Firo blinks, losing the steely look as Elrond apologizes. He can't remember the last time someone responded that way and he suddenly feels self-conscious for his own reaction. Maybe the guy didn't really mean it as an insult. He shakes his head and quickly looks away. "N-no, it's fine. Just don't do it again."

He's quiet for a moment as he tries to think of a way to change the subject. "So... you were in a war? That really must've been rough. There was one back home a few years after I was born." He hardly remembers anything, but there are still echoes of it even about 20 years later.