Chapter 21: The Star Singer
Many questions popped up in Leon's mind. Where did the elves come from? Why do they use Imperial language when talking to each other? There are many words mixed in that Leon can't understand. The elves have probably improved this language. If the sharp ears
He's from out of town, so why does he look like he's standing in his own backyard in a leisurely manner?
His doubts would soon be answered. After a short discussion, the leader whistled into the woods and called out more than thirty elf warriors.
The great hero secretly rejoiced. If he had just made a desperate move and pounced on it, with the level of archery shown by the elf, he would definitely have become a hedgehog.
The newly joined warriors didn't even ask for weapons other than taking away their horses. But thinking about it on the other hand, maybe the elves just looked down on Lyon's side.
"Follow me." The leader's confident tone made people uncomfortable, but the friends had no choice.
The elf warriors surrounded them in the middle, called protection, but actually escorting them. Ayla, who was at the end of the team, walked a little slower and was poked by the handle of a spear, almost falling down.
"Is this how elves treat guests?" Leon supported Ella and glared at the leader.
"Let's go, human." The look in the elf male's eyes showed that he thought it was a gift not to kill Ella.
Following the fallen rotten tree, the escort team turned into the forest path they had seen before. After walking a long way, Flint kept complaining about knee pain, and Wen whispered to her mother that she couldn't walk anymore. If
In the past, the ranger who was a model of a good mother would definitely carry her daughter on her back happily, but this time, the half-elf's coquettishness only earned her mother's cold eyes.
Irene was in a terrible mood. She recalled how she had been looked down upon when she brought her daughter back to her hometown after her husband died. She finally knocked on the door, but her mother didn't even want to look at her granddaughter's face. After wiping her tears, she left.
She forced herself out, and the home where she had lived for hundreds of years closed its door forever in front of her.
Father? She heard someone say that the old man announced that she had died in Middle-earth, and the funeral had been held for many years. It happened to be when she was pregnant and left home! If her brother hadn't secretly helped her, she would have been forced to take her daughter to the wilderness.
He makes a living by hunting. But even his brother never spoke more than ten words to his niece Wen.
Regular schools closed their doors to Wen, and private magic schools that were never picky also rejected Irene's request. The poor couple had no choice but to suffer humiliation. She only managed to board the Thai merchant ship with all her strength.
Human beings are a bit perverted and always want to get her into bed, but at least no one discriminates against this mother and daughter. But she didn't expect that in this forest, she would enjoy the contempt from the heart again.
When her mood changed, she unintentionally held her daughter's hand harder. Wen protested three times before Irene came back to her senses and hugged her daughter apologetically.
The path through the dense forest was interrupted by two rocks that were as tall as three people and covered with vines.
"Tide." The leader called out a name.
The female mage came out in response. It was difficult to judge the age of the elf. Leon guessed that she was younger than Irene. Because she was always curious and peeked at everyone along the way. Even she did not show strong hostility towards the dark elf.
The great hero silently remembered this. If the enemy is strong and we are weak, he must take advantage of all possible favorable conditions.
The mage took off the necklace from her neck, raised it above her head, and she recited a word. Leon looked at Sam sideways, and the fat mage looked at the elf woman with his eyes focused on it. Very good, he was smarter than he appeared. The necklace hung
The gems began to glow, and correspondingly, the scenery between the two boulders gradually became colorful, and a strong grassy smell wafted out.
"Guiding Stone." Sam could never restrain his desire to show off.
Human whispers cannot be hidden from the elves, and the leader must have heard them. Since the mage can speak, it means he can cast spells. However, the elves were indifferent and just took the lead into the colorful halo.
Leon knew that he was right. Elves simply despised the fighting power of humans.
The Ardennes forest is dark and closed, and open space is hard to find, but here... Leon's eyes can't see enough. The green grass has become the mainstream, and the thick plane trees only appear on both sides of the road, arranged neatly like guardrails. Leon looks up and reappears
The blue sky and ample sunshine told him that it would be afternoon. The teleportation spell did not make him feel dizzy. Either the magic of elves was more advanced than that of humans, or they had not gone far.
Leon looked up again to confirm the position of the sun and judged that he was still in the Ardennes Forest. No matter where the elves came from, they had obviously lived here for a long time. On the other side of the horizon, a blue and white tower could be seen. This place should be
There are not many pedestrians on the outskirts of the city, but they are not empty.
The appearance of the companions was also new to the elves. People passing by stopped to watch, and the dark elves unsurprisingly received the greatest malice.
"Damn traitor!", "The patrol actually brought the black guy back!", "I can't believe it."
This group of elves all spoke the imperial language, so Leon was able to accept all the angry curses. The crowd gradually became commotion. The patrol's original intention was to show off the results of the battle, but seeing that it was not possible, the leader summoned a carriage and packed all his companions into it.
Go and seal the car windows from the outside.
"Why have I never heard you mention that there are so many elf exiles?" Leon could only ask Irene, after all, they were all her relatives outside.
"Do you think they look like prisoners?" the ranger said angrily. First, her daughter was looked down upon, and now she was pestered by Leon with incomprehensible questions. She really regretted agreeing to travel with this dead man.
Indeed, there were dozens of elves gathered around just now, and there were both men and women. Leon remembered that Irene had mentioned that only women among the high elves would be exiled.
