Yes. With boots.
Sometimes I like lowering the speed with heavy gear so I can heal more before the next fight. That works great until elves start shooting then you want to run to melee them quick.
can i ask how long you play to reach the elves?
Took me a few hours for me of passive play.
I wasn't paying attention to time but I feel like it took around 40 to 45 minutes. I was putting everything into hp regen.