"It's more a recent thing that we've gone into hiding actually. I remember an age where we were part of the world."

Which honestly hinted at his own age he realized. But he just smiled a little and shook his head. "I remember when I could walk down the streets and be recognized for what I was but not feared or shunned for it. But I know many places were not like that. Hence why the Council came to be built in the first place."