Speaking of which, this was also the first time he saw a male elf. It turned out that Flint was not joking, he was indeed a bunch of "bearded sissies".
The elves are much better at building roads than the empire. There is no bump in the carriage at all. Unfortunately, the window cannot be opened and the scenery along the way cannot be appreciated. Plus, sitting next to a fat man and a dwarf who doesn't like to take a bath, it's not a pleasant experience.
So when he got off the bus, he almost vomited.
If that place was a suburb just now, this place must be a wilderness. Except for a road covered with sycamores, there is no trace of human influence. The endless blue sky and the endless green grassland made Leon feel stupid. He thought of those few
The elves may have lived in this huge tree for more than a hundred years.
The breeze blew slowly, bending the patches of green grass, creating green waves. The scent of flowers that followed was also fresh and pleasant. At another time, Leon would definitely lie down on the ground and have a good sleep.
Are you really going to do something to pull us to this deserted place? He put his hand on the hilt of the sword. It was impossible. When Leon saw that the elf warrior beside him looked as normal, he put down his hand in a sullen voice.
If you want to do something evil, you will first take away the weapon.
The open terrain also has additional benefits, such as being able to see several carriages approaching in the distance early. The "escorting" female elf mage became very excited and ran forward to meet the carriage. Leon heard her calling "Dad", oh,
Listening to the imperial language spoken, he was even more sure that these elves and Irene were not the same family.
The carriage door opened, and a young man with blond hair and pointed ears got out of the carriage. When he came closer, his smile brought out the crow's feet at the corners of his eyes, revealing his true age.
The elf warriors present knelt on their knees and lowered their upper bodies. This scene seemed familiar and was a common etiquette for Easterners.
"Everyone, get up. I hope you didn't hurt the guests." The elf smiled and greeted the soldiers to get up. Seeing Leon and the others looking at him in a daze, he introduced himself.
"I am Legolas Greenleaf, the ruler of the Eternal Forest." The king of elves turned sideways and waved his hand back, "Let's chat while we eat?"
He finally understood what the purpose of the following carriages was. It turned out that they were pulling dining tables and food. The servants were running back and forth, and before the king arrived, a long table had been set up and the dishes were being served. Every dish was hot.
Teng Teng, this makes Leon admire you very much.
"I hope I can eat some meat instead of just leaves." Flint's prejudice against elves will be taken into the coffin.
It’s not his fault. The first few dishes are all fruit plates and various vegetables that Lyon can’t name. They smell good, but they are a bit too plain. By the standards of imperial banquets, this is probably considered an embellishment before the main course.
Bar.
Legolas noticed the reactions of the guests (who could ignore a sighing dwarf). He raised his dazzling white hands and clapped them, and the whole roasted ribs and the leg of lamb with white smoke were brought to the table.
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"I asked the chef to cook it according to human taste. I hope you will be satisfied with it."
There were clearly two pure-blood elves on the long table, but he said this, making it clear that he looked down on each other.
Sure enough, Irene stood up angrily and spoke a lot of Elvish. Wang smiled slightly, raised his hand to motion for her to sit down, and also answered in Elvish. Now it was Leon's turn to stare.
As a semi-literate person, he relies on Christina to write long letters. It is strange that he understands foreign languages.
Didn't I bring a mage with me? He stepped on Sam quietly under the table. The mage raised his head from the lamb leg, and the sauce flowed from his lips to his chin. Flint was even more exaggerated, the dwarf ate too fast,
Choked.
Leon sighed and picked up the knife and fork on the table. He thoughtfully divided a whole boneless leg of lamb for Ella. The dark elf was highly nervous, his long ears kept shaking, and he couldn't think of eating at all.
"Your health is important." Leon smiled at the nun.
Ella teased the meat with her fork, looked at the mage, then at the dwarf, and then opened her mouth.
She was worried about whether it was poisonous, and Leon smiled bitterly. The hatred between the elves of the two skin colors was beyond his imagination.
The mother's anger didn't seem to affect her daughter. Wen stretched out a finger and played the trick of making the tableware float. Wen's move frightened Leon half to death, for fear that the surrounding elf warriors would burst into action. But in fact, besides sitting down,
Next to the Elf King was Teed, and the other elves didn't even bother to look at the black-haired half-elf.
The female mage raised her index finger and let the dinner plate in front of her hang in the air. The two looked at each other and smiled, feeling very close to each other.
"Okay, miss, we'll talk again when we have the opportunity." Wang Guizhu interrupted Irene regardless, and the latter's expression was frighteningly ugly.
Using an unmarried woman's title to describe the child's mother is indeed too damaging. Irene's seat was next to Leon, and the brave man quickly stretched out a hand to hold her shoulder.
"I wonder what your Majesty's orders are to us?" Leon said very politely. None of the escorting elf warriors left or took their seats. They just stood upright in the back. He had to be careful.
"Your Majesty? Oh, Mr. Wood, you misunderstood. I am just the ruler of this forest, not the king."
Leon was a little proud. He didn't expect that he was so famous among the elves.
"If you don't mind, you can call me Starsinger. And I invite you here today because I want you to do me a favor."
"I don't mean to offend, uh, the chanter, but we came here to find a friend."
"Paladin Christina?"
Chapter completed!