"Are you?" Thranduil asks, with no shame. "And will settling your vendetta aid Riftwatch?"

Which is the more important question, to be sure. Thranduil has leveraged his own position once or twice, but he's never used it to directly act against Riftwatch's aims or harm the organization. He considers if Flint would, taking another drink of his wine.

"Would success change anything for you? If it is so instrumental in your trade, would its restoration be persuasion enough to encourage you to take it up again?"