Chapter 289 – Her soul is pure.

Larissa flew through the skies and reached the elven village within a few hours.

As she approached, she again felt the barrier hit her body. Daniel was startled, so Larissa explained exactly what it was.

And after descending to the ground, the same elf that had greeted her the first time appeared. He jumped down from the tree and fell in front of Larissa and Daniel.

He was wearing a smile.

"I thought you wouldn't be back. You left so quickly."

"I'm sorry about that, I was in a hurry."

"No problem. And who is your friend?"

"He is the father of a friend of mine who passed away some time ago."

"Pleasure, my name is Daniel."

"It's a pleasure, my name is Thasli."

"Your name is Thasli? Oh, that's right, I didn't even ask your name when I was here."

"That's right, you didn't ask. And I don't know your name either."

"Oh, my name is Larissa."

Listening to the two's dialogue, Daniel doubted whether Larissa was friends with the village residents.

"All right, now that we've introduced ourselves I need to ask a favor." Larissa looked a little worried. There was a possibility that the elves would refuse to let the humans live in the village for a few days.

"First let's go to my house. I will introduce Daniel to my mother. You should also have a better talk with her. She has been asking about you for several days, about who you were."

"I didn't introduce myself to her either, did I? Now I feel bad."

"Don't feel bad. Let's go? And don't be surprised, Daniel, children are very curious."

"No problem, I like kids, haha."

Walking through the forest, they quickly reached the elves' village. Like Larissa, Daniel was quite amazed at the beauty of the buildings and all the local vegetation. It was spectacular!

Noticing Daniel's admiration, Thasli looked proud.

"Okay, let's go upstairs."

Climbing the stairs, they reached the same room where Larissa had talked to the village chief.

Larissa and Daniel sat down on the floor and then waited for the village chief to be called by Thasli.

After less than three minutes, she appeared in the room. When she saw Larissa, a genuine smile appeared on her face.

"You have come again. I thought I would never see you again."

"Your son told me you were curious about me."

"Thasli, don't say unnecessary things."

"I'm sorry, Mom."

Larissa and Thasli looked at each other and she gave a sarcastic smile, causing Thasli to turn her face and pout.

"Okay, now that you want to talk calmly, I'd like to introduce myself." The old elf bowed.

"My name is Phiana, and I currently command the main elven village."

"Main? Are there others?"

"Yes, there are many. Try to visit them in the future, you will surely enjoy them."

"Oh, sure."

"Okay, now I'm going to sit down. Thasli tells me you have a favor to ask of us. Could you tell me what it is?"

"Sure. Well, you must know about the war between the human countries, right?"

"Oh, yes. I have learned that Mabely has declared war against the other two countries. I wouldn't be surprised if Sothyl and Slovika ally themselves."

"Yes, I wouldn't be surprised either. But I didn't come here to argue about war tactics or anything like that."

"..."

"Have you know about what is happening in Mabely?"

Upon hearing this, Phiana's eyebrows rose.

"What's going on?"

"The queen has sent soldiers to every town and village in the country. All men over the age of 15 are being forced to fight in the war. Even if they refuse to participate, the guards practically kidnap them to take them away."

"Is that true?"

"Yes. Daniel was being taken away when I rescued him. He's a friend, so I wouldn't let him be taken to die in a useless war."

"I see... I think I already know what you are going to ask." Phiana looked at Larissa and Daniel. Next, she looked at Thasli. He looked confused, he didn't seem to have understood what Larissa's reason for being there was.

"You want to leave your friend in our village until everything is sorted out, don't you?"

"That's right..." Larissa closed her eyes and bowed her head. She was feeling a little embarrassed that she was asking for help from people she had just met.

Fortunately, Phiana and the village residents were good people.

"Sure, I don't see a problem. Right, Thasli?"

"Hm? Ah, sure. If he works in the village, I don't see any problems."

"Thasli!"

"But mother, we need manpower."

"..."

"Ahahahaha, that boy is funny." Daniel laughed out loud at Thasli's statement. Phiana looked a little embarrassed, but after Thasli and Daniel started laughing together, she calmed down.

"Oh, and it's not just Daniel. I have some friends I'd like to bring to stay here for a few days. They are not bad people, I will do everything I can to get you to accept them. They are two grown women, a man who is already sick, and also a child about my age."

"I see... I don't see any problems, I will accept them here. But after you finish what you have to do, I would like a favor from you."

"Sure, I'll do whatever it takes!"

"I understand. Thasli, already start preparing a house for everyone."

"It doesn't have to be a big house," Larissa warned.

Then Thasli left the house and left only Larissa, Daniel, and Phiana inside.

Larissa stood up and bowed her head to say thank you.

"Thank you so much for taking this."

"No need to thank me. I only accepted it because I know you are not a bad person."

"How can you know?"

"You have a very pure soul."

"..."

After hearing this, Larissa stared at Phiana for a while. After that, she turned her face away and cleared her throat.

"All right, now I'll go and took the others. Daniel, try to behave yourself."

"Who do you think I am? I'm not a child."