Sad kid will let him do that and fall over on the ground crying. The adult Elf comes and scoops him up. 

"I'm sorry - I'm sorry sir -"

The Elf looks baffled, maybe that didn't translate. The kid keeps crying. 

Faerval comes running around the corner, looking distressed. 

Nelen looks at the portal like he very much wants to dive into it, but he resists.

"Are you okay?"

"I'm - I'm -

- it's complicated -"

" - okay. Do you need a doctor."

"No."

"Do you need a hug."

"No!"

"Do you need a boat."

"...a boat?"

"When I'm stressed I go sailing."

"I've never been on a boat."

"You're missing out! Uh, Elves hug to be friendly, he didn't mean it as a - I don't know - as a mean thing -"

"That's not the - I'm - it's complicated."

"You've said! But I can tell a kid 'you shouldn't hug the Amentans because they don't think hugs are nice' or I can tell them 'you shouldn't hug the Amentans because they'll freak out and scare you" or I can tell them something better than that if I know what it is!"

"I don't - I don't know how to - explain -"

"Okay." 

The other Elf has set the crying kid down; he is staring at them and pouting.

"I'm sorry."

"No one's mad at you."

"I'm sorry I don't know how to explain. I wouldn't know where to start. I'm scared. I'm sorry."

" - why don't I teach you how to sail a boat."

"I - it's - I have shoe covers for walking around but a boat I think you don't just stand on -"

"No, you move the sails and things - touching things won't hurt you if eating things didn't..."