[Braska chuckles, even though it's far from a laughing matter.] "Since life is brief, we need to make it bright." [Guess who's been reading poetry books from the library?] I must admit... I'm a little jealous, and, at the same time, grateful. One of my few memories of my mother is the way she sang the Hymn of the Fayth.

The Eldar... [Now, where has he heard that before -- ?] Ah, so you're of the same people as Sir Tauriel, then?