Funny how Curufin's cheerfulness fools people into thinking he's never down. Actually, cheerfulness is a habit he taught himself in childhood and used forever afterwards to lever his moods back up when they sink. Much of the time it is perfectly genuine, though. Such as now.

He listens to Inigo's description of the shield. "A shield, huh? That sounds useful. What's it made of? Is it metal or a metal alloy?" He has to laugh a little Ingio indicates the heaps of clothes around them, and presumably the train clothes they were wearing when they walked into the Dressing Coach. "None of these seem particularly useful for blocking a sword strike or a hit from any other weapon!"

Inigo seems like the sort who would protect himself with good gear if he had the option. "Anything else? Anything that you wear when you wear the shield?"