Chapter Summaries

Roy treated the wounded Dark Moon Elf, who revealed that he was in Castleton to recruit a new liaison officer after Moon God Temple priests captured the previous one. Roy accepted the liaison position in exchange for a Permanent Agility Potion, and Viesel prepared to leave Castleton City.

• Roy found the Dark Moon Elf back at his hiding place, checked his healing wound, and used Minor Healing on him.
• The Dark Moon Elf told Roy that Moon God Temple priests had wounded him and captured the liaison officer he had brought from St. Margaret Port.
• Roy asked whether Jefferson had been on a Dark Temple mission, and the Dark Moon Elf said Jefferson had received no assignments in the past six months.
• The Dark Moon Elf offered Roy the Castleton liaison role, which required sending monthly reports and helping Dark Temple members with lodging and food.
• Roy accepted the position in exchange for a Permanent Agility Potion and received the address of Xavier in St. Margaret Port.
• Viesel said he would take the earliest ship out of Castleton City, while Roy told him to direct any Dark Temple visitors to the Goddess of Freedom Temple in the afternoon.

Roy accompanied Ms. Belinda to Master Claire Latin’s home, where she said goodbye before leaving Castleton City to pursue her art in Buenos. The chapter left Roy and Ms. Belinda waiting in a holy sitting room while Claire’s attendant went inside.

• Roy waited outside the Art Gallery until Ms. Belinda finished handing over her work.
• Ms. Belinda told Roy she planned to take her works to Buenos and try her luck.
• Ms. Belinda introduced Roy as her son to the Silver Moon Elf who greeted them at Master Claire Latin’s treehouse.
• The Silver Moon Elf led Ms. Belinda and Roy through the vast, hidden interior of the treehouse to a sitting room with a faint holy radiance.
• The Silver Moon Elf went through a door to see Master Claire Latin, leaving Roy and Ms. Belinda in the sitting room.

Roy and Ms. Belinda visited Master Claire Latin, an elderly Silver Moon Elf whose life was being prolonged by moonlight and life energy. Priest Theodore later used the Holy Grail to treat him, while Claire Latin’s resentment and worsening condition left his future uncertain; Roy then learned that his acquaintance was Claire Latin’s niece.

• Ms. Belinda and Roy entered Master Claire Latin’s room and saw that moonlight and life energy were suppressing the deathly energy consuming him.
• After Ms. Belinda and Roy left, Priest Theodore used the Holy Grail and holy light to restore some of Claire Latin’s vitality and purify the resentment clinging to his soul.
• Claire Latin asked why his devotion to the Moon God Temple could not earn him a place in the Divine Kingdom, then fainted from the pain of purification.
• Priest Theodore demanded the Holy Grail as payment, and Claire Latin’s relative refused to let him take it before the promised treatment was complete.
• On the way out, Roy met a Silver Moon Elf girl who revealed that Master Claire Latin was her uncle and said she would see Roy at Elf Academy on Monday.

Roy learned that his mother, Ms. Belinda, would stay in Castleton City so he could continue at Elf Academy. He had a Permanent Agility Potion appraised, then gave Moira a Petrification Lizard tooth pendant and postponed their training until the next night.

• Ms. Belinda asked whether Roy wanted to stay in Castleton City, and he said he did; she decided they would remain while she traveled to Buenos to pursue opportunities for her art.
• Roy returned to the Goddess of Freedom Temple, told Jasper that Master Claire Latin was unconscious, and said he would not go to the Black Pearl that night.
• Roy visited Mrs. Winnie’s Potion Shop and paid her to appraise his Permanent Agility Potion; she confirmed it was genuine, exceptionally high quality, and showed no harmful effects.
• Roy came home while Ms. Belinda was at a celebratory ball and gave Moira a Petrification Lizard tooth pendant as a gift.
• Moira asked to train that night, but Roy said he was overdrawn and suggested they resume the next evening.

Moira treasured the lizard-tooth necklace Roy had given her, while Roy discovered that his Holy Scepter strengthened his Strength Blessing and that a Permanent Agility Potion greatly improved his balance and control. After Sabrina brought a drunken Ms. Belinda home, Roy offered Sabrina a pair of Petrification Lizard foreclaws, but she asked for a tooth pendant instead, so he gave her the second necklace he had made.

• Moira carefully wrapped the lizard teeth Roy had given her and hung the necklace beside her bed.
• Roy tested the Holy Scepter, found that it enhanced Strength Blessing but not his other spells, and drank the Permanent Agility Potion.
• Roy felt his agility, balance, and control improve as he practiced Elementary Martial Arts on the terrace.
• Sabrina brought a heavily drunk Ms. Belinda home, and Roy helped carry her to bed and clean her up.
• Roy offered Sabrina two Petrification Lizard foreclaws to make into gloves, but Sabrina asked for a tooth pendant instead.
• Roy gave Sabrina the second lizard-tooth necklace he had made.

