Whyever would he try to startle someone by comming at them from a blind angle? As far as he's concerned they are all in this together and should treat eachother with care. So he makes it quite obvious when he approaches the other elf.

"Well met, kinsman." He greets him with a small bow of his head. "And my sincerest sympathies for having been plucked out of your own world the same as the rest of us here. I hope it has not been too much of a shock for you..."