I'm not sure I understand what you mean - not a native speaker, you know. Do you mean that the paragraph came too abruptly or that it is one running sentence that doesn't make sense and should be broken into more parts? And should I add more about the Elf healer?

The other characters are actually canon - book canon, with the only twist that my Bifur is female. Which could actually be possible, with the slightest stretch of imagination, as the Professor says that female Dwarves look so much like males when travelling that no outsiders could tell them apart. Of course, after the Jackson films it is hard to write bookverse Dwarves, as people's imagination is greatly influenced by the visuals.