Upon arriving at Elendil's castle, Charles found that it had already been lit up beneath the night sky.
The entire castle had been awakened by Charles's arrival.
All the servants were preparing a banquet.
Even Elendil's family had been called out to welcome Charles at the castle gates.
This Silverleaf Lord had truly shown Charles tremendous respect.
When Charles stepped down from the carriage, he saw a dozen or so pure-blooded elves standing at the castle entrance.
There were men and women, young and old, and every one of them was remarkably good-looking.
After getting down, Elendil introduced them to Charles. "These are all my family."
"And this is Imril, from the Lotheran Royal Court."
Seeing Charles's golden hair, golden eyes, and tall, straight figure,
the eyes of several female elves lit up.
Elendil introduced his family members to Charles one by one, while Charles simply nodded to them in greeting.
Pointing to a young elf, Elendil said, "This is my daughter, Selena."
"You should be around the same age. If you have time in the future, you can get to know each other better."
Selena was a pure-blooded wood elf girl. Her hair was emerald green, and she was tall and slender, with fair skin.
Her ears were pointed, and her pale green eyes watched Charles curiously.
When Charles turned to look at her as Elendil introduced her, Selena met his gaze.
Charles had only looked at her for a moment longer, yet Selena already felt her heart pounding wildly. It was a feeling she had never experienced before.
A faint blush appeared on Selena's cheeks after that brief exchange of gazes, and even the tips of her pointed ears began to redden.
As though he had seen nothing, Elendil continued introducing his other family members to Charles.
Charles's