I-- [ he blinks at the offer, startled, finally offering a small shake of his head. ] You have my thanks, but I am well enough. Actually.. [ he reaches for his cane, leaning against it as he rises carefully to his feet. ] I would be more grateful for a distraction from my thoughts, and it would be good for me to walk.

[ he taps the cane against the side of the brace on his bad leg, smile thin. ] My healers fret, but I tire of being an invalid. Will you tell me about this place? All I have learned has been from the native folk thus far.

[ it will be good to hear about this-- world from one of his own people. .. and as he said, it will give him something to think about that isn't (annatar) sauron. ]