"That I do not doubt. My loyalties to Thranduil are much the same, in spite of what is said about him. I owe him much for raising me and favoring me as a captain of his guard." she briefly rests a hand on his shoulder. It might be seen as being over familiar to him, but she wishes to convey her understanding of what it is to have faults. Eru know she has enough of her own.

"One step at a time perhaps? I might take you to one of the places I discovered called a bar. There they serve many a varying drink for your consumption. Maybe then you will relax a little."