Daniste had recovered from the brief period of weakness after Clock Tower Lovers' Mystic Lock. Seeing that the unicorn herd had finished treating Ellie, she did not remain on Fatumonst Island. Instead, she began sending the Academy's unicorns back. Although the Academy had permitted the unicorns to be brought here, the Five Gods Church had not been informed.
Therefore, it was best for the unicorns to return home as soon as possible before the Church came looking.
Although she wanted Ellie to leave alongside the Academy unicorns, and the adult unicorns had invited Ellie to live among their herd, Ellie ate three apples and then, ignoring the fact that Little Mia was still standing on Shade's shoulder, happily rubbed against Shade with narrowed eyes before replying in a high-pitched "Neeigh~."
Emilia helped translate again:
"Ellie says she wants to stay on the island and help Shade. She is a unicorn with a master and a contract, so she cannot abandon her master and run off somewhere else to play. She says she will visit everyone after things here are over. Though she is still young, she once followed a Demigod Witch Emperor, so she is quite formidable too."
Thus, the tall unicorns gathered around Ellie to bid her farewell. Their neighing rose and fell across the Snow Mountain Mountainside, while hundreds of pure white rays leaped from the unicorns onto Ellie. They were their blessings for her.
Little Liana remained behind as well. Emilia hoped Ellie would have companions on the island, and the Academy's unicorn herd was also happy to let the children of their herd befriend Ellie.
After Daniste left with the unicorns, the others departed one after another. Galina still had matters to handle at Yodel Palace that afternoon, while Sylvia had to attend a business reception