“...... You say, 'Release'?"

Ed didn't hide his surprise, "Has Ankeland been there all along......?

"Dead. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 Olin replied, "to bones, scattered at the base of a destroyed tower—indeed...... But he was Ankeland after all. ”

At the time of his death, Anclan sealed his soul in a shattered gem on his staff.

It was not known how he had planned to get out, but the Council of Elders soon discovered that despite their stubbornness, their power was never to be underestimated.

They rebuilt another tower on top of the destroyed Tower of Omer, hiding the gem in a vault, but they didn't destroy him...... Instead, he managed to summon Ankran.

"I don't understand. Naria bluntly said, "Why give their most hated enemy a chance to survive......?

She swallowed the irreverent comment.

Ohlin could only smile wryly.

"They want to find out where Ankland's power comes from. "They don't believe that an elf who has turned his back on the gods can have that kind of power...... They want to find the 'real enemy'. ”

However, all they found was disappointment.

It may be too weak at first, then more likely because of pure contempt. No matter what kind of threats and torture they were under, the soul that had been imprisoned for thousands of years never said a word.

But perhaps he gave Norian some kind of promise...... or temptation. Otherwise, no one can understand why the king, who is a little impatient but not stupid, would suddenly do such a thing.

It was soon revealed—perhaps the moment Ankeland disappeared from the Tower of Silence. However, it took the elders more than 200 years to find out who had let him go.

Payne Silverleaf's older brother, Iviri, almost perfectly helps his father cover everything up. When he dies suddenly in an accident, the grief-stricken father reveals his secret in tears.

He took the death of his eldest son as some kind of punishment...... And this punishment should have fallen on him.

A few broken words like whispers in a few sorrows were enough for the skeptical elders to find out the truth.

Soon after, Norrian disappeared from Grivar. Legend has it that he sailed alone to the Holy Island in order to find peace of mind...... At least, that's a legend that the elves are willing to accept.

The Presbyterians had to make Payne king because they couldn't make their reasons for not doing so, and they couldn't find a more suitable option than Payne.

Luckily, Payne doesn't seem to know anything about anything...... Unfortunately, as he grew older, he eventually began to have doubts and secretly searched for his father's whereabouts and the truth that was hidden in silence.

With this heavy secret, the already irreconcilable contradictions between the king and the council of elders, who concealed and guarded each other, became more and more intense. Payne suspects that both his father and brother were murdered, while the Presbyterian Council fears that he will go astray like his father and brother...... or were already involved.

Unspeakable hatred and suspicion, the anger and resentment accumulated over thousands of years of mutual containment, the completely different directions they have taken, and the confrontation between open and covert again and again...... Gradually, both sides lost room to turn around.

Norian's fate is unknown, and the key may be in his hands, but the elders have also lost news of him. Although they probably want to know if they can find Ankelan through Norian...... That powerful and dangerous soul was completely lost.

"So...... What does this have to do with Novi?"

Naria couldn't help but ask.

“...... This is just speculation. Orin replied softly, "On the day Anclam was released, there were only three babies born to Grivar...... Novi is one of them. ”

“...... Do you want to say that it has always been Ankland?" Narya's face turned pale, "Since birth?!"

...... Maybe she's glad Tess wasn't here.

"I said, it's just speculation. Orin smiled wryly, "Perhaps, Ankelan has been hiding under another soul...... I don't know what he did to get him from all the detection. The three babies had been watched for many years since birth, and had even been secretly sent into the Tower of Silence, but had not shown any anomalous appearances. It wasn't until Norvi was called the 'Last Sunstrider' that another cursed prophecy was remembered and the elders were never unanimous in their opinions...... After all, Norvi and Ankeland ...... Their personalities are so different that Norway can't see the slightest disguise even when he is being hunted down by the Shadow Dancers and facing the threat of death. ”

Perhaps only real death can awaken Ankeland...... The elders finally proved it, but they couldn't clean up the increasingly messy situation. Elven elders from thousands of years ago still have enough power to summon and imprison the souls of Ankeland, the heirs thousands of years later...... But he couldn't even grasp Ankeland's whereabouts.

Naria nodded silently—she preferred to accept the explanation.

"You know a lot. ”

Alan spoke suddenly, and no emotion could be heard in his calm tone.

Orin understood his questioning.

"We ......," he said softly and quickly, and his ears tingled slightly, "Grivar has our ...... Ears. ”

For humans, spying on elves can be very difficult for even people like Balk. But if the spy is an elf himself...... can know these unspeakable secret things, and the identity of the "eyes and ears" is probably not trivial.

Ed scratched his chin—his ungrown beard always tickled there.

He believed that Orin wasn't lying, after all, there were things he had heard from Payne. Though...... Think of the gem he had given back to Payne and the expressionless face of the silent Tariferi Silverleaf Mask, and the panic that could not be concealed for a moment...... He suspected that Norian had done more than just "let Anclan go".

A trace of uneasiness passed through the bottom of my heart. He gave the gem to Payne because he believed that the Silver Leaf King had the courage to accept the facts...... But it was his father, not some more distant ancestor, as he had originally guessed.

Could that be a bad decision?

Ed licked his lips and calmed himself down. The truth may be more complicated, but even what Orin said is more than a secret to the elves...... That's a shame. Despite thousands of years of separation, the elves of the Antlers Forest are still elves - it is not easy for Orin to tell them this, and what he asks for will certainly not be easy.

“...... Do you want me to take you to the Silver Leaf King?"

He asked softly, vaguely knowing what the answer would be.