[ Poe crosses his arms loosely against his chest. ]

Three, out of how many?

[ What odds do the truly have with that? He knew it would be a tough fight to begin with. Thranduil seemed to be the only one that could do anything. As long as he'll fight for them and not against them. ]

If he is saying to wait, that's all we can do. As much as we all hate doing that. We can focus on other things while gaining the trust of the natives. It never hurts to have another plan in place when things start to crumble down around you.