After Paeris left, the Elf Queen kept silent for some time. She took the crystals that Paeris left behind and watched its content.
"Allannia, I need you to prepare something for me." She called for the female elf commander that was waiting outside.
Allannia opened the door and entered the room, she knelt while waiting for her orders.
The Elf Queen frowned.
"Allannia, I have strictly told you before, that it is forbidden for you to be so formal before me when we are alone. How many years do we know each other? I guess it is over a hundred, and you're still not considering me as a friend?"
Allannia seemed troubled. She knew that the Elf Queen was not the unapproachable and frigid person, she was often referred of. The Queen only passed that image in order to deter people from approaching her, but it was different thing with Allannia. She replied: "Your Highness, I can't be disrespectful in any way before you..."