She took a respectful half-step back when it became clear that he was going to get out on his own, because she knew just how stubborn the family could be, and even adopted she was as bull-headed as the rest, sometimes.

She couldn't help but smile, just a little, at his expression, it reminded her of how she always felt coming back after any amount of time away. Though at the question she laughed brightly, "You wouldn't know, would you? Kili found me in a dumpster outside of work, I wasn't quite a year old yet, then brought me back here since I hadn't got anywhere else to go, and nobody was looking for me after six months, so he and Fili adopted me all proper-like."