"I once heard a story." The city lord smiled at Uchiha Madara and Alustriel.
"What interesting story? Go ahead and share it with us." Uchiha Madara said.
"I heard that, back on our Elzeran Continent, there was once a great mage who achieved glorious military feats. Yet in the end, he died at the hands of someone who was not particularly skilled." the city lord said.
"Do you two know why that was?" the city lord asked.
"Of course we understand that best." Alustriel replied with a smile.
"Everyone on the Elzeran Continent should know that mages have the frailest constitutions of all." Alustriel said.
"Sometimes, they are so fragile that a single touch could kill them. That is why mages always stand at the very rear on the battlefield." Alustriel said.
"Let alone someone with poor fighting skills—even an ordinary person could kill a mage in a single strike." Alustriel said softly.
"So while open attacks are easy to evade, hidden arrows are hard to guard against. You two great mages must be extremely careful when you leave our city for Sun City tomorrow." the city lord said.
"We will certainly be careful." Uchiha Madara said with a smile. "Although we come from Eternal Sun Royal City, we were hardly pampered there."
"For all these years, for the two of us to attain the position of the royal city's strongest mages, we have gone through many battles that cannot be spoken of." Uchiha Madara said.
"Those battles may have had no smoke or flames, but every one of them was exceptionally cruel." Uchiha Madara said with a smile.
"I can understand that." The city lord said to Uchiha Madara, "Anyone in a high position must have endured struggles ordinary people cannot comprehend."
"To be honest with you two, for