Perhaps when they are better aquainted. She has no obligation to him, she is not a wood-elf nor is this Mirkwood. He would not wish to impose any with no better excuse than for his own majesty. There's more important things to do.

"This Shadow is very great," he explained, voice quite soft but still with a touch of weariness, "and not so easy to oppose. It takes the strength of all my people in addition to my own to stave off the brunt. If more would join us perhaps there is more that could be done, but we have been left to fend it off as best we can these many years."