[Of course. A natural thing to be curious about. Still, he hides a trace of dissatisfaction that sneaks into him. Even in this world, his pointed ears will stand out as his most notable feature to many.]

A fair question.

[The tip of his index finger touches the tip of one of his ears.] These are the pointed ears of ‘the elven people’: they mark me as an ‘elf’.

[He moves that finger to curl at his chin. He thinks to explain that his world has several races, and that he is not himself unfamiliar with humans such as she. But from their little vantage point, they watch the alien diversity of the newcomers coming and going. It reminds him of the folly of such assumptions.]

Now I must ask you a question about your people, in turn. What do they call themselves?