The forest was like an ocean; when the wind blew through, waves rose and fell. Compared to that vast world of trees, the elves' settlements were very sparse.
[The Woodlands] held far more beasts and magical creatures of the forest.
However, no matter what kind of magical creature it was, griffins stood near the top of this food chain—especially when knights rode on their backs and controlled them. Wings spread, a sharp eagle beak plunged straight beneath the trees. In mere moments, a sturdy wild boar was seized and carried into the sky. As the griffins tore into it, great chunks of flesh and blood scattered down, and the boar soon paid the price of filling their bellies.
Over a hundred Griffin Knights flew toward the south of the forest, in the direction of Spring Forest. After crossing the vast, dark sea of trees, even the sky visible to the naked eye grew clearer, and on the land of Spring Forest, there was even a raised stretch of green grassland.
On that grassland stood only a single incomparably enormous tree. The Griffin Knights could not help but make their griffins descend in awe.
"The fairies live here?"
Looking at the tree ahead, the knight felt somewhat uneasy. They had come under orders to capture fairies, but Spring Forest did not look easy to mess with. The powerful elves in Spring Forest were all on the front-line battlefield; the elves and fairies in the rear were very weak, and they were no match for us. "Move quickly. Once we catch the fairies, head straight back."
The leading knight gave the order with a loud shout, and the Griffin Knights began flying toward that patch of grassland. At first, the elves and fairies in the houses had not yet reacted; they were