Chapter 309: They say talking is useless, but I sure hope it isn’t
"I don’t believe I understood what Your Excellency was saying," Issa’s reply came with a sharp edge rather than a confused one.
She had always been maintaining her posture due to her upbringing, but she straightened her back even more, as if she was in a defensive mode. I almost gulped nervously at the sudden shift of atmosphere, but then...I was the one who made the shift anyway.
And no; I didn’t believe I was in the wrong, so there was no need to be afraid. I am Valen Valmeier Sil Seahl, the Demon Lord Matsa Ra Natha’s betrothed. I stood on equal ground with her.
Looking at her with a steady gaze, I spoke with a slightly lower tone. "Lady Issaelmier, were you not forsake one of your kin just because he wanted to make something before?" I asked, keeping my face relaxed to state a fact without showing agitation. "A weapon that you deemed to be blasphemous against Mother."
The golden eyes of both elves widened. I gave them time to remember the case while looking back at Jade and the other children. Two of them were holding Jade’s hands and led him near the fountain; the almost empty candy jar was being held by another child.
"Don’t you think he’s just like a child who wants to make something different from what the adults used to?" I continued when Issa shifted slightly--a sign of finally recalling the case that happened quite some time ago.
"That creation was a dangerous attempt in replacing tradition--"
"There’s no intention to replace the existing weapon," I interrupted her words, trying to make my voice sound as calm as possible. "What he wanted to create was just something more accessible to people without a lot of mana or too slow of a casting time."
"But it’s also destructive."
"But don’t you have the same thing?" I looked at her again. "The exploding arrowhead."
The golden eyes blinked, finally looking like she wavered in her own confusion. But still, Issa came up with an argument right away. "That is intended for enemies."