[ allowing him to dad her means the full thranduil experience (tm). ask legolas about it sometime, oh wait you can't. his hand stops where the edges of her hair brush against his fingers, and then he smoothes her hair with his hand. ]

Come here, [ he says, meaning he wants her back against his legs. ] Let me tidy your hair.

[ she ought to at least have that in order, and there are a few silvan-style braids that look well even in short styles. ]

That was very rude of him, Beleth. A gentleman knows how to refuse in such a way that the lady or lord keeps their dignity and pride intact. Wanting him to feel the same confusion and disquiet you now harbor is... fitting.

[ thranduil no don't catfish him. ]