Chapter 189

Thud!

The chair hit the floor. Leonas face became pale like a corpse.

W-w-what didyousa

Lyla held Leonas hand to calm her down. The atmosphere of the room cooled rapidly. Hans and Snoc, who were unaware of the tense atmosphere in the village, frantically moved their eyes around. Even though they basically got the gist that Leonas family was being held captive, unfamiliar words interfered with their comprehension.

I said that elf kingdoms were different from human kingdoms, right?

Zich began explaining the situation to them, The elves that reside in Adrowon are divided into several tribes. The Iron Tribe is probably one of the tribesjust consider each of these tribes as a human kingdom. And these tribal kingdoms are under a coalition. Of course, this coalition is different from the coalition between human kingdoms; its a lot more flexible and relaxed.

Hans and Snoc intently focused on Zichs words. With an extremely surprised expression, Dniel stared at Zich.

However, since they are in a coalition, they try to interact with each other somewhatand one such way to do this is by requesting a council or a Puola. Any tribal king can declare a Puola, and when this happens, all the royal families have to gather in a neutral zone called Mentis for a meeting.

You are very knowledgeable. I didnt know there was a human who was so knowledgeable about the elf society in Adrowon. Dniel was impressed, but he wasnt just impressed. He became even warier of Zich. If someone wanted to rate the relationship between humans and elves as good or bad, it would slightly be on the more negative side. Thus, Dniel naturally developed higher caution as the person in front of him was unusually knowledgeable and perceptive about their circumstances.

I had an opportunity to learn more about elves. Zich smiled. However, it was not a matter he should be smiling about. I got into a fight with you guys one time.

Before his regression, Zich and his subordinates fought against basically everyoneand of course, elves were part of the group they fought against. During this time, Zich had learned about the basic social structure of elves. To be more precise, one of his subordinates told him about it.

Now that Im thinking about it, it feels like I heard the Iron Tribe somewhere. Zich tried to search through his memories, but he could not remember it. I should think about this matter later since Im explaining things right now.

Zich finished telling the rest of his explanation to Zich and Hans. So based on what he said, the Iron Tribe declared a Puola, so Leonas family and the shaman went to Mentis. And now they are being locked up there.

After finishing his explanation, Zich stared at Dniel.

Did this basically sum up the situation?

Thats right. I wouldnt be able to explain it any better.

If the Iron Tribe was the one who declared a Puola, theres a high possibility that they are the ones who are holding them prisoners.

Yes, you are right. Mentis is now being occupied by the Iron Tribes army.

Why?

While leaning on Lyla, Leona hit the table while getting up. The utensils and plates on top of the table shook.

Whats their purpose?

They are ordering us to obey them.

What the hell are they saying! Its the rule of the coalition to recognize each tribe as an equal! Leonas face became completely red.

Zich asked, Do they have a justification? Or some kind of reason why they are ordering the tribes to obey them? Or are they really causing this event for no reason?

They do have a justification for their actions, but its nonsense. No matter how I think about it, theyre just trying to find any reason to start a conflict.

He avoided the topic.

Even though the justification really seemed like an excuse to start a conflict, It didnt seem like Dniel wanted to say what the justification was. Zich didnt miss that Dniels eyes strayed to Leona for a moment.

Is it because of the Lakes Tear?

Leona quickly turned her head around, and Dniels expression became complicated. He sent Zich a look of rebuke to stop him from continuing his words, but Zich just ignored Dniels look of rebuke; instead, Zich kept staring at him to quickly answer Leonas question.

Is that really true? Did this really happen because of the Lakes Tear?

Leona couldnt believe that her parents were being held as captives and a war was about to break out because of the treasure she stole as a prank. Her voice trembled. Dniel glared at Zich and quickly consoled Leona, As I have said before, its a nonsensical excuse. The Lakes Tear was our tribes treasure from the first place, so theres no reason or right for them to pay any attention to it. Even if we want to destroy it or let it get stolen, they have no business or right to interfere with our decisions.

However, Dniels words were unable to help Leona recover her energy. Her hands trembled like crazy. Dniel tried to comfort her again, but before he could

Hwoop! Leona suddenly took a deep breath.

Hwooooo! Then she let it out. She repeated this a few times.

So what is the current situation like? Her voice was still trembling, and it was the same for her hands. But Dniel saw that Leona was trying to move forward despite the shock and horror of her situation.

This is for you to keep in mind, but... Zich said and continued, Leona is not the same as she was before. She experienced all sorts of things while she was out in the human world.

Yes, it seems so.

Even so, it didnt mean that Leona suddenly became a charismatic leader or a powerful master. Her trembling body indicated otherwise. However, Dniel was very pleased that Leona was trying her best to move forward despite feeling that this situation happened because of her. It really seemed as if this journey was a positive factor for her growth. Dniel reassessed his judgment on that thief who stole the Lakes Tear again, but it was meaningless as the thief was already dead.

It doesnt seem like anything will happen as of right now. Even though theres a lot of antagonistic tension in the air, none of their military forces have taken action so far. But we dont know for sure if an incident will happen anytime. Dniels tone became a lot more relaxed as he saw that Leona was fine.

Whos leading the tribe right now?

Its Prince Dronian.

Brother is? Leona was surprised and then accepted the explanation. If the King, Queen, and the shaman were all captured, the next in line was her older brother