[ thranduil bites his tongue- not literally- and exhales, eyes closing for a moment.

(no science only magic for missing best buddy so recently returned to him.) ]

I will travel to Orzammar as quickly as I am able. If we are to do this as quickly as possible, nothing else matters. Tell me what you need. Your mortal needn't ever know he suffered, or that you cared enough to note his suffering. [ an amused twist of his lips. ] I needn't know that it ever came to this.

[ he nods. he... can resign himself to this. ] I will remember nothing, I assume.