Mr. Baggins' eyes are sharper than yours, if you haven't seen every night, after dark, a big bear accompanying us or sitting in the distance in the moon, watching our camps. Not only to guard and guide you, but also to keep an eye on the ponies. Beorn may be your friend, but he loves his animals like his children. You have no idea what kindness he showed you by letting the dwarves ride them so far and so fast, or what would happen to you if you tried to take them into the forest..’