In the faint glow of the fire, Leah paced back and forth in the room, one hand on her chin.

Her eyes were misty, as if she was immersed in memories of the past.

The fire crackled and danced, and the only sound in the quiet room was the sound of trees burning and cracking.

"Hmm...... That's probably the case. "

Leah's words echoed through the room, as if to evoke something in response.

Coot and Vinia looked at each other.

A "I see" expression appeared on their faces, as if they were silently communicating some kind of resonance.

Surprisingly, Victor and Miss Leah's mother are not the same person.

This fact caused the two elves to blink and open their mouths to speak.

But in the end, it was Venia who broke the silence first.

"But if you've never met your own mother, and you've never met Master Victor's mother,"

There was a faint question in Venia's voice:

"How can you be so sure that your mother is not the same person?"

Kokot nodded approvingly.

Liya spread her hands, sighed, lowered her brows, and said helplessly:

"Of course, my family told me."

She only remembers that since childhood, her father was very strict.

But this severity is divided into two very different patterns.

Although his father was strict, his discipline of Victor was casual, because he showed extraordinary talent from an early age.

Leah still remembers that discrimination.

His father's strictness towards Victor was nothing more than because of his high hopes for Victor, hoping that he would become an outstanding mage.

Victor was gifted and learning magic was a breeze for him, so his father rarely interfered with his studies.

In this regard, her father's attitude towards Leah is completely different.

She remembers how strict her father was with her when she was a child.

"Because I stained my brother's magic book, and he criticized me harshly."

Leah closed her eyes, as if the voice of criticism was still ringing in her ears:

Don't enter Victor's room at will, don't disturb him, and don't trouble your brother.

At that time, not only did her father reproach her, but even Victor severely reprimanded her and punished her for standing in the cold snow.

But she didn't shed a tear.

Looking back now, Leah thinks she was really stupid at the time.

At that time, Leah had only one simple thought in her heart:

'Obviously my brother can learn magic, why can't I?' ’

She snuck into Victor's room just to get a glimpse of the mysterious magic book on her desk.

However, by accident, she knocked over the vase, and the book was soaked with water.

A double rebuke ensued.

"So I never studied magic again, and I didn't even think about becoming a mage."

Leah shrugged, a relaxed smile on her lips.

It was as if those childhood memories had settled in her heart and became no longer important.

Cocott sat aside, listening to Leah's recollections, and suddenly proposed:

"If you still want to learn magic, I can teach you."

She paused, and then said with a hint of hesitation.

"Hmm...... Although it may be a little late to start now. "

The best time to learn magic is usually when you are younger.

At that time, it was easy to develop an interest in magic and a memory.

Practice can only begin after a solid foundation in the theory of magic.

At least, that's the standard of teaching at the Royal Academy of Magic.

And now, for Liya, an older single young woman who has long since reached adulthood and even entered the age of twenty-four.

It's definitely too late to learn magic now.

She didn't live as long as an elf.

Leah tilted her head slightly, lost in a brief contemplation, and then a faint smile appeared on the corner of her mouth:

"Forget it, I'm not interested in that for a long time."

As a child, she had only a natural curiosity about magic, not a real interest.

Although he didn't become a mage like Victor, but—

Leah slowly lifted her gloved right hand.

The light from the fire illuminates the room and sprinkles on the glove studded with colorful gems, making it dazzling.

Heterochromatic gemstones bloom in brilliant colors, and a rainbow-like shimmer reflects in the room.

Cocott and Venia stared at the beams of light and couldn't help but squint at the glove in Leah's hand.

Kocot could clearly feel the magic stored in the glove.

"I have a better compensation."

When the two elves were a little stunned, Lia slowly withdrew her hand.

She was very happy, and stared at the two elves with a smile and said:

"After that, my father told me why he didn't want me to study with me."

Leah looked up at the flickering campfire, as if she had seen her father at that time.

Your brother, Victor, has a talent for magic beyond the ordinary, and he is destined to become a mage.

But Leah, you're different.

Neither me, nor your mother, has brought you any special gifts.

