"Yeah, I wanna bet," she answers with a grin, glad to hear him laugh and relieved to have him challenging her like this. Maybe it won't stop her worrying, not completely, but he sounds like himself in that challenge and that's an incredible relief. Whether or not they actually do it doesn't even matter, because if they make plans, if they have this conversation, she's pretty sure that will be more than enough to just keep her worry in check.
Which is probably exactly what he wants, too.
"We can start with guns and then see if you're any good with the crossbow," she tells him with a self-satisfied smile. "Maybe even a bow and arrow." Kili's is really too small for either of them to use, but they might be able to find something else, and she wants to keep shooting because it makes her feel closer to him. He'd always loved it and he'd loved teaching her, which is why she'd taken the bow and arrow after he disappeared.
"Ten bucks says I hit the target more often than you do."
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Which is probably exactly what he wants, too.
"We can start with guns and then see if you're any good with the crossbow," she tells him with a self-satisfied smile. "Maybe even a bow and arrow." Kili's is really too small for either of them to use, but they might be able to find something else, and she wants to keep shooting because it makes her feel closer to him. He'd always loved it and he'd loved teaching her, which is why she'd taken the bow and arrow after he disappeared.
"Ten bucks says I hit the target more often than you do."