Bard hoped that Bilbo's plan would go swiftly, so from the one glance from Thranduil, he revealed the King's jewel from his jacket pocket. "We have this", he revealed. Hearing Kili's shout, Saeril ignored his words, knowing that the Hobbit would have something to do with the Arkenstone going missing in the first place. He was their burglar, after all. "The King may have it, with our good will", the bargeman proclaimed, before putting the stone back in his pocket. "But first, he must honor his word".

The she-elf suddenly descended from the level, above her Dwarven companions, and flew over the two leaders on the ground, having to drop something that the ElvenKing would be able to catch, before beginning to hover near the dwarves, looking at them expectedly. "A war is not going to solve anything between the three of all races", she announced to them. "I'd never steal. But if it's to prevent a war, and death, I find it necessary".