He’d heard tales (or at the least vaguely recalled some muddled conversations when aptly inebriated) about elves dying from broken hearts, but for the life of him Bofur had never thought he’d live to give the concept any thought, much less concern. It was the sort of airy talk one mentioned in regards to musty old poetry or sagas spoken by lofty storytellers, not something applied to the harsh consequences of warfare.
It wasn’t as though he were blind: being both left behind in Lake Town and less connected to the quest than most due to bloodlines had afforded the dwarf with quite a level of clarity regarding Kili and Tauriel; not that any of it mattered much now but it weighed on the miner’s conscience that there was yet another unhappy ending yet to come. He was determined to catch the elf before she fled the are altogether and could come to harm. Later, painful, events disregarded, she had saved his companion’s life: the least he could do was honour Kili’s memory by doing what he could to help.
She was alone - of course she was - but at the very least it made her approachable. Twice he made certain to scuff his boots and alert the other to his presence on the offchance grief had dulled other senses and cause her to startle. He drew up beside the taller woman and remained silent for a few moments more. “Alright, lass?” he asked softly when the quiet proved too uncomfortable. What sort’ve question’s that? of course she isn’t.