Mo Fei watched everything unfolding before him, and couldn't help but feel amused.
"Gedwyn really speaks with quite the bureaucratic tone," he thought.
"You see, it's not that I don't want to help the Elf Kingdom—although I indeed don't, but actually, it's because I have to respect their principle of independence and autonomy."
But no matter how nicely put, everyone naturally knows the real intent.
All millennia-old foxes, understanding without needing to state the obvious.
Even though they knew this, the leaders did not immediately raise questions or objections; instead, they discussed the matter amongst themselves.
For one thing, self-interest prevails: better the Elf Kingdom than our own to be attacked.
Secondly, the nations didn't really hold the Elf Kingdom in high regard.
This was largely due to the inherent sense of superiority that came with being a High Elf.