Fili was aware of their task, but apparently lost the concentration to watch both the ponies [i]and[/i] his baby brother. Kili was truly the source of his distraction, and now, he was just as alarmed as he was, when two of the ponies go missing. The only thing he remembered doing was stare into the deep woods next to his brother, trying to figure out [i]how[/i] the four-legged creatures had simply vanished. "Only we've encountered a small problem", the blonde nervously reported back to Bilbo when he asked about their situation. "We only have fourteen ponies now, instead of sixteen", he added. Immediately, he could already imagine Thorin's disapproval of their task. They had to come with something, and fast. "Don't tell Thorin; we don't want to worry him", he told the Hobbit, before looking around. "As our burglar, I was wondering if you could help us".

Saeril has been sitting upon a log nearby, until she was given the bowl of stew from Bilbo. Thanking him politely, she then noticed the apparent distress between her godsons before she could even take a spoonful. It only created concern, and for them to actually be in such a state, actually left her losing her appetite. Following the brothers and the Hobbit into the woods, only seeing an uprooted tree before her. This only created slight worry for the heirs of Durin to be in this spot. "Something's out there", she spoke up, before looking to them. "We're not alone", she realized.