A large number of elves. However, there were fewer of them than us. My grandmother told me that elves have a long life span, so that may have something to do with it.
I thought that all elves were very beautiful. They are different from humans and beasts. There were many elves in front of me. The scenery of the village, which is like a part of the forest, seems mysterious.
As I was welcomed by many elves, I saw something a little strange. It was next to an old man elf person with a cane, and I saw something translucent. But I blinked and it was gone. What was it? I am not sure. Was it a mistake?
While I was thinking that, my eyes met with the old man elf. Was he looking at me a little? The old man elf stared at me for a bit and then turned his gaze to Mr. Dong. Then he spoke to Mr. Dong.
'Are you sure you are the head of this herd?
He looked at me for a moment, then looked at Mr. Dong and said, "Are you sure you are the leader of this flock?
The "chief" was Mr. Athos. After that, the head of the flock was not exactly determined. But it is safe to assume that Mr. Dong is our chief.
Hearing this, the grandfather elf nodded once, "Hmm.
'......You said that you and your people were chased out of the place where you lived.
'Yes.
Well, then, you may relax in this village," the grandfather elf said.
The grandfather elf said. I was surprised by his surprisingly friendly words. Mr. Dong also looked surprised for a moment. Mr. Lan looked difficult. Everyone else had a variety of looks on their faces, some looking relieved, others fussing about being able to spend time in such a wonderful place.
I was the first to think that I was happy because I was glad to be able to make friends with the elves. But at the same time, I remembered what Ran had said to me and thought about the possibility that the elves might not really want to be friends with us.
The old man had told us that we should live in separate houses with the elves because they didn't have enough space for us to live.
Mr. Dong was hesitant. In response, Grandpa said, "We welcome you. In the name of the tree of spirits, we pledge to you. I had no idea what a "spirit tree" was, but seeing how relieved Mr. Lan was to hear that, I knew it meant something good for us.
I decided to go with Ran. Gaius and I parted ways. As for the griffons and Seafo, Mr. Lan told me that it would be better for them not to know that I had a contract with them, so I did so. I whispered this to Raymer, so everyone is doing it that way. He told me that it was better to assume that I was using the gryphons in our village.
That's what I did. I thought that Mr. Lan was thinking about us.
But Lema came to me. Lema, a child griffon, is following behind me and Mr. Lang. The female elf who was guiding me and Mr. Lang seemed to be concerned about Lema.
The woman elf's house was the one to which Mr. Lan and I were guided. It seemed that the woman lived alone. The woman's house had two rooms, and we were told we could use one room.
After confirming that the woman had moved to another room, I asked Ms. Lan.
What do you mean, in the name of the spirit tree?"
'Elves are a race that excels at magic. The elves are a race of people who are good at magic and have a close relationship with the spirits. And for them, what is called the spirit tree is considered absolute. I don't know if this is accurate information, because I only read it in literature, but the genie tree is a tree that is also said to give birth to spirits."
"Bore spirits?"
Yes. ---The spirit lights up its life in the genie tree. They will fly around the tree and eventually spread their wings to the world.
I have read that in a journal. ......
The genie tree. The tree is the place where the beings called spirits are born. The elves swore an oath to the tree of spirits.
I believe that "swear in the name of the spirit tree" is the absolute word for them, who are closely related to the spirits. I have also read such a description. I think it is probably certain that they are welcoming us, since they made such an imposing declaration that they would swear in the name of the spirit tree.
I thought about that when I was talking with Mr. Lan about how different races have such differences.
Even all the beastmen live differently from the human village. They have a different culture. I guess the elves have a lot of culture that I don't know about. I have to ask a lot of questions to Mr. Lan. There are so many things I don't know, so many things I don't know.
...... but you look so difficult.
I'm not saying it's the truth that I'm welcoming you. I don't know how things will turn out from now on, even though it is true that I am welcoming you. So be careful, Lelunda.
"...... yes."
Ran said that it is true that they are welcoming us. But he also said that he didn't know how things would turn out. I nodded to Lan's words, and I thought about what the elves were thinking. The elves are cold. But they are welcoming. The old man of the elves - and I thought about it so much that I finally realized the fact that the elves had not told me their names.
---- the girl, and the elf 3
(The girl, who is probably a godchild, is taken to one of the houses in the elven village with the lady. As yet, the girl did not know the names of any of the elves.)