#4: I thought for a while this could be one of the Finarfinions avoiding discussing the Kinslaying with Thingol, but then I thought of BEOR to Finrod: "A darkness lies behind us" etc.
#2: 'Kingsfoil' gives this away as ARAGORN sassing the herb-master of Minas Tirith.
I can't wait to find out who owns ten new Balins!
hS