[ Rhy processes this information with a faint furrow between his brows, a bit confused and curious. His head tilts to the side, ever so slightly. ]

Sorry, besides the 'long-lived' part and your unique ears, I'm not really sure I understand the difference. Where you choose to live?

[ He is absolutely imagining dwarves as looking exactly like Elrond, but shorter. He knows the word only for its literal meaning, not as a race of any creature. ]

Plenty of folk like forests and mountains. Maybe even cold caves.