Roy prepared for the trial, discovered that Xavier had left him a message, and joined Klayr and Instructor Nora at the Elder Council. The trial of the Golden Tangerine slave traders began, with Roy learning that the captured crew would be sent to a Dark Moon Elf mineral prison.

• Roy prepared Ms. Belinda for bed, wrapped the Lizard Claw, and studied Countess Amelia's Magic Crystal before planning to buy custom Heavy Leather Armor.
• Roy found Xavier's message, “I'm leaving,” carved into a moss-covered rock beside the Seawall Drainage Channel.
• Roy traveled to Heroes Square, met Klayr and Instructor Nora, and declined Klayr's invitation to hear him play “Blue Da Nei River.”
• Roy and Klayr entered the Elder Council's courtroom with Instructor Nora and learned that the trial would proceed with ten slave traders at a time.
• An elderly Silver Moon Elf announced the trial, and Roy learned that the 132 captured Golden Tangerine crew members would be transferred to a Dark Moon Elf mineral prison.
• The shackled slave traders filed onto the trial platform as Roy watched from the front row.

Roy and Klayr watched the trial of the Golden Tangerine’s slave traders and gave testimony about their crimes. The crew received lengthy prison sentences, while Benjamin the Mage remained missing and could pose a threat.

• The Elf Academy and a representative of the Silver Pegasus Elf Legion accused the slave traders of killing an instructor, abducting freshmen, and poaching, and called for severe punishment.
• Roy noticed that Benjamin the Mage was absent from the prisoners, and Klayr worried that the escaped Mage might retaliate.
• Roy testified that the Captain had waited at the Malaga Jungle checkpoint to trap elf teams and had led the murder of Jefferson in a Castleton tavern.
• Roy asked the Captain whether he had killed Pelius; the Captain denied it and said the crew had left Castleton Harbour after Jefferson's death.
• The presiding judge sentenced the Golden Tangerine crew to two hundred years at Parrham Island Prison, with the Captain and thirteen principal slave traders receiving an additional hundred years in the mines at Inohaus City.

After noticing that Priest Sandike of the Moon God Temple had watched him at the tribunal, Roy suspected the priest might be connected to Pelius’s death. Later, Sandike and two priests tried to seize Roy in Castleton’s Lower District, but local Half-Elves and Elf Rangers intervened, and Roy left free to report the incident to High Priest Reed.

• Roy recognized Priest Sandike among the Arbitration Committee dignitaries and recalled that a Moon God Temple priest had been seen near Pelius’s death.
• Roy failed to find a shop willing to make heavy leather armor and learned that even a basic Magic Pouch cost more than he could afford.
• Priest Sandike followed Roy into the Lower District, where two other Moon God Temple priests tried to arrest him as a heretic.
• Half-Elves in the marketplace identified Roy as a Novice Priest of the Goddess of Freedom Temple and challenged the priests’ accusation.
• Two Elf Rangers intervened, recognized Roy, and said Sandike would have to negotiate with High Priest Reed to take him away.
• Roy told Sandike he would report the unfair treatment to High Priest Reed, and Sandike let him leave.

Roy returned to the Goddess of Freedom Temple and told High Priest Reed that the clues about the stolen Holy Grail pointed to Priest Sandike of the Moon God Temple. After Reed agreed to report the matter, Roy went to the harbor Guard Squad to file a complaint against Sandike and the Priests who had tried to seize him.

• The Half-Elves watched Roy leave the Lower District without trying to stop him.
• Roy told High Priest Reed about Pelius, Jefferson, the Holy Grail, and the Moon God Temple Priests' attempt to take him away.
• Roy concluded that the clues pointed to Priest Sandike, and Reed promised to report the events to Gorfito Headquarters.
• Reed reassured Roy that the temple would be protected by the Elf King's promise, and Roy went to the harbor Guard Squad.
• Roy accused Priest Sandike of trying to seize him and provoke a conflict between the temples, and the Elf Ranger agreed to report the complaint to a superior.

The Elf Ranger captain began writing a report accusing the Moon God Temple Priests of abusing their authority, while Priest Sandaike worried that the Wisdom Holy Grail theft was coming to light. Roy helped Ms. Belinda pack for her departure to Buenos, leaving him in Castleton City to continue his studies.

• The Elf Ranger captain began drafting a report to Lord Amos about the Moon God Temple Priests arresting a Novice Priest of the Goddess of Freedom Temple.
• Priest Sandaike feared the Goddess of Freedom Temple Priests had traced the Wisdom Holy Grail theft back to him.
• Priest Sandaike recalled that he had planned the theft to weaken the Goddess of Freedom Temple and had delayed carrying it out until two and a half months earlier.
• Roy returned home and found Ms. Belinda packing her studio before leaving for Buenos the next day.
• Roy helped Ms. Belinda pack and reassured her that he could manage on his own while she was away.

