Do you take me for a fool? [ thranduil asks, somewhat haughty. ] I ask you, and only you, because you have been here even longer than I, have seen more. You have found your place in this world, and can pass as one of them even with the shard in your hand.

[ he softens. ]

I seek the truth. For our sakes. This is not information I intend to pass beyond the two of us. I minded my questions, there is a cover in place should anyone come asking.