Chapter 843
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"Princess Irina!"
All of the elves turned toward the cave, only to find Irina slowly making her way out of the cave in a long white dress. Her cold expression was extremely calm, and she didn't seem to be fearful in the slightest in the face of all of the elves' condemnation.
All of the young elves were beginning to waver. Not only was Irina the princess of the elven race, she was also the idol and goddess in the hearts of all of the younger elves.
All of the elves wanted to live a carefree life like Irina and become as powerful as she was. In their hearts, Irina was no different from a queen. In fact, they were already convinced that she was going to be the next queen.
However, Borg had repeatedly accused her of crimes and wanted her deposed. There were even some family leaders who were calling for her to be killed!
However, Irina had now appeared.
She was just as straightforward and powerful as ever. She didn't try to evade or explain herself, and her powerful aura instantly intimidated everyone present. Even the family leaders of the eight major families who had been speaking up earlier had involuntarily shut their mouths.
It was undeniable that she was simply too powerful to ignore!
Regardless of whether it was the fact that she had slain Schubert as soon as she emerged from seclusion, or the fact that she had joined forces with Alex to slay seven 10th-tier great magic casters in Rodu a few days ago, the rumors of Irina's decline in power from three years ago were completely dispelled. She was still the same powerful princess who struck fear into the hearts of all.
Irina stopped in front of the Spring of Life and looked at Borg through the spring water as she said in a cold and mocking voice, "Looks like you can't wait any longer, Borg. His Majesty has only just gone into seclusion, and you're already in such a hurry to ascend to the throne?"
Borg turned to Irina with a cold expression, and said, "Irina, you've killed your brethren for no reason and released traitors on many occasions. All signs point to the fact that you've been corrupted by dark magic, and you've turned your back on the Goddess of Life and become a traitor!"
All of the elves began to look at Irina with anger in their eyes. The Goddess of Life was the faith of the elves. It was a faith that had protected and guided the elves through many difficult times. All those who betrayed the Goddess of Life were called traitors. They cultivated evil dark magic and were treacherous. Even if they were captured and brought back to The Wind Forest to be baptized, they could only become slaves.
If Irina really did betray the Goddess of Life, then she would be a traitor who practiced dark magic and the enemy of the entire elven race! This was something that no elf could tolerate!
"Dark magic? Heh … "A mocking smile appeared on Irina's face as she looked at Borg. A burst of green light appeared over her palm, and a seed began to sprout before growing into a small tree.
Specks of green light floated out from the cave behind her. A branch of the Tree of Life stretched out from the entrance of the cave, circled around Irina, and then gently touched the small tree. The faint green light sprinkled on the small tree, making the tender green leaves feel a bit more sparkling.
"Borg, what right do you have to call me a traitor? Do you think you can just spout nonsense with that mouth of yours? " Irina looked at Borg as she slowly raised the small tree in her hand. "If I were a traitor, would the Tree of Life have discovered me later than you? If I betrayed the Goddess of Life, would the Tree of Life have traveled thousands of kilometers to deliver life force energy to me when I almost died in Rodu? If I were using dark magic, how would I be able to make this seed grow? "
All of the elves looked at the small tree in Irina's hand, and the branch of the Tree of Life that was circling around her in an intimate manner. All of them fell silent as they turned to look at Borg with puzzled expressions.
The Tree of Life was a holy tree bestowed upon the elven race by the Goddess of Life. Even though it couldn't speak, it possessed extremely high divinity. Only the past queens had been able to receive the acknowledgment of the Tree of Life, and Irina was the first elf to have received the acknowledgment of the Tree of Life before she had even ascended to the throne.
A few days ago, Irina had been in danger in Rodu, and powerful fluctuations had appeared from the Tree of Life. All of the elven race had witnessed the phenomenon that had occurred due to the outpouring of life force energy.
There was no way that a traitor who cultivated dark magic would be able to receive the acknowledgment of the Tree of Life as the aura of death possessed by dark magic was the exact opposite of the aura of life.
"High Priestess Helena, do you think I've cultivated dark magic? Or do you also think I'm a traitor? "Irina turned to Helena with a serious expression.
All of the elves also turned to Helena. Aside from the panel of elders, only High Priestess Helena had the same right to speak as Borg.
"Princess Irina hasn't cultivated dark magic, so there's no way that the aura of dark magic could escape the detection of the Tree of Life." Helena shook her head as she looked at Irina, and said, "As for whether Princess Irina is a traitor, I won't comment as I don't have any evidence to prove that she's a traitor."
Irina turned to Irina with a hint of surprise in her eyes. Much to her surprise, Helena didn't kick Borg while he was down.
Borg took a meaningful glance at Helena with a wary look in his eyes. He had never been able to tell what she wanted, and it was no different this time.
"Her Highness hasn't cultivated dark magic, so there's no way that she's a traitor!"
"That's not necessarily the case. She killed Master Schubert and Master Colby for the sake of the traitors. If she's not a traitor, then why would she do something like that?"
"Her Majesty has also issued a decree to abolish slavery. Seeing as those traitors have already returned to the forest and received the baptism of the Water of Life, why should they be subjected to all kinds of torture? Is that the right thing to do? "
"They're traitors! They've betrayed their faith and the forest! This humiliation will forever be etched onto their bodies, and will be passed down by their descendants for all eternity! They don't deserve to be referred to as elves anymore; they can only be lowly slaves! "
"That's right! They're lowly slaves! "
All of the elves began to debate over whether Irina was a traitor or not. There were occasionally some who spoke up for the slaves, but their voices were quickly drowned out by a torrent of furious abuse.
Borg's expression returned to normal, and he turned to Irina as he said in a cold voice, "I don't know how you managed to fool the Tree of Life, but it's not up to you to decide whether you're a traitor or not. Her Majesty is in seclusion, and the panel of elders is currently presiding over the elves' affairs. Whether you're a traitor or not is up to the panel of elders! You have to pay for what you've done! "
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