[Accepting help from elves is a touchy subject for Thorin. However, he is not about to lash out at this one she-elf for the sins of her whole race, especially when her father had been kind to his kin.]
I trust...Lord Elrond finds himself in good health?
[That's neutral ground enough, right? Asking about her family?]
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I trust...Lord Elrond finds himself in good health?
[That's neutral ground enough, right? Asking about her family?]