We wood-elves will not fight for one so young as you, #.
No elf of Mirkwood would follow your command.
Only the mightiest of men are fit to command the warriors of Mirkwood, #.
You would seek to hire my warriors? Ilúvatar has placed no bounds on the folly of men.
You are no great warrior of the Elder Days, #, nor a man of the West. Begone!
What foolishness makes you think an elf of Mirkwood would follow your lead, #?
Great men sometimes fight with us in battle. You are no great man, #.
Which fool gave you passage into our lands?
I have yet to see any Adan of Endor capable of leading elves, and you are no exception, #.