“Luna…?”

“Long time no see, Cassius.”

Luna smiled brightly and extended her hand.

“Have some manners, Luna.”

Kien lightly hit Luna’s side with his elbow.

“Well, should I call you Your Grace?”

“Sure.”

Kien sighed deeply.

“Then, Your Grace. It’s been a while.”

Luna imitated Kien to some extent and said.

Cassius nodded briefly, indifferent to Luna’s attitude.

Luna’s attitude wasn’t important now.

Cassius needed strength.

A power he could handle alone.

And the elves were beings that could provide answers to Cassius.

Elves were originally tall, large, and physically capable.

One elf warrior could confront a dozen knights.

Especially during times of oppression, elves were often sold as gladiators.

“Long time no see, Luna. How have you been?”

“Fairly well. I’ve heard stories about Your Grace. It seems you’ve achieved great deeds on the battlefield?”

Luna shrugged her shoulders.

“It would have been great if that strength had been used for the elves. Instead of fighting on the Chorpa Plains, if you had killed the emperor and reclaimed our land…”

“Luna!”

The reason Kien could not help but be exhausted on this journey was this.

Luna unabashedly expressed her resentment towards Hyentry.

Luna did not admit any wrongdoing on the part of the elves in the past events.

Due to the elves killing a royal family from another country, Hyentry had to endure war, and in the process, many knights were sacrificed.

It was the cost of the royal family’s lives.

Revenge by the emperor was not justified, but considering it, the elves were not entirely innocent either.

Luna pushed Kien away.

“It’s not wrong, is it?”

“It’s not the right time to talk freely here.”

A faint voice was heard from behind.

Cassius, who was about to retort, closed his mouth, and Kien and Luna turned their bodies.

A pale woman was entering through the drawing-room door.

She had blond hair and pink eyes, giving her the appearance of a doll.

Luna’s impression was that she looked like she might break if touched incorrectly.

“Noble Narcissus.”

“Luna.”

Despite Kien’s warning, her attitude did not improve.

“Huh. Your Grace. Did you marry such a woman? Why? She’s supposed to be a noble of Hyentry. What can that woman do? Resurrect the elves…”

“Enough.”

Renisha sharply interrupted.

“Do you know that you can die without a sound if you keep acting like that without a reason?”

Renisha asked gently.

Although her tone was soft, the underlying meaning was anything but.

Luna blinked, unable to catch up with the gap.

“What are you saying now…?”

Renisha sat next to Cassius.

Cassius naturally arranged things so that Renisha could sit comfortably.

Renisha looked at Luna askance.

“If you didn’t understand, it’s a shame.”
“Why should I die! It should be Hyentry that dies! The elves are persecuted without any guilt…!”

“My great-grandfather passed away.”

“What?”

“Due to the war caused by the elves.”

Cassius had never heard this story before.

As if it wasn’t a significant story, Renisha took Cassius’s hand.

Renisha lightly scratched Cassius’s palm with her fingers.

It seemed like a comforting gesture.

“Not only my great-grandfather but also his son, and his son’s friend. And that friend’s cousin. They all died. It was because of the arrogance of the elves that royal family members died.”

“T-that was… a mistake! If I had known, I would never…”

“If you say it was a mistake after someone dies, will they come back to life?”

Renisha said, sounding tired.

“And if you had known, would you have saved them? Or killed them?”

Renisha laughed sharply.

“What’s with the bias? Strong for the weak and weak for the strong?”

Luna snapped.

“Nonsense! We are people who know dignity and pride! We would never act so recklessly!”

“Just now, didn’t you make a reckless statement? Saying that you wouldn’t have killed them if they were royalty. But if not, would their lives be worth a couple?”

Understanding the meaning, Luna tightly sealed her lips.

Kien looked at Renisha, who had silenced Luna, with an astonished expression.

Luna was stubborn and didn’t listen to others.

But Renisha managed to overcome Luna’s stubbornness.

“Thanks to that, my family also died. According to your logic, I should hate you and drive you away from here?”

Luna’s eyes trembled.

“Hiloshaen is also my land. As long as I am Lady Lothara. According to your logic, I should hate the elves and not let them in Hiloshaen. Right?”

Luna bit her lip.

She knew how much the elves expected from Hiloshaen.

It was the anticipation that they no longer had to hide and could settle in one place for a long time.

What the elves had longed for.

“Cassius, that’s how it is. Bringing these elves to Hiloshaen…”

“No!”

Luna shook her head.

“I was wrong. It wasn’t just the elves who were wrong.”

Luna said in a pitiful tone.

Kien’s eyes widened as Luna, who seemed invincible, broke.

To think that Renisha, who could defeat Luna, existed.

Renisha, who had silenced Luna in one go, leaned on Cassius’s shoulder.

“It looks like you’ve achieved what you wanted, Cassius. Finding the elves.”