[ How many nobles will he run into from Westeros, he wonders; But this one is not unlike Renly, thinks Thranduil. A good Man. ]

They are good enough for that much reassurance. [ The lockets are really only useful for long-distance chats, magical or not. Whatever other mysticism once existed for him has long since rubbed off. ] Jon Snow is a capable commander of Cothromach, he held the gates against its latest assault from Unseelie forces. His word will surely sway a great deal of the cave-city's inhabitants to trust you, but I would not recommend any detours through Caer Glaem to shorten the distance between you and your kin.

While not all the Seelie are fanatical in their subservience to Ridire and Solais, some are.