For a moment, Ed couldn't help but wonder what Fairy's true purpose was, but none of the elves questioned or turned away. They were still silent, calm and determined, and Ed gradually calmed down in that silence, remembering that Payne had told him that even if they weren't close to each other, Philip Silver Leaf was still the one he trusted the most among all the elders...... And this trust is not just because of blood.

He withdrew his gaze, a little ashamed, secretly hoping that Fairy had not noticed his suspicions...... Even if he was aware of it, the proud elf wouldn't care at all.

“...... Very good. ”

He heard Ferry's voice sound again, "I know you have your own plans, but since you have come here to seek my help, from now on, you must obey my orders. ”

This time, Ed saw resistance and hesitation in the eyes of many elves.

"What do you need us to do?" asked the short elf beside Lance.

He tilted his head slightly, looking like a somewhat impatient teenager, and rudely opened his mouth when he shouldn't have spoken. However, when he noticed Ed's slightly surprised gaze, he squinted generously and smiled back.

In those gray eyes that are so light that they are almost transparent, there is a calmness and calmness that "teenagers" will not have.

“...... First of all, I need you to remove all the soldiers who have been placed in the Streamer Ring. Firi replied, and that look of disdain finally allowed Ed to confirm that it was not Lance Sunchaser who could make the decision among the elves, but this impossibly young little man.

"You know everything. The elf laughed, and his eyes widened with curiosity, "But why did you want to evacuate them?"

It was a question that Philee would never like, but he asked it in such a way that it was difficult for anyone to feel disgust and anger.

"Because I need you to stay away from the Tower of Silence. Ferry looked him straight and said in a flat tone, "At least most of you. Because of your strength...... Even life is of little use here, and even if you are not afraid of sacrifice, it is always pointless to waste it. ”

The elf looked down in contemplation, then looked up again with a bright smile.

"No one knows that tower better than you. He said, "There is no one who wants the king to live more than you...... We listen to you. ”

Ed unconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

He could tell that the elves didn't trust Fairy that much, and that Fairy's lofty posture made it almost impossible for such a cooperation to succeed - but the little elf weakened the "obedience" toughness under a common goal in a few words, and Fairy clearly tolerated it when facing him...... Who the hell is he?

However, now is not the time to ask this. Lance turned around and made a simple gesture, and a pair of elves who were apparently sisters quietly departed, and Ferry Silverleaf opened his mouth to give another command:

"Tell you about the sword dancers hiding in the purple orchid meadows......"

Ed looked up at the sky. The silver tree was no longer shining, the stars twinkling among the leaves, and it might have been another long night, but he didn't feel much uneasy.

He had thought that the elves had lost their bearings, that they were drifting away from this world, basking in the glory of the past, rotting like fallen leaves in the woods...... But he forgot that there was always new grass and trees under the rotting leaves, and the branches and leaves that obscured the sky would disperse when the wind blew.

He still likes elves so much, and he doesn't do it at all.

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Located on the edge of Grivar, the Purple Orchid Meadow is a grassy slope shaped like a crescent moon in the middle of the forest, which seems to have been covered with clumps of purple orchid grass since thousands of years, and the tallest can even reach a human head. Further northwest of the meadow, across a grove of trees, is a human village. Over the years, there has been a tacit understanding between humans and elves, and even though this is already Grivar's territory, if someone sneaks in and digs up some violet grass rhizomes for medicinal herbs, as long as it is not too excessive, they will not be expelled.

Only, it can't go any further south.

Now that the flowering period has passed, the purple orchid flowers have not yet bloomed, according to human beings, near the elves, no matter what they are, they will always live longer.

However, those little pink flowers were a little white in the starlight, perhaps because they were trampled on from time to time, the aroma like vanilla and apple-like was extraordinarily strong, and the smell that was not disgusting at once began to be a little disgusting after smelling for a long time.

Seruin withdrew his gaze and tapped his fingers on the side of his leg, realizing that he had begun to lose patience.

They've been stuck here all day. Grivar's defenses were unusually tight, and he didn't seem to be letting up in the slightest because of the internal strife. The planned chaos has been waiting for a long time, let alone a response. No matter how they turn around, how they dodge, how they hit the west...... There were always many pairs of eyes staring at them firmly among the dense foliage, and from time to time with a whistling arrow...... Or a leopard to warn them that, as humans, they cannot go any further, and they are not allowed to step into the realm of the elves.

The teasing warnings were infuriating – but they were indeed trapped here.

He had one last resort, hiding in the bag around his waist, but it didn't last long, and they were still a long way from the center of Grivar.

If they can't complete the task before dawn...... It's never going to be done.

A clear birdsong sounded in the darkness. He looked up vigilantly, but he could only see the shadows of the trees moving slightly, as if a wind was blowing.

If the elves didn't want to be discovered by him, he couldn't. The natural disparity between the races had never been so irritating to him...... As a northerner, he probably shouldn't have taken on this task at all.

But he had a warrior's instinct, and that instinct told him that the elves were leaving—not all, perhaps, but enough.

He waited. He waited for the breeze to subside, for the birds to cried away, until something seemed to have fallen from the flowers not far away, and then he slowly raised his hand.

Those who hide in the darkness have their own codes. He closed his eyes, satisfying to feel the dazzling white light explode in the night, making him dizzy for a moment, even through his eyelids.

It wasn't pleasant, but a grim smile tugged at his lips.

- Hopefully the elves with "eagle-sharp eyes" will like this.

The leaves snapped, and arrows pierced the air. The enraged elves had already attacked without hesitation, but for a short time they could not find that one of the humans hiding in the shadows had disappeared.

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