He listened, letting the two go back and forth. He rather thought his input and interruption would make things sour, and he wasn't really in a place to deal with that right now. Still, it was interesting to hear such things again and others anew, and Ashura could respect the sacrifices and risks that Thorin was taking for himself and his people. He was making the same, though as of yet, only a few in the Castle knew of this decision - Legolas, Felix, Galadriel. Others who knew had passed from the Castle's domain.

He looked to Felix, and without realizing it, he reached out, touching the back of his hand gently for a brief moment before withdrawing it and once again assuming a neutral position between them.

"I think I have drunk a bit to much to be pondering the possible motives of this place," he stated, not wanting to dwell on a dark topic.