That's our tactical advisor. He looked some feminine. He definitely does not look that intelligent, thought the king. He had indeed forgotten that he had met the elf before and Legolas was his son. But please forgive him, since it was very difficult to keep track of fifty sons and fourteen daughters. It only made sense that he should have that many children as Thranduil was quite a charmer with elf-maidens and he had been around since the Second Age. He was tall, dark and handsome after all.