After exiting the Sette Family's territory, Elliot was walking with a heavy heart. His servants had already prepared a carriage for him, but he wanted to think about some things as he walked.
"Take care, Family Leader Elliot."
Right at this moment, a voice sounded from behind him.
A hint of surprise flashed through Elliot's eyes, but he still stopped in his tracks and wiped the gloomy expression off his face. He turned with a smile at the sight of Vincent, who was quickly making his way over to him. "Greetings, Family Leader Vincent. I didn't get a chance to greet you in the palace; I didn't think we'd meet here."
Vincent made his way over to Elliot with a shake of his head, and replied, "No, I'm here to see you, Family Leader Elliot."
"Oh? May I ask why you're looking for me, Family Leader Vincent? "Elliot asked with a surprised expression.
Due to the marriage between Sally and Blour, the relationship between the Brewster Family and the Baibilly Family had also fluctuated, and they were currently in a rather awkward situation.
Elliot had initially agreed to the marriage with the Baibilly Family for the sake of the Brewster Family's development and future.
However, not long after that, Helena proposed to the queen to increase the number of elven princesses, and Sally became one of the candidates. Furthermore, she was the most promising candidate among all of the other candidates.
As a result, the Brewster Family's status began to rise, and they were now comparable to the Baibilly Family. If Sally really did become the elven princess or even the queen in the future, then the Brewster Family's status would continue to rise, and they would become the number one family in the elven race.
In order to oppose this marriage, Sally had already run away from home, and no one knew where she was even now.
Due to the fact that Sally had been promoted as a candidate for princess, the elders of the Brewster Family no longer insisted that she marry Blour. Instead, they were more concerned about finding a way to get Sally back.
Elliot was naturally very protective of his only daughter, and he couldn't bear to let her marry someone she didn't like. As such, he had wanted to turn down this marriage for a long time, but he didn't know how to negotiate with the Baibilly Family.
He had intentionally avoided Vincent today, but he didn't think that Vincent would come looking for him. He was just thinking about how he could use this opportunity to make things clear and end this marriage between Sally and Blour.
Vincent glanced around and took a step forward. He looked into Elliot's eyes and lowered his voice as he asked, "One of the people who ambushed the mercenary corps outside the forest was Miss Sally, wasn't she?"
"You …" Elliot was shocked, but his expression quickly returned to normal. He laughed dryly, and said, "Chief Vincent, you must be joking. My daughter has been visiting her aunt recently, and is not in the forest. Moreover, she has always been obedient and reasonable. She would never do something so rebellious."
"This is one of the arrows we found on the tree that day. I believe Chief Elliot should be familiar with it." Vincent took out an arrowhead from his wide sleeve and handed it to Elliot. The black iron arrowhead was engraved with the word 'Li'.
Elliot looked at the tip of the arrow in Vincent's hand, and his expression immediately changed. He had also received an arrow with the same character engraved on it this morning. This batch of arrows was custom-made for Sally, and each one of them had the character "Sally" engraved on it. They were unique in this forest.
"Miss Sally is very smart. Among all of the arrows, only this one hasn't been erased." A ball of red flames appeared in Vincent's hand, and the tip of the sword was melted into a ball of red liquid.
Elliot looked at the arrowhead that had been melted by Vincent with a hint of surprise in his eyes. He had thought that Vincent would use this arrowhead as a threat to force him to agree to Sally and Blour's marriage or force him to do something else. However, he didn't think that Vincent would destroy the arrowhead. He hesitated for a moment before asking, "Family Leader Vincent, what are you doing?"
Vincent waved his hand, and a deer carriage pulled by a dead stag stopped beside the two of them. He said with a solemn expression, "Patriarch Elliot, please get in the carriage. There are some things that we may need to talk about elsewhere."
Elliot hesitated momentarily before nodding and getting into the carriage.
Half an hour later, in a secluded room, Elliot looked at Vincent with a hint of incredulity on his face. "You're telling me that Sally is in Chaos City right now, and that she and Blour were the ones who ambushed the mercenary squad the day before yesterday?"
"That's right. Yngwie has sent word from Chaos City that Blour and Miss Sally went to Chaos City with those elves. Furthermore, those elves have already been taken in by Chaos City, and the city has announced that it will protect them." Vincent nodded with a complex expression as he said, "I only wanted Blour to go out for some training, but I didn't think that he would get into such a mess. Now, the Baibilly Family and the Brewster Family are in the same boat. If Borg were to find out that they had something to do with this, both of our families would most likely be wiped out."
"Training? I'm afraid you already knew that Sally was in Chaos City … "A wry smile appeared on Elliot's face.
An apologetic expression appeared on Vincent's face as he said, "Rest assured, Family Leader Elliot, I won't force Blour to marry Miss Sally. However, I don't know how long I'll be able to keep the news from spreading in Chaos City under wraps. Neither of them have made any contact with Chaos City, nor revealed their identities to those elves, but there's no such thing as a perfect wall in this world. "
Elliot calmed himself down before turning to Vincent, and asking, "Do you have any ideas?"
Vincent replied in a serious voice, "Borg is extremely ambitious, and he's already coveting the position of the queen. If he really does become the king of the elves, both of our races will definitely be wiped out.
If he really is more powerful than Alex, then Irina will definitely be deposed during the sacrificial ceremony in three days. Whether the queen and Mistress Helena can stabilize the situation will determine the fate of the elven race. We … "
…
"I'm really fine, Your Highness; it's just a small bump. Besides, didn't you already treat it for me? I'll go cook for you. The sun is so bright today, and the Tree of Life is also very happy … Let's … Let's not go to the Starry Cave Abode …"
Within a spacious cave, Alice's features were slightly pale, and she was carefully tugging on the hem of Irina's clothes with a hint of sobbing in her eyes.
"No one can touch my people, Irina." Irina looked at the pale-faced Alice, and thought back to the scene when she had returned to the cave two days ago, where Alice was lying in a pool of blood. If she had come any later, she would've died from excessive blood loss. That wasn't just a small bump; it was a lethal wound.
"You're mine, Bean Sprout; I'll kill anyone who dares to touch you."
Irina pinched Alice's cheek before making her way out of the cave.
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