You speak to one now, do you not?

[She smiles in a way that she hopes is reassuring. Of all the elves present, Galadriel is probably the most prideful until her uncle shows up, so she doesn't think he'd have many problems. And- oh, that would be a good place to begin explaining elves, wouldn't it.]

I daresay I am old enough to be your grandmother many times over; elves do not age in the manner of men.