The Elvenking ordered his men to lock away his prisoners,"The Dwarves", in different cells around the castle and to give them food and water and to be kept there until they say what they were doing in his forest.
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He insisted that the elvenking leave the camp and that men that remained were unarmed.
Elvenking, king of under the montains, and bard
The reason why Thorin didn't want the elvenking to know about their quest is because the wood-land elves are selfish and love gold, the dwarves are trying to get their gold back, but if the elves find out, they will want to help them, but get some of their treasure!
Interrogation in Budapest - 1978 TV was released on: USA: 17 December 1978
he knows that if he tells the elvenking their mission, he would want a portion of the treasure