[ he shakes his head, flipping his braid back over his shoulder to lace his fingers together instead. ] Mm, no, it's not that. They're-- [ a pause, glancing briefly to bel, mildly questioning. ] --You're? Still the most dominant race, at least where I'm from, but.. I grew up with my clan, so I didn't really start spending extended amounts of time with other races until the last.. [ oh. how long has it been since the destruction of the temple? ] .. year or two, I suppose.

[ a beat, then a gesture to one of his ears. ] I'm an elf, for the record. I don't know if we exist where you're from or not.

[ some places have his people, but most seem not to. humans are pretty much a universal constant, though. ]