Legolas looked at her, before looking back down to the ground when she spoke. It took him a while to think of the right thin to say, but he couldn't find the right words to say to her. It felt that it was too early to say such things, so he said nothing; not to really hurt her feelings but to get her to understand his refusal to say what's on his mind. "We should find your friends", he said instead. He took her hand away from his cheek, but still held it, when he said this, before letting go, and turning around, just to see Tauriel ahead. She seemed to have watched for some time, but Legolas saw something else in her features. Something bad has happened...