Ms. Belinda left for Buenos for a week or two, leaving Roy feeling lonely as he returned to Elf Academy. There, Roy surprised Klayr and Instructor Nora with his improved performance in the obstacle course before continuing martial arts practice.

• Ms. Belinda departed for Buenos after telling Roy to ask Jillian for help if he ran into trouble, and Roy returned to an unusually quiet house before heading to school.
• Sabrina offered to walk with Roy, and they went to Elf Academy together while talking about his experience in the Magala Jungle.
• Sabrina joined her friends at the academy, and Klayr arrived to accompany Roy to the Training Ground.
• Roy and Klayr raced through the obstacle course, and Roy kept pace with Klayr despite his flashy movements and surprised him with his improved agility.
• Instructor Nora praised Roy and Klayr for their progress, and Roy attributed his improvement partly to becoming a Level Four Novice Priest.
• Klayr and Roy joined the class for sparring practice, with Klayr attacking Roy as he defended with a Wooden Shield.

Roy trained with Klayr, presented the Sixteenth Group’s findings on Ellington Castle, and went with Edith to commission thick leather armor from Jerome Master. After leaving the leather shop, Roy said he was returning to the Goddess of Freedom Temple.

• Roy switched from a Wooden Hammer to a Wooden Stick during training and drove Klayr back while attacking.
• Princess Ophelia assigned the Sixteenth Group to present on Ellington Castle, and Roy described its strategic military importance.
• Edith took Roy and Klayr to Samp Leather Shop, where Jerome Master inspected the damaged Petrification Lizard hides.
• Jerome Master agreed to make Roy Thick Leather Armor, boots, and gloves, estimating that the armor would take about a month.
• Roy thanked Edith and told her he was going back to the Goddess of Freedom Temple.

Roy fled two Moon God Temple priests who tried to seize him in Heroes Square and pursued him through Castleton City. High Priest Reed intervened at Cliffside Avenue, dispelled their attack, and struck both priests down with the Hammer of Judgment.

• Two young Moon God Temple priests spotted Roy in Heroes Square and chased him after deciding to seize him despite Priest Sandike's warning.
• Roy hid in a flowerbed, used Strength Blessing, and escaped the priests through the streets and treehouse woodland.
• A Silver Moon Elf noble helped the priests catch up with Roy, but Roy evaded their Starfall Spell and continued toward Cliffside Avenue.
• The priests cornered Roy at the cliff, wounded him with Lunar Eclipse, and threatened him with a chain.
• High Priest Reed arrived, dispelled Lunar Eclipse, identified himself, and declared that he would judge the priests for slandering a clergyman.
• Reed cast Hammer of Judgment and knocked both Moon God Temple priests to the ground.

High Priest Reed brought Roy’s pursuers to the Goddess of Freedom Temple and used their detention to confront Priest Sandike over the Wisdom Holy Grail. Sandike arrived with other Moon God Temple priests, and Reed demanded the Grail’s return before he would release the two young priests.

• High Priest Reed and Roy carried the unconscious Moon God Temple priests away after Reed punished them for pursuing Roy.
• High Priest Reed explained that the Moon God Temple feared the Goddess of Freedom Temple would leave behind sparks of faith before withdrawing from the Elf Continent.
• High Priest Reed made the two priests kneel in the temple courtyard, where they waited under the sun while Roy studied.
• Priest Sandike arrived with Moon God Temple priests and kicked the two young priests before confronting High Priest Reed.
• High Priest Reed reminded Priest Sandike that the young priests had harassed Roy and threatened to report the Moon God Temple’s interference in the search for the Wisdom Holy Grail.
• High Priest Reed demanded that Priest Sandike return the Wisdom Holy Grail in exchange for taking the two priests away.

Priest Sandike agreed to help High Priest Reed retrieve the Wisdom Holy Grail in exchange for taking two young Moon God Temple priests with him. At Master Claire Latin’s home, they learned the Grail was gone and Claire had died, while Priest Theodore had apparently reclaimed it.

• Priest Sandike trapped two young Moon God Temple priests and attacked High Priest Reed’s light prison, but Reed subdued him and agreed to release them in exchange for the Holy Grail’s location.
• Priest Sandike told Reed and Roy that he had taken the Grail from Pelius and given it to Master Claire Latin, whose life had been sustained by the Grail’s holy water, Tree of Life Sap, and Moonlight Retrospection.
• Priest Sandike led Reed, Roy, Jasper, and the others to Claire’s treehouse, where his student said Priest Theodore had taken the Wisdom Holy Grail about three quarters of an hour earlier.
• Claire’s student revealed that Claire had died at dusk before drinking his final cup of Tree of Life Sap, and the group saw his body lying in a flower-surrounded stone coffin.
• Reed, Roy, and Jasper realized Theodore had known about the Grail and had likely returned to the Goddess of Freedom Temple with it.

