*tilts his head to the side, puzzled, but looks at you squarely enough (why are you telling me any of this?)*
*finally just nods* Erestor does have a tendency to downplay himself ridiculously. Perhaps not as much then as now. *distantly, as he lets his gaze wander back to Marigold* I don't know about the time I missed, of course—you'd have to ask Elrond, I suppose.