It's the start of a beautiful friendship.
Neither of them knows when the bickering changed from insulting to friendly, but it's a welcome change, even if they don't understand it.
Their friendship is almost humorous. Legolas, Son of King Thranduil who imprisoned thirteen dwarves, one of which who was Gloin, Father of Gimli.
And in just one friendship, they overcame an ancient feud between The Elven Kind and The Dwarves.
It was a friendship that would last for eternities, be spoken in legends: 'The Elven Prince and The Stubborn Dwarf had become friends!'
The best thing about their friendship is that no-one understood it. Not even themselves, and that was the beauty of it.