Chapter 408 - 408

Things were happening very fast. One second they were looking at the weird rock, trying to find out why would there be a barrier at a place no one lived at anymore and the next they were being shot at by arrows. 

With Alexander's warning they had all managed to avoid getting hurt. They had stumbled to the side, landing on the warm sun as a few arrors we're heading their way. They passed right through the rock, its barrier broken now by Mark's spell.

"We come in peace!" Mark shouted particularly to no one and Allias rolled his eyes as he stood up. As if something like that would work, he thought, anticipating the next arrow so he could trace it back to their attackers. 

Nothing happened though. It was as if they had left, no arrows flying towards them. Mark stood up, dusting off some sand from his pants and scoffed as he looked at Allias.

"I knew what you were thinking but guess what, seems that I was right" he bragged with a victorious smile.. "We do not want to harm you" he repeated towards a huge pile of bushes opposite of them. The leaves rustled, as if someone had been hiding inside them. Allias was wary, his muscles tense as he stared at it, expecting something to jump out and attack them. After everything that had happened he did not think about the best way possible, his mind was always centered around the worst. 

What came out of the bush was safe to say that surprised all of them. It wasn't some kind of monster like before or an enemy. It was a ctually a child. Two. Two children appeared, jumping outside the bush, one boy and one girl. They looked very similar. Probably twins, Allias thought and assumed their ages. Around ten or eleven years old. Both of them had long blonde hair that reached their waists, falling in perfectly shaped curls. Dark blue eyes and sun kissed skin, they were dressed in light white clothing, cuffs made of gold decorating their ankles. 

"What are you too doing here?" Mark asked them with a smile. The kids looked at each other, silent and the red head took a hazy step towards them. "We won't hurt you, we just want to know, were you the ones throwing the arrows at us?" He asked them but Allias was already sure it weren't them. None of the two children was holding a bow. They were also too small to throw at such a distance. 

"You shouldn't be here, this place is hidden" the little girl told them and Allias' tilted his head to the side. There was something different about these children, something he couldn't exactly pinpoint but it was bothering him, he couldn't take his eyes off of them. 

He walked forward, stepping in front of Mark and crouched, reaching their eye level.

"Who shot us?" He asked them.

"No one." The boy said and turned around. He raised his arm, pointing in between the trees showing Allias a made up mechanism that was shooting the arrows. "You broke the seal, so it tried to kill you." He explained. 

"What are your names?" Allias asked.

"Naris" the girl said. 

"Maris" the boy added. Even their names had a similar sound to it. 

"So you two live behind the rock?" He asked and both of them nodded.

"You have to leave though, before the elders arrive. They can sense danger" Naris said when footsteps were heard from behind them. 

Right through the rock three men appeared. They were tall with the same blonde hair and sunkissed skin as the children, their eyes though we're a light brown. They had golden tattoos one their skin and held golden spears. Allias examined them with his eyes, unaware of what to feel. He had a suspicion, he was thinking about it but...what if he was wrong? The men pointed at each one of the with the spears, Alexander being the closest to the wall was the one intimidated the most.

"Who are you and what do you want here?" One of them, the older asked and Allias stood up. He walked past Mark and closer so he could see them better.

"Are you elves?" Allias asked ignoring their question. He couldn't see well, he couldn't find their ears underneath the rich and long hair. He was anxious, his heart beat racing as he waited for an answer. The older man looked at him, seconds of silence passed as he examined his face. 

"You're his son" he simply stated and Allias' eyes widened. "The king of elves." 

Allias was right. He couldn't believe it. The man pushed back his hair, showing a pair of long and pointy ears. All of them were elves. From their clothing to their characteristics the elf king could be sure only of one thing. These people right there, the ones hidden behind the barrier were the people of his father. 

He had turned mute, shocked by the realization and no matter how hard he tried to think of something to say no words would come out of his lips. He just stood there parting them like a fish in the ocean. 

Mark had his eyes glued on his best friend. He had grasoed the situation, he was feeling the tension but still he was afraid to say anything. Nonetheless, he called Allias' name.

"Allias..."

"You people, you, you are Avgee elves? Right? Am I right? You are a part of my father's tribe" he exclaimed, filled with excitement. He was trying to hide it, he wanted to sound rational, like a king, serious and cold but he couldn't. There was no denying it. These people were ooart of his Tribe. "There are actually some of you who are still alive." 

"Yes. We survived, hidden behind the barrier. You are his son and that's why you are not welcomed here. You should leave, before we force you to." The older elf told him and suddenly Allias felt like he was crush landing into the ground. That was not how things supposed to go. He looked at them with wide eyes, disappointed.

"No, wait please I..."

"You need to leave. As Kardia people kicked out your father long ago. We will not accept him or you back"

"My father is dead, everyone is dead" Allias told them. 

"What do you mean?"