Chapter 110: True Runic Magic
"Sigh... tell me, why did you ask that question?" Solareth asked, his tone unusually calm, yet tinged with curiosity and a trace of sorrow.
Hearing that, Ash slowly began to speak. He recounted everything—how Elysia had been gravely injured, how he had left the academy to search for a way to save her, and how the demons had attacked them.
His voice held no hesitation, only the weight of a boy carrying more than he should.
Once he finished, Solareth looked at him for a moment before asking, "Then why are you here? Shouldn’t you be somewhere within the territory of the elves?"
To that, Ash replied calmly, "There was something I wanted to do here first, before heading there."
Although Ash still wasn’t revealing his true intentions, Solareth didn’t question him further. What Ash had shared was filled with truth, and that was enough for now.
"Alright, fine," Solareth muttered. "As for your earlier question... about curing life force which entangled with demonic energy... I’m afraid I can’t heal something like that."
He leaned back slightly, his gaze turning distant, as though old memories were surfacing.
"You remember what you told me earlier, about losing someone precious? That wasn’t a lie. Those demons you spoke of... they came in my home once too. It was during a time when I wasn’t home. Not even my wife was around. That day... only my first daughter was there, alone."
He paused, his voice tightening, the grief behind his words slowly bleeding through.
"They didn’t just come to cause chaos. They came specifically to hunt her. And they weren’t alone—some of them... were humans. By the time I returned, the battle was already over. Sensing me they’d fled, but not before corrupting her with demonic energy."