrifying; Gandalf could only achieve a mutual destruction with it even with his full power. Luke had no confidence in using its materials to make a staff for Gandalf.
He only hoped that the Eagle King's feathers would be suitable for Gandalf, otherwise Gandalf's staff would be a long way off.
The Eagle King could understand human speech. After hearing Luke's words, he tilted his head, plucked a feather from his tail, and handed it to Gandalf.
Gandalf did not refuse the Eagle King's kindness, smiling as he stroked his head, "Thank you, my friend."
The Eagle King rubbed against Gandalf's hand, then spread his wings again and led the Giant Eagles back to the Misty Mountains.
Gandalf watched the departing Giant Eagles and handed the tail feather in his hand to Luke, "I'll trouble you, Luke."
Luke took the feather, which shimmered with a metallic luster, and felt the rich magic within it. He nodded in satisfaction and asked, "How is it, Gandalf? Is this feather suitable?"
If it wasn't suitable, then they would really need to consider other core materials for the staff.
Gandalf nodded, a smile on his face: "It feels good. It doesn't resist my magic."
"That's good!" Luke breathed a sigh of relief.
"Gandalf, Luke, come quickly!" the Dwarves shouted anxiously, "Come and see Thorin, what's wrong with him?"
Hearing the Dwarves' cries for help, Gandalf and Luke hurried over.
Under the anxious gazes of the Dwarves, Thorin lay there quietly, still showing no signs of waking up.
"Let me see." Gandalf quickly knelt down and, after a careful examination, found Thorin's injuries to be very serious. His expression immediately became grave.
He was about to cast a spell to heal Thorin.
"Gandalf, let me do it." Luke said. He knew Gandalf couldn't easily use magic and didn't want to make it difficult for him.
With that, he pulled out a Potion and handed it to the Dwarf Balin, "I still have Essence of Dittany here, which is perfect for treating external injuries."
"I almost forgot you have Potions, Luke. This is much better than my healing effects." Gandalf's eyes lit up, and he no longer insisted on casting a spell.
Balin and the Dwarves treated it as a treasure, quickly and clumsily applying the Essence of Dittany to Thorin's wounds, even grabbing handfuls and applying it thickly, fearing the effect wouldn't be enough.
This made Luke's heart ache.
These clumsy Dwarves didn't know how to be economical at all.
Essence of Dittany was not easy to make, and they used up more than half a bottle in one go. It was truly like a son selling his father's land without a care!
The healing effect of the Essence of Dittany was rapid. Thorin's wounds recovered instantly, and he opened his eyes and woke up.
When Thorin woke up and heard that Azog had been killed by Luke, he was stunned for a moment.
His grandfather Thrór died at Azog's hands, and the death of his father Thráin II was also related to Azog. It could be said that he and Azog had a deep-seated hatred, wishing to kill each other.
He never expected that this enemy would die like this.
After accepting this fact, Thorin solemnly thanked Luke for killing Azog.
He also expressed his gratitude to Bilbo. If Bilbo hadn't stopped Azog's fatal blow to Thorin, he might have already died.
After waking up, Thorin was less arrogant and stubborn, and the whole team became more harmonious than before.
They descended from Carrock, walked south along the Anduin River, preparing to take the Old Forest Road through Mirkwood to the Lonely Mountain.
However, they soon encountered a huge wooden house.
The wooden house was surrounded by a thorny fence, like a city wall, with a tall wooden gate in the fence.
The wooden gate was wide open, revealing many wooden structures, including barns, stables, cattle sheds, and beehives with bell-shaped thatched roofs.
A wide road connected the gate to the innermost wooden house.
The Dwarves looked at the building before them with curiosity and vigilance.
"Gandalf, is the owner of this place a friend or foe?"
Gandalf's expression was somewhat grave as he vigilantly looked around, "Neither."
"He will either help us or kill us."
Everyone was left speechless by Gandalf's nonsensical rhetoric.
The next second, a huge commotion came from the distant forest.
Countless bushes were pushed aside like weeds, as if a behemoth was crashing through the forest.
Accompanied by a deafening roar, a black giant bear, as large as a small mountain, appeared. Its enormous footsteps sounded like heavy drumbeats, and the ground seemed to shake as it ran.
"My goodness!" Everyone's eyes widened, their faces filled with disbelief.
"Run!" Gandalf shouted loudly, immediately turning and running towards the wooden house.
Seeing the menacing Giant Bear in the distance, everyone ran desperately without hesitation.
The Giant Bear roared upon seeing this and chased after them.
In the nick of time, everyone dangerously hid inside the house and closed the door.
However, the Dwarves were still very uneasy, nervously peeking out through the cracks and asking in terror, "Gandalf, this wooden house can't withstand the Giant Bear's strength, what should we do?"
Once inside the house, Gandalf, however, breathed a sigh of relief and said with a relaxed expression, "Don't worry, as long as we're inside the house, we're safe. He won't attack this house."
"He?" Bilbo noticed Gandalf using 'he' to describe the Giant Bear, "Gandalf, you know this Giant Bear?"
"I think this Giant Bear should be the owner of this house," Luke said, "That's why Gandalf said the Giant Bear wouldn't attack the house."
Gandalf smiled and nodded.
"Luke guessed correctly. Although the Giant Bear might be hostile towards us, he would never destroy his own house. So as long as we stay in here, we will always be safe."
Then, as if he were in his own home, he found a spot and sat down.
"Alright, it's getting late. Everyone, get some rest early. We'll talk about the rest tomorrow."
Everyone exchanged glances upon hearing this. After all, there was still a Giant Bear outside, eyeing them menacingly. Who dared to truly relax and sleep soundly?
What surprised everyone even more was that Luke also followed Gandalf, skillfully using Transfiguration to create a sleeping place, and then comfortably lay down to rest.
He seemed to have no pressure at all.
Seeing this, everyone could only temporarily put their worries aside and lie down on the mattress Luke had transformed to rest.
After all, they had experienced so much today, and every one of them was exhausted.
[Hogwarts Sign-in System: Location Beorn's House, do you wish to sign in?]
Luke lay on the soft mattress and, upon seeing the system's response, was immediately delighted.
"Sign in." Luke silently chanted.
[Sign-in successful, congratulations on obtaining Animagus Transfiguration!]
Animagus Transfiguration? Luke's eyes instantly lit up. This sign-in truly brought a surprise.