Chapter 759 - 780 The Raven Queen
"...You should have guessed by now." Tanya said with a complex expression, looking at Alamir, "After all, you are a true elf, and also a priest."
"Don’t get me wrong, I hold no prejudice against you, nor your patron. After all, the Lady of Fire I worship is not a member of the elf divine system." Alamir shook his head, "Although you are a half-elf, some traits are quite obvious, such as your white hair, but clearly not of Zoel bloodline..."
"What are you guys talking about?" Bruto finally couldn’t help it, "Please stop speaking in riddles, explain it..."
"For those who understand the situation, knowing my heritage would not make it difficult to deduce the identity of my mentor. We were not familiar enough before, so I didn’t reveal too much to you, but after everything we’ve been through, I think I indeed owe you a clear explanation..."
The half-elf gathered her white hair that draped over her shoulders, revealing her pointed ears adorned with seven or eight earrings. Lancelot also noticed that her skin had wrinkled a bit and was no longer as lustrous as before, as if she had aged over a decade in an instant; of course, this did not detract from her beauty, if anything, it made the half-elf even more charming than before.
"The elven part of my blood belongs to the Shado-Kai, also known as the shadow elves. They worship the Raven Queen, the listener of death, who is also my patron and mentor."
"The Raven Queen?" Lancelot furrowed his brows in confusion, "I don’t think I’ve heard of this deity before... Why does Alamir seem to be so wary of Her?"
"That’s something you’ll have to ask the elf himself." Tanya shrugged her shoulders, "I’m only half Shado-Kai and was brought up in human society since childhood. I’ve only come to know a few other shadow elves. For a long time, the Raven Queen was just a mysterious mentor to me, and it was only after I left my homeland that I heard of Her title, and much later, connected the two."
"The Raven Queen is involved in the earliest tragedy of our elf race, and indeed, the tales concerning Her are very much taboo." Alamir spoke in a melancholic tone, "First of all, let me emphasize, what I’m about to recount is but a legend circulating among surface elves, inherently full of contradictions. If there is any part that seems incorrect, please feel free to point it out, I mean no offense to the Madam..."