To put it simply, Leah is just an ordinary person.

At the time, Leah didn't quite understand why.

Later, when her father told her that their mothers were not the same person.

That's when Leah understood.

Of course, Leah didn't envy Victor for being able to become a mage, but she couldn't.

Because Victor studied magic, he had no space to govern many matters within the territory.

But the Craviner family must step up in the future.

So, Leah volunteered.

"It's funny to say that my original motivation for making money was to make it easier for Victor to immerse himself in magic."

Leah sighed and smiled.

The two elves looked at each other, not knowing what to say.

At this time, Leah's voice sounded again:

"Oh, really, patronizing and chatting, forgetting to get down to business."

"You didn't come here today to talk to me."

Venia came back to her senses and quickly said:

"Of course not."

She came to Craviner's house mainly to ask if she had found any trace of Cocott.

After a period of renovation, many newborn elves were born in the Forest of Elves.

The elves now urgently need to gradually understand the outside world and break out of the cage in the fog.

Therefore, the establishment of diplomatic relations with the empire became particularly important.

The elves had already prepared everything for Kokot, as a queen, to establish a friendship between the empire and the nascent city-state of the Elven Forest.

But at this juncture, Kokot disappeared, and disappeared for half a month as soon as he disappeared.

As a result, when he saw Kokot again this time, the Divine Tree withered, but Kokot absorbed all the energy of the Divine Tree.

This shocked Venia, causing her to forget the purpose of her visit.

And Leah looked at Cocote with playful eyes, and said to Venia without anger:

"Then you'll have to ask your elf queen what she does."

"She slept in my garden for half a month, almost turning my garden into a forest."

Hearing Leah say this, Corcott turned his head a little weakly.

With a forced smile on his face.

Venia leaned back in shock, her eyes widened, and her mouth opened wide:

"You...... Are you a pig? ”

Pigs can't sleep as well as you......

So, Leah smiled softly beside her:

"Winter is coming, and it's time to get ready to hibernate, understandably.

Cocott's cheeks flushed when he was told by the two men, and he could only look weakly for a reason on the sidelines.

In a voice buzzing like a mosquito, he said:

"Oops, I don't want to sleep that long, but ......"

At this point, her already weak voice came to an abrupt halt.

She seemed to realize something's wrong.

Hernie, and that lazy white puppy.

She vividly remembered that the puppy, brought back by Hernie, had made a deal when she wanted to sleep the most.

With a sleep that will never be disturbed until you wake up, exchange for Cocott's cloud.

Of course, the content of the deal is that after Cocott wakes up, the other party wants to return the clouds to her.

Kokot remembers this very clearly.

She seemed to think of the puppy.

Those cloudy, languid eyes carried a seductive magic.

It's like being able to see through the deepest desires in her heart.

By trading ..... Getting Desire......

Suddenly, Kokot straightened up, his eyes wide.

Isn't this exactly the 'devil'!?

She also remembers that some time ago, a group of witchers invaded the Clevenna house.

At the time, she was still curious, why the Kravenna family was targeted by witchers?

Now, she seems to have some clues.

Thinking about it, Leah, who was waiting for Cocote on the side, couldn't help but ask:

"So, what exactly are you trying to say?"

"Goose ......"

Corcot raised his face and looked at Leah, a little confused.

Leah probably didn't know about it.

It's absolutely inappropriate to tell her, and I'll have to wait for Victor to come back and talk to him in detail.

But for now, she had to think of as much reason as she could to fool Leah.

Her mind raced through her mind, and suddenly, she saw a huge figure that happened to enter the room through the door.

After seeing the tall figure, Corcott realized that it was the butler of the Cravina family.

At this time, the other party was holding a pair of red armor and carrying a huge treasure chest in the other hand, passing by the door of the room.

The armor and chests were covered with dust and dirt, giving off an old, damp smell.

Kocott sniffed, this smell was the smell of old earth, and the average damp earth did not have such a pungent smell.

She stared blankly at the bear-man passing by, a doubt rose in her heart, and she asked hesitantly at Leah:

"Your housekeeper...... Tomb robbery? ”