Do you think the elf-king ever leaves his throne to go outside?
Uhmm, yeah. The elf-king goes out all the time to Chili's to get a molten chocolate cake. Definitely! That was major sarcasm, just to let you know. On page 189, it says "Companies of the Wood-elves, sometimes with the king at their head, would from time to time ride out to hunt." So the king does leave his throne.