Legolas laughed. The Elf was delighted that Aragorn seemed to be unaffected by his beauty. He originally had wanted to tell Estel the truth right away. But something held him back. He knew that the hearts of Men were fickle. Though Aragorn's loved him enough to break his curse, he wanted to see if the Man would actually stay faithful to him. If he was going to give Immortality to Aragorn, he needed to know the Man would not leave him for the next beautiful creature that came along. He felt horrible for making Estel suffer longer than necessary, but after Arameius, he could not afford to be careless about his responsibilities as the Star of Earendil.