[She nods.]

Yes. We've both inhabited the planet for as long as we both remember.

[It's a joke, and she smiles. Bones and fossils paint a much better picture than written records.]

Elf physiology is very odd and adaptive. They've been using magic longer than we have, so magic could be the cause for their ability to change so dramatically.

[Fortescue shrugs her shoulders lightly. That's just the popular theory, and it's been a long time since she studied history.]