Ysarth remembers a similar question by the wood elf friend in Solitude
'I was born in the first Aldermi dominion but I cannot recall my life as a boy nor the sight or smell of my parents. Although my brothers, the Thalmor, are considered the sinners in Tamriel, I have no relation of that sort. I learned the life of nature and the magic that lay therein. I have been confronted by many Nords and other man-races, asking if I am part of the Thalmor. I am not by no means more than blood. My brothers have been corrupted by the magic they sought for their hunger.'
He rubs his chin gently where the scars are. I quick reminder of a dark day
'May I ask, why be you so weary? Are you a traveler of sorts?'