As the 13 dwarves with there leader Thorin oakenshield he spots a young elf no older then 4 who was absolutely a pure looking elf. He wondered where they got this child and where it's parents where.

Legolas: Father, we found them in the forest of our lands. Thorin: Let us go, you elf?! The little elf was held by the back of their shirt in the air by a soldier