Book 5: Chapter 1
“We’ve basically entered elven territory now… Ah, Freya, you don’t have to wear your hoodie, only I need to……”
The elven forests were warm like it was still spring. More accurately, the elven lands didn’t have four seasons. We had to remove our winter clothing as soon as we entered the elven forests. Luckily, we were prepared. So, when we entered the forest we changed into our spring-wear. When I saw the elven patrol unit that was slowly beginning to appear, I wore on my head-cloth.
It’s not rare to see a human here in the elven lands, so Freya didn’t have to hide her ears. Luna, being an elf, was like a fish to water. As for myself, I couldn’t let them see my human ears. When I was young I had elven ears, but at some point in time, they became human ears.
I was a little sad since Lucia wasn’t waiting for me at the entrance. Maybe she hadn’t returned from the north yet. It’s been a month and she’s still not back. That worries me. I’m not concerned that she ran into some danger, but that she didn’t… No, no, I can’t think like that. If something really happened to Lucia, I’m going to ask mom for military control and I’ll eradicate the entire north.
I don’t think she’ll be in danger. Lucia’s ability is “invisibility”. She’ll never be discovered unless she wants to reveal herself, so I don’t think she’s dead. I’m not worried about that. I believe in Lucia. Lucia is trying her best in the north for our love, so I need to become a qualified prince here.
“Luna, the place you mentioned selling elves is your hometown Galle Village, which produces gold, right?”
Luna nodded and replied, “Yes. I never imagined my hometown had become like that. Why did they have to rely on selling female elves to sustain their livelihood? Why? Why did they have to rely on that to live?”
I looked forward and said, “Maybe it isn’t Galle Village’s problem. Gold is a very valuable metal, so there won’t be poor people. Since there are no poor people, they wouldn’t resort to selling women. Maybe that location is only a transfer point. Didn’t those elven girls say that they were mysteriously taken away after going there? In other words, it’s unclear what actually happened. We need to go there and take a look.”
Freya was surprised, “In other words, we will not be entering the imperial capital?”