Hand bitten off is the last thing Legolas has to worry about. Despite the questions he has for his father still, there are things that need doing in the gardens. Sometimes he forgets that he is, in a way, obligated to work and help maintain the place and the plants, and not just when he decides he wants to. Except he does that anyway.

And right now, after a quick initial checkup, he decides he wants to see how his father is holding up. Less armed now that the threat of the pirates has passed (in more ways than one), he approaches slowly and with a small sound, to give Thranduil the time to prepare what thoughts he has to prepare.