The first sentence. When you're talking about more than one elf it is elves not elfs.
I would say that it’s hard to say no to people because of the fear that the other person will take offense in you saying no. We just want the other person to like and accept you, which causes you to do things that you don’t really want to do, but do to please the other person. It is basically just a desire to fit in and to be liked by others.
The humiliation of his mother by the hands of Sassouma who was very jealous.
