"Oh wow" you say, staring intently at the scrying orb "have you heard about this new disease among elves?"
"What?" he says. Eldrain prided himself on the greater immunity to disease elves had over humans.
"Yeah, if an elf gets it over the course of a week he turns into an orc." you knew in addition to being an elf chauvinist Eldrain was also a sexist. "About three-quarters of the cases there's a gender flip as well. Probably some sort of magical curse. Huh, no cases reported around here, though. The first symptoms are itchy ears, so as long as your ears don't itch there's nothing to worry about." You give a laugh.