At the shake of his head Tauriel swallowed. She flexed her hands at her side before squaring her shoulders. It was an odd circumstance she found herself in so suddenly. There was no need to defend herself or Kili from King Thorin, and yet she found herself doing so. There was little love between Elf and Dwarf now. Perhaps that was the reason why.

"To make of my feelings for him?" Tauriel questioned. How could she put it in a way for another to understand? "I suppose the best way to put it into words is that I find that we both wish to walk in a place of light. I have defended him in battle and I would surely do so again."

There was a festival that Kili spoke so fondly of that he wished her to see. She wanted to see it as well.