Roy returned home after the search for the missing Holy Grail stalled, then trained with Moira and showed her a Magic Crystal containing an Elven Sword Dance. The next day, Klayr’s music captivated the Elf Academy, while Priest Theodore and the Wisdom Holy Grail remained missing.

• High Priest Reed released Roy and Jasper after visiting Master Claire Latin, then returned to the Goddess of Freedom Temple and asked Abbott to notify him when Priest Theodore came back.
• Roy showed Moira a Magic Crystal, and she and Sabrina watched the Elven Sword Dance before Moira sparred with Roy and found that he had grown much stronger.
• Roy attended classes at the Elf Academy, where Klayr’s music drew the students’ attention and continued playing as they left the classroom.
• Roy learned that Priest Theodore was still missing, and the Guard Squad and Moon God Temple searched for him while the Wisdom Holy Grail remained unaccounted for.

Roy learned that Master Claire Latin had died and attended to his duties at the Goddess of Freedom Temple, while Sabrina later challenged him to a punishing sparring session. The chapter ended with Moira asking Roy what he had done to upset Sabrina, and Roy struggling to explain.

• Roy heard that Master Claire Latin had died, while the elves mourned him along Cliffside Avenue.
• Klayr told Roy that his music performance had made him popular, but Roy denied having anything to do with the piece as elves crowded around Klayr.
• Roy distributed holy water at the temple, and Sabrina caught him staring into her loose choir robe as he baptized her.
• Sabrina arrived at Roy's terrace and sparred with him, battering his shield and leaving his arms numb.
• Moira asked Roy why Sabrina was angry, and Roy awkwardly avoided admitting that she had caught him staring at her chest.

Roy learned that the slave traders who murdered Jefferson had been sentenced, though Benjamin the Mage escaped. After the Night Blade Leopard responded to Roy’s concerns about Priest Theodore, Roy and Jasper set out with the leopard to track him using one of his garments.

• Roy told Moira that the slave traders who killed Jefferson had been caught and sentenced, but Benjamin the Mage had escaped.
• Roy fed the Night Blade Leopard and confided that Priest Theodore had vanished and the Guard Squad had no leads.
• The Night Blade Leopard led Roy to the Goddess of Freedom Temple, where Roy told Abbott that it could track Priest Theodore from his clothing.
• Roy woke Jasper and explained the plan, and Jasper persuaded Abbott to remain at the temple while they searched.
• Jasper took Priest Theodore’s clothing, and he and Roy left the temple with the Night Blade Leopard.

Roy and Jasper followed Mrs. Winnie's Night Blade Leopard through the Upper District to find Priest Theodore, only to discover Elf Rangers surrounding his hiding place. Priest Theodore escaped into the Da Nei River, and Roy and the leopard pursued him downstream.

• Roy gave Priest Theodore's clothes to the Night Blade Leopard, which led him and Jasper through the Upper District during the night.
• The Night Blade Leopard found a treehouse by the Da Nei River, where Roy and Jasper suspected Priest Theodore was hiding.
• Elf Rangers surrounded the treehouse, so Roy stayed behind with the Night Blade Leopard while Jasper went to find High Priest Reed.
• Priest Theodore escaped through a roof window, fought off the Elf Rangers with a Hammer of Judgment, and leaped into the river.
• Roy and the Night Blade Leopard followed Priest Theodore into the Da Nei River, and Roy held onto the leopard's tail as it carried him downstream in pursuit.

Priest Theodore fled the Elf Rangers by river and headed for the Golden Number, hoping to escape with the Wisdom Holy Grail. Roy caught up with him at the pier, but Theodore attacked Roy with a Hammer of Judgment as the Night Blade Leopard lunged at him.

• Priest Theodore escaped down the Da Nei River and reached Brown Street, while the Night Blade Leopard carried Roy to shore and followed his tracks.
• Priest Theodore made for the harbor pier, where he searched through the fog for the Golden Number and prepared to board with his ticket.
• Roy and the Night Blade Leopard chased Theodore through Brown Street, and Roy briefly stopped at the Goddess of Freedom Temple to speak with Abbott.
• At Deep Water Pier, Roy demanded that Theodore leave behind the Wisdom Holy Grail, but Theodore ignored him and cast Hammer of Judgment.
• The Holy Light Hammer smashed Roy's Wooden Shield and knocked him down, and the Night Blade Leopard pounced at Theodore.