"I have experience with bargaining but they seem to want the effort more than skill." It had been strange. Maybe he had looked unusual enough that it had added a novelty to the negotiations. "Or they are too curious about the strangers in the market to put effort into the deal."

It was strange. He felt that he should know this elf but Kili could not remember why. They had not met in Mirkwood and Kili had avoided most of the elves while bespelled. "I thought the same but I do not remember where we might have met." Why couldn't he remember? "I am Kili of the House of Durin. My brother Fili is also here. Perhaps you met him?"