It turned out that this second visit to Nalant, and their repeated expression of thanks, had all been Adis the Elf King's idea.
Orpheus's father possessed royal Elven blood. Though it was not especially close, his line had once belonged to the main branch.
Speaking of which, the ancestor of Orpheus's father and the ancestor of Adis the Elf King should have been blood brothers.
It was merely that, with the passage of time, Orpheus's branch had become trapped on the Sacred Continent.
Due to the lack of elements and magic power, the strength of their bloodline had gradually weakened.
That was why the bloodline power within Orpheus's father was no longer as formidable as Adis the Elf King's.
Of course, even though Orpheus's father could no longer call himself a king, he could still use the title of prince to indicate his identity as a member of the Elven royal family.
As for Orpheus, she was even luckier.
For the Elves worshipped the God of Life.
And in the minds of the Elves, the God of Life was female—the Goddess of Life.
Thus, the kings of the Elves in the past had all been women.
This was not merely a clan rule handed down since ancient times.
More importantly, they believed that a queen could better communicate with the Goddess of Life.
Or serve the Goddess of Life.
Strangely enough, however, the Elves of the Aio Continent had not produced a female royal bloodline for several thousand years.
That was how a male Elf like Adis had become king.
However, after learning that Orpheus possessed royal blood, King Adis immediately decided to make her the heir to the next Elven king.
To the Elves, power was not as important as the safety of their people and the Goddess of