What if SMAUG had gotten The One Ring?

[Earniel]

Originally Posted by Tessar

They were probably the town floozies. No great loss to Dale, depending on which group of people you ask.

Charming.

Still, in a prosperous town like Dale, they'd probably have a proper brothel with bouncers and the lot and didn't have to bother with working the streets.

But I'm guessing the idea that the bulk of a great Dragon is the world's best key for any door (so good, in fact, you'd only have to use it once and that's a door you will never have to close again because it's broken into tiny, tiny bits.) is a more likely explanation.

One wonders, though, that if Smaug preferred to dine on maidens and people knew this, how many made sure they weren't maidens by the time the Dragon came calling again?