"To the boardwalk it is," he says, leading the way to the door, not bothering to check if she's followed.
Once they're outside and headed in the direction of the boardwalk, weaving through the folk who have come out to enjoy the start of their weekend, Kili glances up at her his friend.
"Have you spoken much to Mister Daryl as of late?" he asks, clearly tentative, both wanting to allow her to speak of it if she wishes or decline to discuss it entirely. If she wants to steer clear of anything that has to do with her former betrothed this evening, that's perfectly fine with him; he just knows how dangerous it can be to keep the darker thoughts that come with life to one's self. He'd done just that after he'd woken up from his permanent slumber to a new existence in Darrow, and he'd hurt his brother deeply once the truth had come out.
While this is different, while Beth isn't keeping life-changing secrets from him (at least, he doesn't think she is), Kili does think it would be better for her to speak her mind. She's always been good at that, after all, it's one of the things Kili so greatly admires about her. Of course, he won't push her if she isn't ready or willing to talk about such things right now, he just wants her to be aware that he'll be here when she is.
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Once they're outside and headed in the direction of the boardwalk, weaving through the folk who have come out to enjoy the start of their weekend, Kili glances up at her his friend.
"Have you spoken much to Mister Daryl as of late?" he asks, clearly tentative, both wanting to allow her to speak of it if she wishes or decline to discuss it entirely. If she wants to steer clear of anything that has to do with her former betrothed this evening, that's perfectly fine with him; he just knows how dangerous it can be to keep the darker thoughts that come with life to one's self. He'd done just that after he'd woken up from his permanent slumber to a new existence in Darrow, and he'd hurt his brother deeply once the truth had come out.
While this is different, while Beth isn't keeping life-changing secrets from him (at least, he doesn't think she is), Kili does think it would be better for her to speak her mind. She's always been good at that, after all, it's one of the things Kili so greatly admires about her. Of course, he won't push her if she isn't ready or willing to talk about such things right now, he just wants her to be aware that he'll be here when she is.