They don't know I killed a balrog

If you read the Fall of Gondolin it's actually hilarious the Balrog kill count. Single elf lords down dozens.

That's a lot-

I have read it, and I can't remember killing that much of balrogs

He's probably thinking: They will be fine without me, what are the odds of them running into a Balrog on the quest?

POV: Gandalf
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