Yggdrasil [5]

Third-Person Perspective

Ash said indifferently, "Amelia Evenham, huh? Who would have known that the annoying girl was the daughter of—"

As he spoke, the elf warrior turned his power towards him, saying, "How dare you address the prince in this manner!"

At that moment, Ash released a slight killing intent, causing those around him to feel extremely fatigued. Without warning, the captain of the knights rushed forward and struck the young elf warrior, rendering him unconscious. Moments later, he saluted and said, "Frederick, the Guardian of the Great Forest, salutes the prince!"

Ash's killing intent subsided, and Ron and Ginny sheathed their weapons.

"Whatever, I don't have time to waste on this nonsense," Ash said dismissively.

The captain of the knights said gratefully,

"Thank you for your mercy, Your Highness, and thank you from the bottom of my heart for bringing Princess Amelia back safely."

Before he could finish speaking, Ash interrupted, "Where is the Queen's palace?"

"This way, sir! Please follow me!" the captain responded.

***

"This is the castle where Elf lives," he continued.

The Palace of the Elf Queen

When the elves came to Earth and settled in the West, they planted the seeds of the World Tree there. Initially isolated from humans, they were astonished when they found a group of humans closely connected to spirits and with pure souls. Despite their arrogance, the elves acknowledged these humans and lived cooperatively with them. They collaborated with the shamans, and with the spiritual techniques of the shamans and the elven magic, the elves, and the shaman tribe lived in harmony together.

Among them was the "Elf Queen," the leader of the shaman tribe and the queen of the elves, elected by agreement between the two races. To be precise, she was an elf recognized by all.

This is the palace where the Elf Queen resides, and along with the World Tree, it is acknowledged as the most sacred place for elves and shamans. The long stairs were made of pure white wood and the blooming grasses and trees were beautiful, befitting a queen. The palace was constructed more like a "fairyland" than anything else.

Every small flower and tree served as a home and playground for the fairies.

"It certainly is a fairytale castle," Ash observed.

"Yes, it is the queen's residence and, at the same time, the home of the fairies. Seeing living creatures chattering without worry was a new experience. According to the original story, the fairies disappeared without a trace with the death of the World Tree, making it impossible to see them anymore.

But that was then.

The fairies approached Ash.

"He's a human!"

"A human!"

"He's an unusual human."

The fairies, who had been playing wildly near the palace, came towards Ash and circled him.

"The blessed human."

"I'm impressed by you for this reason."

The fairies rubbed their cheeks against Ash and laughed happily like cats or dogs.

Amelia, seeing this, said in amazement,

"It is unusual for fairies to be so friendly with strangers... You are amazing."

Ash replied coldly,

"It's annoying."

Amelia smiled and said,

"Even so, I hope you take a good look at them. They are kind children."

Ash walked past, ignoring the fairies.

It was time to see the queen.