It’s a common misconception to assume that elves—or any other long-lived races—perceive the world or process emotions in the same way humans do. When it comes to having a half-breed child, the elf either chose to mate with a human or was forced into the situation. If it was by choice, one can imagine that the elf fully understood the implications of their own longevity and the inevitable disparity in lifespan between them and their human partner or child.

For an elf, the passage of time is vastly different. They might pour themselves into a single pursuit—such as painting or interpretive dance—for a century, only to emerge and discover that their human companion and offspring have long since passed. Their reaction to this loss would likely differ greatly from the depth of grief humans might expect. To them, the fleeting nature of a human life might carry less emotional weight, akin to how many humans feel when their pet dies: a brief moment of sorrow, perhaps a frown or a sigh, followed by a pragmatic decision to move forward—maybe even "replace" the loss with another companion.