"Still rude not to invite you." But then dwarves liked parties and would feel slighted if not invited. Even if the party was to celebrate the 'guest of honor' being removed from the kitchens. Before Tauriel elaborated on the cook's behavior, he wondered if she might have been less than kind to a little girl. Thankfully his worries weren't true. "I never would have expected that of you," he teased gently. "You always follow orders perfectly."

Although Kili did not really know about plants, he looked them over as well. Glancing at the bouquet he had bought Tauriel, he found flowers that were similar and looked like they were healthy. "What about these, bakanî?

"It was something I picked up when we were working as guards. One caravan had a group of archers that did not mind teaching an overly curious dwarf." They should have been. Kili had not been exactly patient when he kept asking the archers for lessons. "It turned out to be a good skill to have. Even when we weren't dealing with giant spiders."