[He will smile in turn, but there is a sadness to his eyes. One he tries to hide from Kili, but is always terrible at.]

I do not enjoy being away, but I have a responsibility to our people. To your brother and you. Your mother. I do this for all of us, Kili.

[But he does wish he could be home more often, there were times he'd left and come back and the boys had grown what seemed so much. Seventy plus years had gone by so quick and both boys were now nearing adulthood, though they would forever be just boys in his eyes.]