Chapter 660: Rosef's Confusion
On the evening of September 24, the Two Suns had already set, and the celebration outside the White Whale Temple was about to end. Even inside the circular hall, they could hear the cheers outside rising wave after wave. In the Sea Race's memory, this was the first successful birth of a White Whale Retainer in their generation.
Yet the joy outside the temple did nothing to dispel the silence inside the hall. The Life Mentor, Rosef Vishidno Gallop, stared blankly at the Half-Elf Gwenna Dante. Several times, he opened his mouth, only to stop himself.
Landen, Gleia, Firefly, and Kaiyi nearby had all noticed something was wrong. Even Shuyun had caught on, but no one dared say a word.
"Gwenna, why did you come here from Night-Kirin City? How did you end up helping deliver the child of a divine retainer? Ever since you disappeared last year, the entire Gallop Family and Dante Family have been looking for you. Your nephews and grandnephews searched the whole Basin for you, but you wound up in Night-Kirin City? What on earth happened?"
As Rosef fired one question after another, Landen finally realized what the problem was. Gwenna was from Hindukush, a member of the Dante Family—the branch closest to the Gallop Family—and an Elf-descendant. She was bound to know Rosef and the others.
But Landen soon realized that the two of them were more than just acquaintances. The more he learned, the bigger the story got.
"Uncle Rosef, I..." Gwenna began to explain haltingly. Although Rosie's memories from another world made up most of her mind, she still remembered the Half-Elf Gwenna's past.
"I really wasn't trying to run away from the marriage. I think your great-grandson is a fine young man, but I'm still so young.