‘ Pay him no mind. He likes to tease. A wee bit too much, if you ask me, but I suppose that is what brothers do, hey? ’ 

An eyebrow rose and a corner of his lips quiver upward. “ Aren’t ya’ kinda small “ he makes a gesture with his hand pointing her stature  “ for drinking, child?” Amusement dance in his words a song of a jester, his eyes gleam deep blue like the ocean “Should I tell the innkeeper to bring some milk for ya’?”

The Hobbit smiled brightly, looking on expectantly.

It was somewhat a joke, but he wouldn’t doubt it if he heard some elves had been talking negatively about his kin.

                                               " they  are  not  worth  it,  you  know. "

            “  there now,  ”    she said, setting down a plate of some bread and cheese before the girl. idly, she wondered if she’d looked much the same at that age -- skinny, flame-haired, and with a lively spark in her eye that mayhap knew its share of trouble. she sat down across from her guest, a fond smile -- a look of something like camaraderie -- on her lips.    “  i know i’ll sound like an old nag for saying so, but -- surely you ought to know those old mines are no place to be roaming about on your own. certainly not those that be abandoned. a body might drown if they’re not careful...  ”    she added, the maternal instinct in her preventing her from mentioning that many already had.   //   @kindredsprts ♥︎’d

Oh, there’s a question!! Utterly evil or utterly good? Good’s boring - evil seems too.....awful. “Neither. I prefer to think of myself as utterly chaotic.” Evil or good doesn’t matter to him - having fun, living his life as he wants - THAT’S what matters.