*is surprised when his first reaction is not skepticism, as you and he both might've expected, but instead impatience* Which Ainur? The ones I've been chasing the past two years would just as soon choke you or drink your blood or—
*cuts himself off and inhales deeply (damn, he's been sitting on all of this far too long, it seems)* *carefully measures his tone* I've been studying them. That's why I'm in Gondolin. That's why I'm here. There were (*waves a hand*) creatures, I was offered a gigantic research grant to do the work, it got me a change of scenery... and now I've gone mad.