[Tauriel hesitates at answering at first. There was unease between her and her King currently, stemming from her disobeying his orders to return and chasing after dwarves to Lake Town. Eldar did not lie often, but they can obscure the truth and that is what she decides to do, speaking in terms of her hopes in place of facts.]

You're right. I am not here to relax. I am here to learn all I can from this place and perhaps take back what I know with me when my time here is done. My skill with hunting spiders and patrolling boarders makes me invaluable since I can work in the small hours when all the rest usually are asleep.