The kotlc "elves can't handle violence! Guilt or smth!" thing is really pmo because. No. There's no way they're that fragile
I believe that its simple because of how they're raised. Most elves live without a hint of exposure to violence in their lives, and so they aren't accustomed to bloodshed and gore and stuff. I doubt they even consume vaguely violent media aside from history books (?). Their whole lives are spent under the idea that violence is impossible in their perfect shining world
Now, humans. They have extremely short lives as compared to elves. Death is always a constant. Theyre raised knowing they could die anytime. Murder and violence and death frequents the media they consume. They build up a tolerance and acceptance to death
Tl;dr elves just aren't used to violence imo, they defo have the capacity for brutality
