Alright was not exactly the word Kili would use but there was no point to scaring her. Not that he thought he could really be scared in the first place. Still, every friend he saw from the Arena reminded him that what happened there was not a dream, that there were real consequences he had to face at some point no matter how he tried to run from them.

Still, he turned and offered a cheerful smile, not noticing his own trail of crumbs at first.

"Ellie, I heard you..." Kili began, before realizing just how horribly impolite it is to talk about death right out of the gate. So, with dwarven grace and a talented tongue, he segued, "How're you?"