Oh, despite my reputation I always tell the truth.

[From a certain point of view]

There is a history of the elves, alongside some of their more strange technology and inventions. They had a bit of a sense of humour about things, though they have mostly sequestered themselves off from my part of the world in more recent times.

[He points to a rather large book]

I was a bit surprised to find it here, there are not too many copies of this book floating about.