[He has the feeling she's indeed testing the waters with him, used to the signs. He's been raised to survive in the crucible of the board room, cutting his teeth years ago with Shinra's business projects when he was just a teen. Barely a teen. Rufus knows when a conversation's skewed more assessing than open.]

I never meant to imply that. [That there was something being wrong with a half-elf.] Only that if there's a power imbalance, then that means someone must have a reason to complain about it. Thus, your wish.

If such a weighty problem can be solved so easily, only with participation in this game, then I can only wish you the best.