[ Dark eyebrows both arch in question, he sees right through it- mostly because it's a tactic so very oft used by himself, but very well! He shall not pry, not for now anyway. ]

Answers to this question will be as varied as the folk who come, or are lured, tricked, kidnapped. I do not think many will consider this possibility, but some would.

[ Also wow, what elves did u meet, Hic, that a cheerful one is a novelty! ]

Does friendship not bring the same sort of happiness? Can I not make it a fulfilling life as a friend? They are no less dear to me this way, and every moment of their life is precious and treasured. [ And especially now, when in Legolas's eyes they're given a second life. ] I have had a great many mortal friends in my time, and I have... watched all of them grow old with age, and pass on from Arda.

[ Even the mere memory makes his chest ache, the smile drops into something far more subdued and melancholic. ]

The grief, you must understand, it was beyond any imagining. [ BUT NEVER MIND THAT- lets brush it all off with something light-hearted. ] Besides that, my father... he would never allow me to marry a mortal, or perhaps even marry period!