"Frankie?"
Elsie called out softly, surprise in her voice.
"It's me! Didn't recognize me? Oh, I've got greasepaint on my face."
The young male wizard with messy hair strode over, his eyes bright and full of energy.
"Are you here to join the performance too? Or is the young lady here to inspect our progress?"
"What?" Elsie said blankly. "We got lost... I think we got lost... What are you doing here...?"
"Haha, can't you tell?"
Frankie excitedly waved the swaying scimitar in his hand and said:
"We're making a movie! FMC's new project—a fantasy blockbuster that'll be released in the Muggle world! It's about an epic war between ancient wizards and elves!"
He pointed at the "warriors" in battered chainmail and the "wizards" in splendid robes, his tone full of pride.
"They're all volunteers from our community! There's no pay, purely for fun and... well, you know, for the safety of all our people!"
He winked at Elsie, seemingly delighted to connect the event to a grander cause.
"They say making films like this can prevent the Wizarding World from suddenly being exposed to the Muggles. Even if some careless people get filmed while using magic, we can say it's a movie scene!"
Frankie gave a brief explanation, then his gaze fell on Wade. "And this is...?"
"My bodyguard, Lawrence."
Elsie drew her gaze back from the "actors" and introduced the male wizard before them to Wade.
"This is my former classmate, Frankie Boman from Thunderbird Academy."
"Oh, nice to meet you, Lawrence."
Frankie casually shook Wade's hand, then looked Elsie up and down. His eyes grew brighter and brighter, especially when he saw the exquisitely made Cloak bearing her family crest. He nodded repeatedly.
"Perfect! Elsie, your bearing, that outfit... you're practically a living elven princess!"
He said