She walks in beauty, like the night
Of cloudless climes and starry skies;
And all that’s best of dark and bright
Meet in her aspect and her eyes;. Multiverse: AU-crossovers-Book canon- Movie verse.
“Which is why Mirkwood is the perfect place to be when I bore of normal game. The spiders, at least, present a challenge.” Prideful? Yes. A bit too arrogant? Of course. Still, he knew dangers before he encountered them, and so long as he wasn’t angered, could generally either avoid or defeat them, if he was careful. The trouble came when anger clouded his sense of judgement.
“You ask me how I thrive here in this ‘sickness’ and ‘darkness,’ when you and your kin do the same.” And then he grinned, and while he had no plans to harm her or the other elves, he did enjoy planting a bit of fear.
“Won’t they be looking for you, little one?”
“We are not of your size, I know these lands- there are no caverns beyond the mountains for you to form a den. You should be out in the open, navigating through dense brush- every step you make, every breathe you give, you’ve alerted every inhabitant that seeks to sow the ground with your blood where you are.” The impulse to lodge her arrow into this beasts eye was growing.
Unreadable green eyes and a slow heartbeat gave nothing away. She wasn’t going to answer him. Focusing on him and maintaining a situational awareness.