Elf Spring Water

Byron was a little confused, and a little disappointed.

"Have I gone mad?" He didn't speak to the figure who claimed to be a Half-Elf, but muttered to himself instead. "I knew there was something wrong with my mind, but I didn't expect to go mad so soon. Going this far must mean I've undergone Alienation. But does a person stay conscious after Alienation? Or, after I undergo Alienation, is my Spirit Body consciousness actually trapped in a sealed space inside my mind? Hmm, I really wish I could record all of this!"

The Half-Elf: "..."

It was the first time the Half-Elf had met someone who gave up on treatment as soon as he saw him.

"You haven't undergone Alienation yet, though you're showing signs of it." The Half-Elf waited until Byron stopped muttering to himself before speaking. "I'm not dangerous enough to make an ordinary Wizard undergo Alienation in an instant."

"I'm not an ordinary Wizard." Byron sounded certain. "I'm using your Elf King's head, after all."

"...That's precisely why I can communicate with you directly."

"You said you're a Half-Elf, right? Why didn't an Elf come and speak with me?" Byron immediately asked him. "I'm not looking down on your bloodline, but in Elf society, the Elf King wouldn't think much of a Half-Elf, would he? Why would you be hidden inside his head?"

This time, the colorful apparition took a moment before speaking. "Have I gone too long without talking to anyone?"

"I'm not inside the Elf King's head. I'm just communicating with you through this medium. As for why it's me... because, right now, I'm the only one who still remembers how to communicate with people."

"It seems the Elves really are having a hard time. You've appeared in my dreams many times, but this