They do not come as they called, and do not stay where they were - briefly Thranduil wonders what a spell of sleep, if cast on it, would result. It would at least be interesting to see if it would tarry in its watchfulness, though for the moment it did not seem to be doing any harm. In any case, there was a more menacing part to what had been said.

"What is the Dead Zone?"

Names like that were not lightly given.