Chapter 347: The Tree And A Symbol
After receiving the paperwork from Brian, Ivan and Samantha took a stroll through the elf community. The people were starting to step out cautiously, as if unsure if the dangers still lurked somewhere, but with Brian’s assurance, everyone’s heart was at ease, and the elves were thankful to Ivan and Samantha, else, they would have lost their children to Carmela for sure.
As the dappled sunlight danced through ancient trees, Ivan unfolded the paperwork, revealing intricate illustrations and elvish scripts below. Samantha peeked into the paperwork, her eyes squinting at the detailed drawing, as if trying to scan it’s elaborate depiction, and she said,
"These illustrations are perplexing." She looked at Ivan whose brows were furrowed in concentration, "Brian said these illustrations were made whenever Carmela went for any sought of meeting, but as the details of the illustrations were never understood, no one chose to croak their brains out by unlocking the meaning behind each one."
"It’ll be unusual if she made matters easy for us." Ivan handed the paperwork to Herbert so he could have a look. "If you study the illustrations closely, they seem to point at a location, the way it was depicted. I don’t think she made this for anyone to see, she probably made it to avoid forgetting something, but at the same time, she was smart enough to make it look less captivating, so it wouldn’t pique much interest."
As they passed, the elves, with pointed ears twitching curiously, waved and exchanged greetings with them. Ivan responded with a curt nod while Samantha beamed at them with a smile, equally waving back as they continued their walk.
"Look at these symbols." Samantha traced her delicate finger on a tree that happened to stand out in the thousands of tiny illustrations drawn on the paper. "It could be a reference to a specific location. What if these drawings lead to something? There’s a tree, then the symbols, I have a feeling we should study them."
"Shall we ask the elder elf?" Herbert suggested, "if there happens to be a tree like that somewhere in the land, he looks like the type of person who should know about things like this."
"You’re not wrong there." Ivan’s lips twitched, and he turned to Samantha, "where do you think he’s likely to be? They must be done with treating the injured elves shouldn’t they?"
"There are three places where we are most likely to find him, come." She led them through.