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I offer you my help.

I am listening.

I will let you go if you but return what is mine.

A favor for a favor?

You have my word, one King to another.

I would not trust Thranduil, the great King, to honor his word should the end of all days be upon us! You... who lack all honor! I have seen how you treat your friends. We came to you once, starving, homeless, seeking your help, but you turned your back. You turned away from the suffering of my people in the inferno that destroyed us!

Do not talk to me of dragon fire. I know its wrath and ruin! I have faced the great serpents of the north!...

Why did you do that? You promised to set him free.

And I did. I freed his wretched head from his miserable shoulders.

If I am not mistaken, this is the Halfing who stole the keys to my dungeons from under the nose of my guards.

Yes. Sorry about that.

Your mother loved you, Legolas. More than anyone. More than life.

I cannot go back.

Where will you go?

I do not know.

Go to the North. Find the Dunedain. There is a young Ranger among them. You should meet him. His father, Arathorn, was a good man. His son might grow to be a great one.

What is his name?

He is known in the wild as Strider. His true name, you must discover for yourself.

I admire your loyalty to them. But it does not dissuade me from my course. You started this, Mithrandir. You will forgive me if I finish it.

I came to reclaim something of mine.

If this is love, I do not want it. Take it from me, please! Why does it hurt so much?

Because it was real.

The King's Jewel...

And worth a King's ransom... how is this yours to give?

I took it as my one-fourteenth share of the treasure.

Why would you do this? You owe us no loyalty.

I'm not doing it for you. I know that dwarves can be obstinate and pigheaded and difficult. They're suspicious and secretive, with the worst manners imaginable. But they are also brave and kind, and loyal to a fault. I've grown very fond of them, and I would save them if I can.

He will give us nothing.

Such a pity. Still, you tried.

I do not understand. Why would he risk war?

It is fruitless to reason with them. They understand only one thing. We attack at dawn. Are you with us?

You have saved us. I do not know how to thank you.

Your gratitude is misplaced. I did not come on your behalf. I've came to reclaim something of mine.

Let me speak with Thorin.

You would try to reason with the Dwarf?

To avoid war? Yes.

Your oath means nothing.