"My home has long since been overshadowed by evil. The Great Spiders that came as a plague are but one symptom, but have required constant battle to control for many years." Standing in the hall forever covering history would not be Thranduil's preference either, for all that it was important to know more or less what he was dealing with.

"No." There's a hesitant pause, because the words are familiar enough, but the order doesn't make sense, nor do they make sense if taken as simple items in a list. "Wishing and losses are... connected?"