But, in his world, dragons were creatures of Morgoth, and elves decidedly were not. Dragons had been created wicked, and that did not change. He was starting to shake again - it was difficult to control for long periods. And he did not know to what these questions tended - guessing what she was do was harder when he didn't know what she was doing.

"The world was given first to the elder children of Ilúvatar - Men were not created until long years had passed under the stars." He hadn't been there for that part, personally, but there were elves alive who had.

"It is a mystery."