"If you jump, I jump."
As Jack spoke those words to Rose on the screen, a figure sat down beside Ellie, the Wood Elf Elf Elder absorbed in the story.
"Still enjoying it?"
"I love it... I know it's fake... but how did you find so many rats willing to work with you?" Ellie asked, puzzled, though she was watching it for the second time.
"We have an Illusionist."
Understanding dawned on Ellie's face.
"Don't you want to see another Magic Film?" Annan asked from beside her.
His reason for coming was simple: he wanted to get closer to the Elf Elder.
Compared with the proud Kailanzhuo and the aloof Feiolia, the lively Ellie seemed the easiest to approach.
It certainly had nothing to do with her being even shorter than Annan.
Annan brushed back a stray lock of hair. Confident in his charm, he was sure the Wood Elf Elf Elder who had watched The Mage Tower's Fall twice was already hopelessly—
"Because I was curious about the rats... Now that I know they're fake, I'm not curious anymore." Ellie stood up. "Let's see another Magic Film!"
A little embarrassed, Annan followed the Wood Elf out and asked, "What kind of stories do you like? Love, stories about humans, everyday life, war, or fables?"
"Everyday life?"
"Like When Freedom Knocks. It's about an Orc father and son living in human society."
"Hmm... Like Adventures of the Tarot People? That sounds interesting."
Annan led Ellie toward the hall showing When Freedom Knocks, searching for something to talk about. "What's Adventures of the Tarot People about?"
"It's about Underworlders who accidentally end up in a human Town and have all sorts of adventures."
"I think this one's a little different."
They were in luck. The Magic Film had just begun, and