Thus, several days passed quietly.
Taiger Forest continued its tranquil, stable ecosystem as it had for a thousand years, as though nothing major had ever happened.
The same was true of Elven Village. After the initial heated discussions, talk of Taiger Forest being swallowed by evil energy, of a Demon Spirit emerging, only to be slain by foreign visitors, gradually died down.
Of course, that did not mean there were no lingering effects.
For example, Sophie had shut herself inside Queen's Palace ever since, never appearing again. No one knew whether she had suffered some blow, or whether the death of her longtime enemy had left her feeling empty and lost, unable to pull herself out of it.
Because of this, the Elven mages of the Elf Division, led by Leia and Nia, were extremely worried. They often stood guard inside and outside Queen's Palace, hoping their Queen would pull herself together.
But Sophie's abnormal behavior did not affect the festival the Elves were about to hold.
Sophie had deliberately instructed that the Festival of Peace was to proceed as planned. Though the many incidents that had recently occurred in Elven Village and Taiger Forest could not simply be treated as though they had never happened, the more turbulent the times, the more necessary it was to promote the importance of peace. That was the Queen's view.
Thus, the Festival of Peace would still be held as usual.
This made Elven Village somewhat livelier lately.
It was not merely because a festival was about to be held. Taking this opportunity, the Elves had invited many trustworthy friends from other races to attend this Festival of Peace.
And because of the evil energy incident that had occurred in Taiger Forest some time ago, people outside had ultimately noticed the anomaly. As