"Sigh… tell me, why did you ask that question?" Solareth asked, his tone unusually calm, yet tinged with curiosity and a trace of sorrow.
Hearing that, Ash slowly began to speak. He recounted everything—how Elysia had been gravely injured, how he had left the academy to search for a way to save her, and how the demons had attacked them.
His voice held no hesitation, only the weight of a boy carrying more than he should.
Once he finished, Solareth looked at him for a moment before asking, "Then why are you here? Shouldn't you be somewhere within the territory of the elves?"
To that, Ash replied calmly, "There was something I wanted to do here first, before heading there."
Although Ash still wasn't revealing his true intentions, Solareth didn't question him further. What Ash had shared was filled with truth, and that was enough for now.
