"Eventually you will find tasks that fit your life here." They all would. It might take time but eventually they would make the Library home. There was little choice for some of them and if Tauriel truly did wish for him to court her, then she would make this place her home as well. "I have been hoping that eventually I might be able to start working at a trade. If the Head Librarian agrees."

The silence between them did not bother Kili. He had joked and chattered with the Company but quiet had its merits as well. Especially when Tauriel was near. Looking around the market, it seemed similar to most that he had visited. Some vendors welcomed strangers while others seemed wary. The two of them seemed to be the only dwarf and elf nearby. Perhaps this world was only populated with men.

When Tauriel asked that question, he turned his attention away from the merchants and the people around them. Did he like the Library? In some ways there was little choice but to like it. There was nothing to return to except the Afterlife. "I find it different," he answered slowly. "Not bad different. I liked the ball." That had been worth all the strangeness and being hit with a frying pan. "I think it could become a good place to settle. I have my brother and you are here. I miss the others but they might find their way to the Library someday."