Chapter 171: [Weekly Bonus - 5/6] Death Awaits (3)
Somewhere in Alfvania...
A female elf sat beneath the shade of a towering tree, its branches laden with hundreds of delicate glass fruits. Tending to the Tree of Life had been her favourite thing to do in recent years.
She looked around the expanse. Countless attendants surrounded her, waiting for her command, and they would even move a mountain for her. There was nothing more she wanted for herself. But even if all that, she couldn’t help but feel something was amiss.
Immersed in the beauty of the scenery before her, Elara was startled when a couple of glass fruits fell to the ground, shattering into a thousand pieces. The sound echoed through the air, and the concerned attendants rushed to her side.
"Lady Elara, are you alright?" Joana, the head maid, asked.
Elara remained silent, her eyes fixed on the shards of glass scattered at her feet. Slowly, she bent down and picked up one of the pieces, her fingers trembling as she examined it. To her dismay, the glass had turned a deep shade of red—a sign of a noble elf’s death.
Turning to her attendants, Elara’s voice was calm but firm as she spoke. "Arrange a meeting with the Monarch. There is urgent news that he must hear."
"Your father isn’t here, my lady," Joana replied, bowing her head. "However, a meeting with the Queen can be arranged."
Hearing the news, Elara sighed. She had never gotten along with her stepmother, but in the Monarch’s absence, she was in charge, and it wasn’t a matter Elara couldn’t ignore because of personal grudges.
With a resigned sigh, she instructed the attendant to prepare to leave for the capital, all the while holding the crimson shard in her hand. Hoping for the safety of her siblings.
"May Elenion protect them all..."