"It's the same in my world, though I never tried to draw attention to myself as a performer. Besides, I'm not anywhere near as good as my brother Maglor, who is called the Bard of Middle-earth, or sometimes the Bard of the West. But thank you! It's kind of you to think my aspirations are worthy of respect."

He considers her. "What are you good at? Do you have a vocation or a profession, or just something you do because you love to do it? Everybody's good at something, I believe."