[He lets out an annoyed sigh at the first part of that, dismissing it utterly. But he's glad to hear that Hythlodaeus seems fit to not take on blame that is not his to carry. There's a lot of emotions that Hades carries in regard to Hythlodaeus, but resentment is not one of them.

Never will be.

As for his question, however, he hesitates. Then is quick to make up for that all too telling pause.]

I am currently nursing an injury—naught to be overly concerned with, but I fear if I were to travel in this state, I would only worsen my hurts. If not for that, I would not have sent Estinien in my stead.

[That much is true, the other part is that he can't just ditch his work so easily. And if he's to make headway in his projects, he cannot just take a couple weeks off for a personal matter.]