Some high elves fled to the human kingdom, and they were only kept sane by immense willpower and prayer. But the rest of us, especially the young ones-- we had no choice. When our elders showed us how to... [He hesitates, visibly trembling now.] ... how to take mana from other things, we had to do it, even if it hurt them. Even if it drained them dry and killed them.

-- you see, right? I'm a monster. As long as I'm here, I have to feed on other people. Things like me shouldn't be allowed around seraphim at all, but I was just so happy to talk to someone, I...

[He covers his face and falls silent. It's a lot of information to dump on someone, and he knows that.]