"And what precisely would you have me dig with? Do ye know how long it takes to dig a tunnel liken the one ye're suggestin? Excavatin' fallin boulders is one thing. Digging a whole new tunnel on me lonesome, with nothin' but forks and spoons, unless ye know where to find a shovel, is another thing entirely."
Still, the dwarf looks around to see if it were even possible.