YEOUCH, NONNIE.
Well, I’ve expounded a bit on my early thoughts on Thranduil, and yeah – I think that he holds fiercely to that which he has. I think he has a massive loss-complex, thanks to the long and painful life he has led. And that has on occasion caused him to make decisions that appear very cold.
I don’t think he would leave the Greenwood, no. It is his, he has fought for it for long, bitter years – against monsters and spiders and even against the damned Necromancer. His people have bled for it. It is his, his home, and he will not lose another.
I also think he would be a) heartbroken that Legolas leaves for Ithilien, and b) DEVASTATED that Legolas leaves for the Undying Lands.
