Liam felt the pressure crushing him ease up a little so he hurriedly took a few mouthfuls of fresh air to gather himself and calm down.
"Speak up, brat. Why did that old man send you here?" The elf did not care about his plight and only asked him what he wanted to know. "Speak up fast."
"He wanted me to… cough… train under-" Liam only just started to explain when he was quickly interrupted.
"Stop right there." Another loud laughter rang out. Liam looked up to see the elf casually walking out of the hall as if whatever was going on had nothing to do with him any longer.
Umm… You almost killed me just to say this? He was completely dumbfounded. He had come all this way just for this but what the hell was this outcome?
Liam swayed as he slowly stood up and the giddiness in his head was starting to disappear. He looked at the other elves in the room who were all now staring at him silently. There was still hatred in their eyes but now there was also pity.
