"I've met the elves, though not from any place called the Underdark. Darkest places I know of is Mordor, but there aren't any elves there, nor really any decent folk."

But an elf with darker skin did seem a bit strange as Sam tried to picture it, not that it really made no difference to him. Elves had always been a thing of mystery and they'd been rather kind and helpful from Sam's experience. So if Barcus said this fellow was alright, then that was good enough for Sam.

"I'm a hobbit, though I suppose the tall folk do call us halflings, or Shire folk. But I don't know nothing about Gnomes either."