“So, in other words, you plan to forgive this child, Son?” Mom asked from her throne .

Mom didn’t have me kneel, but Lucia went down on one knee in awe . The child prostrated herself on the ground and quivered . Mom slouched to the side with one leg crossed over the other and played with her blonde hair . Her mannerisms and sitting style were the exact same as Mommy Elizabeth . They sure were good friends . Mom looked at the child with her eyes narrowed . She sighed:“Remember how many changes Mommy has made for you . Mommy is a descendant of the Galadriel Tribe, yet has to spare a dark elf . Whatever, though . Raise your head, Child . Now, salute my Son . He was the one who saved you . ”

Lucia carefully stole a glance . Perhaps it was due to her once being a member of the Shadow Squad that she was in total awe at Mommy Vyvyan, who was sitting on the throne . That’d explain why she didn’t dare to budge or dare to say anything to the child in spite of worrying for her .

The child finally raised her head to look at me . She bowed her head and trembled: “Thank you so much for your benevolence, Your Highness… Thank you, thank you…”

“Don’t thank me .  If you have to thank someone, you should thank Mera . If I didn’t hear you were related to her, I wouldn’t have thought of saving you . ” I spun around and helped the child up .

The girl’s eyes were awfully swollen . Noticing the wounds on her face, Mommy Vyvyan came over and touched the girl’s face . The wounds on her face gradually healed, but she looked deathly pale . She lost too much blood after Mom last impaled her . She never got to rest afterwards and, instead, suffered . Not even an adult would be able to stand that, let alone a child .

“Mera… Mera… Sister Mera used to take care of me… In the past, she let me suck her blood when I didn’t have any to suck… Sister Mera took care of me in a lot of ways… Later… later on, I heard she came to Duargana . I couldn’t enter Duargana, though, so I had to capture an elf and bring them in . I didn’t kill the elf . He stepped into my trap, and the wolves gnawed him to death . I merely sucked his blood… . I had no choice . I need to suck blood on full-moon nights…”

I said, “Don’t tell me about that . I want to know about Mera . ”

I felt my request was meaningless, because Mera… was dead . She was in a different state to Luna’s state before she was revived . Luna, at least, had her body intact, but Mera’s must’ve decayed already . Besides her house, she didn’t have anything else . She didn’t even have her own tomb as a matter of fact . There was no chance Mera could return to my side . What was the point of knowing her past?

“Sister Mera… I don’t know about her story… I just know Sister Mera was very kind and gentle . I didn’t have parents . My parents were killed in an attack… Sister Mera’s family took care of me… I wanted to find Sister Mera and everyone else, but… but… they’re no longer in this world…”

At that point, the child’s voice started to mix with her sobs . I looked at Mom and Lucia, only to realise that neither of them felt any hint of guilt or regret . They were no different to Mommy Elizabeth . Mommy Vyvyan, in fact, looked a little scary . I gently caressed the girl’s head: “You’re the only one left . I can understand that feeling . You’re the only one left . ”

Actually, Mommy Vyvyan’s att.i.tude did slightly change . I remember the dark elves once held her in high regard . When the Galadriel Tribe was doing everything in their power to ma.s.sacre the dark elves, Mommy Vyvyan was the only one to forgive all dark elves after her ascension . She provided them with homes and domestic animals in Duargana, and she let them take on normal jobs to lead normal lives . Unfortunately, she eventually inherited her father and brother’s stance . She began to resent and wanted to kill dark elves after the Deer Hunting Festival .

“Mm… Sister Mera… no one… is left!”

The girl seemingly couldn’t hold back anymore and, thus, hugged me and wailed . I gently caressed her head . I looked up at Mom . Mom lingered for a moment and grumbled, “I won’t apologise . The dark elves asked for it . I gave them enough respect and showed them benevolence, yet they still attacked you . No matter what that Mera did, have you forgotten how you came to have that scar on you?! She almost killed you and Lucia . I swore to never forgive or show sympathy to dark elves again after that, and I stand by that oath even now! I’m still furious about it! Son, you don’t think that I can understand their betrayal, do you? They were the ones who pleaded for my help . Why did they have to resort to hurting you to save themselves? If you had to be sacrificed to save this world, I’d rather destroy this world . ”

“I’m not blaming you… It’s just, mm, what I mean to say is that she’s the last dark elf . Despite what the dark elves did, I don’t think she was responsible . The dark elves whomade an attempt on my life are dead . They’ve already been dealt the comeuppance they deserved . I, personally, killed Mera, too… Therefore, I think the grudges don’t have anything to do with this child . Further, I feel guilty about Mera . I can no longer make it up to her, so let me make it up to her with this child . ”

I ignored the girl desperately stabbing my abdomen with a dagger . G.o.d knows where she got the dagger from, but there was no way she’d penetrate my dragon scale with a shabby dagger . Lucia s.n.a.t.c.hed the dagger from her with one hand . She then looked at the child and, in a cordial manner, warned, “Let’s get along from now . You should know that Her Highness forgave you dark elves . The dark elves who resided inside the city once led peaceful lives . Miss Mera was once my friend, as well . If she didn’t commit a crime, she wouldn’t have met with that tragic ending . Hence, I hope you can be cognizant of what you can and can’t do . At the very least, what you were doing wasn’t wise . ”

Before Lucia could finish, Mom stabbed the girl’s thigh with an ice pick that she generated with a wave of her hand . The girl whimpered . Mom then came over and healed her wound . Eyes on the girl, she smiled menacingly: “If I catch you doing that again, I’ll make you experience that feeling again several times . I promise I have countless ways of tormenting you . Nevertheless, you now belong to my son, so make sure to serve him well henceforward!”