"Aren't you much faster! Heroes of Birch Town. Elletair stopped on a plain north of Birch Town and said to Will, who arrived behind him, "You are a step slower, Will. ”

Her golden hair hung down to her ears, and her eyes and teeth shone with a faint heroic spirit.

"Don't rush out of the house without a single glance...... Aren't you afraid that I'll lose it? Ver also turned over and dismounted, looking at Eli in front of him, and couldn't help but feel touched in his heart.

Elletaire was beautiful at sunset, and Wille admitted that she looked charming now, and the heat from her forehead was slightly reddening.

"You must have done the same thing, Vere." Elitair smiled slightly, as if what she had just done was a joke, "I was still worried about you. ”

"You...... Worried about me? ”

Elletair looked directly into Will's eyes, "yes, worried about a...... Maybe someone I don't have to worry about at all. ”

"Alay, what do you mean?"

Alley lowered his head and his eyes darkened, closed his eyes and sighed, "No...... It's not interesting...... I'm just trying to get it...... Hehe, that's not what I'm good at. ”

"I've always wanted Fateh to find you. But you disappeared after that. …… Where have you been all this time? ”

"Can you guess...... I went to the hermit's assembly, and there I sought help and refuge from the mages. Elettair led the horse on a leash and walked forward. You know, it's not easy to survive in post-war Birch Town...... Especially one of the initiators of this involvement...... I said that I would not trust anyone but myself and the people I believed. ”

Weir nodded, "Your injuries should have been healed at the time......"

"It's not because of the pain, it's just that my interpretation of the scroll has been troubled...... And the operation of the mage's assembly failed...... Cast in the shadow of a demon, mage may be an unspeakable word for the townspeople. ”

"I have a part of the responsibility to be like this...... But I will definitely destroy the demons. ”

"I wondered, who made you take on such a responsibility? ......," Elletair simply said, "No, I don't blame you. It's just that in the years that follow, I'm afraid there will be fewer and fewer places for mages. ”

"......" Will was silent, and the two walked for a while, and Elettel broke the silence, "Of course, things are not without a turn for the better, do you remember the scroll that the two of us brought?" …… That scroll records that there is still land that can survive outside the current Star Spirit Continent...... Perhaps we should have crossed the 'insurmountable mountain' of the Nidopok Nannian Mountains...... Look for it from afar. ”

"Where is that?" Weir asked.

"Unknown land."

“…… Why are you going there, I've heard people say that there are still many mages in the territory of those southern families. There is also a mage assembly there. ”

Eletair shook his head, "Family, family, it's not the mage's territory, it's the family's territory...... It's bloodline, not ability, that is important there. …… There's no way for someone like me to fit into the mage assembly there...... Can you imagine that most of the councillors in the Mage Assembly don't even know what magic feels like. ”

"Then them."

"It's more like a kind of council, where the people of those families suddenly awaken to become mages,...... The people there are accustomed to calling it Awakening, just like gaining the title of knight, they are just tools to contribute to the interests of the family. …… That's not the future of the mages I want to see...... Moreover, the hermit congregation is also leaving. …… I'm going to leave here with them......" Eletel looked at Ver, who looked thoughtful.

"I see...... Since it is called an 'impassable mountain', it should be very difficult to get there, and you don't know anything about the world on the other side of the mountain, have you ever thought about staying? ”

"Ever thought about it...... But the people I know, Brno, Frank...... They're all gone......"

"You can also meet new people."

"I'm a mage after all...... And a mage who is not willing to be lonely......" Elletair looked at the sunset ahead, "remember the way I am, you don't want the Ellay you know to be a philistine woman...... I don't want you to think I'm going to be like that. ”

Vere looked at Elletaire, who looked at him, and for a moment she remembered his wife, who had not been married as expected.

Eli looked into the eyes of Vere and understood what Vere meant. Smile slightly, let the tears be silent in your heart.

"I really want to know, Weir, who is thinking of you in your heart......" said Lay silently in his heart, "I wish you could talk to me...... I'm still your friend. ”

After being in a trance, Wiel comforted Elletair, "But don't worry too much, I'm sure you'll be fine...... I will always be your friend. ”

Alay's body trembled slightly, and the reins of the horse in his hand paused, "Weir, let's get on the horse and go...... There's still some way to go. ”

Ver nodded, and rolled over his horse.

……

At the entrance to a deep valley, the sound of horses was heard, and the two men slowly came to the bottom of the valley.

"Let's park our horses here, walk in, and we'll see Elder Tawa."

"Okay."

The two men tied their horses and headed for the valley floor.

"Who is Elder Tawa?"

"He is one of the leaders of the hermit's assembly, where decisions are made by a system of mutual deliberation, and the elders generally do not interfere in anyone's life, but they only gather together when they encounter important decisions and things that jeopardize the assembly."

"Where are they together now?"

"No, but the demonic incident in Birch Harbor has sent the elders to a meeting."

"And then they want to find me?"

"I don't know...... The Council of the Elders is not something I can participate in. Eltail spoke truthfully.

"How many people are there like you?"

"Except for the elders, no one else knows."

"How many elders are there?"

Alley shook his head, "Except for Elder Tawa, I haven't met any of the other elders. ”

"That's right...... Do you know why Elder Tawa is looking for me? ”

"I don't know ......." Islay patiently solved Wiel's problem with a universal answer. "When you see him, you'll get to know him."

So saying, the two of them came to the valley, and the sight before them surprised Will.

Although the climate here is not snowy, the cold of the air still makes it impossible for the green grass to grow.

But in front of him, there was a green meadow, and Wille could even see butterflies fluttering among the flowers.

Ver looked back and repeated his eyes, causing Eli beside him to laugh softly, "Don't be surprised, this is the residence of Elder Tava, who has guarded it with his magic. ”

“…… I just think it's a little fresh...... It's been a long time since I've seen a view like this. …… It's beautiful. ”

"Let's go forward, do you see that little stone house there? Elder Tawa was there. ”

Will scratched his head, feeling that the scene in front of him seemed somewhat familiar, "Let's go." ”

The two walked through the green meadow to the front of the stone house, and Islay stepped forward and knocked lightly on the door, and an old man opened it from the inside.

"Elletaire, you're back." He smiled kindly at Eletair and looked at Ver, "Mr. Wiel, please come in." ”

"Hello, Elder Tawa." Wiel bowed lightly, and Tawa gently replied, "We've been waiting for you for a long time, come into the house, there's another person waiting for you." ”

"And one more? …… Alley, won't you go in? ”

Standing outside the door, Elletair didn't have the slightest intention of going in, but just gently gestured towards Tava, who nodded, and Elletair walked away slowly.

"Elle is a good girl...... Tavar said as she looked at Will, "but unfortunately you already have another person in your heart, and I think she can see it." ”

Wiel looked at Elletair's back with some surprise, "Elder Tava...... I'm friends with Islay. ”

Tawa was noncommittal, "I've heard about you and Bode...... I had already counseled him...... But once man's ambition swells, it can't be contained. …… Come in, Ver, the answers you want, what you are looking for, I will answer them for you. ”

Wiel looked at Elder Tawa and followed him inside.

This stone house resembles the houses of the Valley of the Sacred Tree, and even gives Veel the illusion of returning to the Valley of the Sacred Tree.

"Wiel...... There you are. Elder Tawa pushed open another wooden door in the middle of the room, and a voice came from front of him.