[ Elves don't squee, or he totally would at her reaction. Instead, she only gets that amused and fond crinkle of his eyes ]

I would be a fool indeed to not be grateful for blessings unasked for. [ whiiiiich isn't saying that he accepts, them, mind. Technically. ]

Oh, but when you are as old as I, you learn to be grateful for the small things, as well as the great, for it is often the little things that make a life worth living.