Left in the The Old Forest he found himself surrounded by trees, whose creaks and waning in the wind, spoke subtle words. Most of his early survival is credited to Tom of the Ol'Forest, he watched over Elsophorin for many years, unknowingly to Elso of course.

Many winters after, Tom revealed himself, and admitted to many things, he being the chief cause of the young Dwarfs survival through the years. Tom, after that was considered a close friend. Elso had very much survived on his own and learned many lesson thus far, but it was not long after, he was pushed of the forest, by something dark and unnatural.