[ Legolas is generally very much unlike his father, as a harsh, cold wind in winter is unlike a gentle breeze in spring. It is due to unfortunate circumstances that Bilbo has seen him at his harshest - which still pales in comparison to the Woodland King, though he does not know how much of that Bilbo might have seen - but clearly he saw a few other things, too. The incident at the river with the orcs, he suspects. His presence in the battle at Raven Hill had been largely unnoticed except by Thorin and Tauriel - and he has no expectation that Thorin would have been too eager to talk about that.
He merely smiles at Bilbo's scoff and then the resulting, familiar sort of rant that eventually dissolves into outright affection. He knows that Bilbo must be fond of them - he would have to be to follow them this far yet again. Legolas might not share that affection, but he does have a reasonable amount of respect for at least some of them now. He and Thorin may be even now, on a personal level, but the fact that there was an exchange at all meant a lot to Legolas, especially after how poorly their first meeting went.
So no, he will not indulge in any particularly disparaging comments about dwarves, even though he would have to agree with Bilbo on all of those observations. ]
Whatever evil we may face there, you will not do so alone. I would have preferred to have more of my own people accompany us there, but my father would never approve. [ Legolas glances up at the other elves, who aren't watching him at the moment. Even so, his voice lowers a bit. ] He doesn't know where Thorin intends to go. Or that I am personally taking him there.
[ He will know eventually, most likely, one way or another. That won't be the most pleasant of discussions, but this is something that Legolas feels he must do. Legolas doesn't dwell too long on that before settling his gaze and thoughts back onto Bilbo. ]
I wasn't expecting to see you here again, certainly not so soon after your last visit. Those guards that you so thoroughly bested swear to this day that you must have had some sort of wizard's spell to help you move about unnoticed. [ He arches an eyebrow, tilting his head slightly. ] But Mithrandir was not with you when you passed through here.
[ His questions are still polite, though. He's not attempting to corner Bilbo into making a confession, but he is horribly curious, more so than he's letting on, as to how Bilbo managed all that. ]
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He merely smiles at Bilbo's scoff and then the resulting, familiar sort of rant that eventually dissolves into outright affection. He knows that Bilbo must be fond of them - he would have to be to follow them this far yet again. Legolas might not share that affection, but he does have a reasonable amount of respect for at least some of them now. He and Thorin may be even now, on a personal level, but the fact that there was an exchange at all meant a lot to Legolas, especially after how poorly their first meeting went.
So no, he will not indulge in any particularly disparaging comments about dwarves, even though he would have to agree with Bilbo on all of those observations. ]
Whatever evil we may face there, you will not do so alone. I would have preferred to have more of my own people accompany us there, but my father would never approve. [ Legolas glances up at the other elves, who aren't watching him at the moment. Even so, his voice lowers a bit. ] He doesn't know where Thorin intends to go. Or that I am personally taking him there.
[ He will know eventually, most likely, one way or another. That won't be the most pleasant of discussions, but this is something that Legolas feels he must do. Legolas doesn't dwell too long on that before settling his gaze and thoughts back onto Bilbo. ]
I wasn't expecting to see you here again, certainly not so soon after your last visit. Those guards that you so thoroughly bested swear to this day that you must have had some sort of wizard's spell to help you move about unnoticed. [ He arches an eyebrow, tilting his head slightly. ] But Mithrandir was not with you when you passed through here.
[ His questions are still polite, though. He's not attempting to corner Bilbo into making a confession, but he is horribly curious, more so than he's letting on, as to how Bilbo managed all that. ]