Tauriel could almost have wept with relief on hearing that she arrived in time to save Kili. Much as she tried to put it out of her mind these past few months, she would often dwell on it. Nothing here could be done about it but it was still difficult to not think of it.

"I am glad to hear that Legolas and I arrived in time. It is not that I have forgotten, it is that these events have not happened for me yet. This place takes people from all times and places. You are the only one I have met so far that is from our world. I am afraid you will find this world very different from our own."