"How could that be? You can find elves in the sea too? A Great Elf leading a group of little elves? Impossible!" Levis shook his head, still unable to believe it.
Marcus, who had delivered the letter, had already left, but the impact of the letter had yet to settle.
Rolia, whose pregnancy was beginning to show, was sorting through the account books.
She had taken on the role of managing both their estates. "Of course there can be elves in the sea. My father once found two Water Plantain Elf Bugs in a river. If there are elves in rivers, there must be elves in the sea too. I just don't know how Liszt went underwater to find one."
"But it's a Great Elf, darling. Aren't you surprised?"
"What is there for me to be surprised about? The Golden Wheat Ear Family has two Great Elves, and the Golden Wheat Grain Family has one too. Among my father's followers, several counts have Great Elves. Liszt is already the youngest Sky Knight in the Grand Duchy. Shouldn't he have a Great Elf?"
Rolia wore an expression as though it were only natural.
Levis opened his mouth and nearly choked on his words. "Almost every Great Elf is raised from a domesticated Little Elf, but Liszt's Giant Kelp Great Elf is wild. That kind of luck is simply enviable."
"He is the Child of Glory."
"Of course I know Knight's Glory favors him. It's just... I feel a little unbalanced."
Rolia looked up at him. "Levis, I know that you were Coral Island's genius from childhood, while Liszt's talent was never apparent when he was young. That has thrown your state of mind off balance. But you need to accept reality. He is a Sky Knight. Even my father praised his