Twig sat quietly in the hall and watched as Josiah brought the three High Elf Patrollers into the depths of the Hearthstone Tavern.
She opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something, but it was already too late. Just like that, Ye Ci sat restlessly in her seat for a few minutes before Josh finally returned to the hall.
"You … Where did you bring them?"
Twig finally mustered the courage to ask Josiah. She was a smart girl and knew that if she angered Josiah, it would be a serious problem for her to return to the High Elves' encampment tonight.
Moreover, the Chaos demon in front of her did not show any hostility.
"A safe place. It seems like you have a lot of questions for me."
Josiah found a chair and sat opposite Ahr and Twig, looking at the two High Elves.
Twig indeed had a lot of questions for Josiah, but Ahr immediately raised his hand.
"Erm … Can we still have dinner here?" Ahr's voice was filled with anticipation.
"This tavern is open 24 hours, of course."
"Then … Does it provide take-out service? I heard that Noland seems to be able to get owls to deliver food recently. I'll be returning to the Hall of Contemplation later. "
Ahr seemed to remember that he was in a state of 'confinement'.
"Of course."
Josiah's answer made the High Elf maiden look at the menu excitedly again. During this time, Twig finally had the time to talk to Josiah.
"Can you let Aurelia and the others go? They are just a little repulsed by humans. They mean no harm. "
Zhi Ye directly spoke out her inner thoughts.
While eating in the Hearthstone Tavern, Twig thought about many things. When she left Noland, she knew that the holy tree had invited Josiah to visit Assequero. Therefore, Josiah should be a guest and not an intruder.
However, just because the Holy Tree had accepted Josiah did not mean that the other High Elves could accept him …
"I've also thought about letting them go, but your World Tree doesn't agree to it." Josh shrugged to indicate that he was also feeling quite helpless about it.
"Holy tree?"
Leaf looked up and saw a Shiratori standing on Josiah's shoulder.
The moment the holy tree's consciousness materialized, the branches immediately stood up and gave it a High Elven salute.
"Great Assequero, if you want to punish Aurelia and the others, lock them up in the Meditation Hall."
Zhi Ye did not feel at ease leaving the fate of her people in Josiah's hands.
"Your World Tree said that this punishment is considered light."
Josiah subconsciously wanted to scratch the Shiratori's head, but the Shiratori gently tilted her head and snatched away Josiah's attack.
"In short, the energy of your World Tree is weakening with the passage of time. I came to Ashkero to solve this problem, but your Elder Council stopped me." Josiah said nonchalantly. "So the World Tree is considering reducing the High Elf population to … save as much energy as possible."
Leaf's body tensed up when she heard the words' reducing population '. She immediately thought of the hunger she felt before.
"I have to tell the Elder Council."
Leaf stood up and wanted to leave the Hearthstone Tavern, but the wall of ice opened up in front of her. She had no choice but to turn around and face Josiah.
"Sit down." Josiah gestured, and Leaf could only obediently sit back down.
"You telling the Elder Council about this will only make things worse." Josiah stared at the restless High Elf girl. "The conflict will escalate further. The worst case scenario is that your Elder Council will do everything they can to chase me away. That will be a bloodbath."
"The Holy Tree's will, the Elder Council can't …" Leaf fell silent again.
"Your Elder Sindonar is already on my side."
That was what Branches had seen in the text message. Josh had considered the fact that there was a High Elf behind him whom he did not know if he was a friend or foe.
Zhi Ye was smart enough. Even though she was surprised, she tried her best not to call out that name.
She finally made up her mind after a moment of silence.
"What … should I do?" Leaf asked.
"Don't you want to save your three High Elf friends?" Josiah tossed a bunch of keys to Leaf.
This building had been renovated by Josiah from the inside out. Although the rooms were not as luxurious as the lobby, they were still livable.
"Saving them means …" Leaf looked at the keys in her hand.
"Then go and save them. Of course, you can't escape from this tavern," Josiah said. "But at least this will ease the tension of your people, right? A hero will descend or something. "
The High Elf girl quickly understood what Josiah meant. After thanking Josiah, she quickly took the keys and ran deeper into the tavern.
"You're too nice to those High Elves." Hiri suddenly said when she saw that Josiah's conversation had ended. "Free food and a place to stay, and now you even got me a tour guide …"
"Miss Hiri, I used to treat you like this too," Josiah said.
After hearing Josiah's words, Hiri came back to her senses. The situation after she met Josiah … was very similar to those High Elves. Josiah even took on the role of a tour guide.
"I … I'll pay it back with work," Hiri said with a blushing face.
… …
Aurelian's eyes were blindfolded, and she was taken to an unknown place.
Although she had lost her sight, she tried her best to capture everything around her with her ears.
The magic in her body had completely lost its effect at this moment. Aurelian did not know what was going on.
But fortunately … according to the sounds she heard, the group of people who escorted her left after taking her to a room.
"Are you guys okay?"
Aurelian asked the other team members after making sure there was no one around.
"Apart from feeling a little weak, everything else is fine."
The other team members quickly got the answer that they were fine. Aurelian did not expect them to be so careless as to lock everyone up together.
Aurelia tried to move her body. She was sitting on the ground. Her arms were completely tied up and she couldn't move.
But judging from the feel of her legs, she did not seem to be locked up in a water dungeon or something like that.
Aurelian moved left and right, trying to break free from the restraints on her body. This attempt lasted for nearly ten minutes …
"Elder Sister Aurelian, someone is coming!"
A team member suddenly said. Aurelian also heard the footsteps of someone approaching. Then, she heard the sound of a key being inserted into the keyhole and the door opening.
Is the interrogation and torture finally coming?
The darkness where she could not see anything made a strange fear creep into her heart. But Aurelian clenched her fists, reminding herself that she must not give in in front of this group of humans.
But in the next second, the cloth covering her eyes was torn away by the visitor. The dim light around her took some time for Aurelian to adjust. Then, she saw the person in front of her clearly.
"You are Leaf?" Aurelian recognized her. A High Elf … A High Elf who was often with Ahr. Does that mean that she is also a traitor?
"If I were you, I would keep quiet now," Leaf whispered to Aurelian.
Zhiye whispered to Aurelia. When Zhiye was about to untie the ropes that bound Aurelia with her dagger, Aurelia suddenly stopped.
Aurelia's hostility disappeared in an instant. Instead, it was replaced by a sense of joy that she was finally saved.
After Leaf untied Aurelian with her dagger, she also untied the other two High Elves.
"Thank you for your help."
Aurelian hesitated for a moment, but still thanked Leaf.
"You are not out of danger yet."
Leaf's feelings were very complicated. She sincerely wanted to save her people, but the ruler of this Hearthstone tavern, Josiah, had given her the key to open the door. She was not sure if she could escape from an … Ice Dragon.
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