"What do you mean by a great will?" Annan frowned deeply.
They had caught the Attacker, and the trail could still go cold?
"A being with divine power." Elder Ares uttered words that were unfamiliar, yet heavy with meaning.
Divine power...
Had the vanished Gods returned, with the Elven Royal Court as their first target?
If Irilanze hadn't gone missing, and if he hadn't still wanted an alliance with the elves, Annan would have fled Wilhelm without a second thought.
"It could also be a Divine Artifact," Samael Night Song said.
"A Divine Artifact?"
"That eye... It looked very much like the Eye of Rudolf."
"The Eye of Rudolf?"
"After the Haijalu Battle, the flesh and blood of a Demon Demigod from the Abyss were made into the Eye of Rudolf."
"The Haijalu Battle?"
Samael Night Song thought Annan had rather a lot of questions, but he answered patiently. "The Paem Kingdom was once invaded by a Demon Lord. The final battle was fought at Haijalu."
The Paem Kingdom again?
Annan had to reconsider the Paem Kingdom behind Prince Aidan. For now, though, getting more clues from the Attacker mattered more.
"Is there no way to repair his soul?"
"Only the Moon Pool can restore a soul," Samael Night Song said.
"Then what are we waiting for?"
In response to Annan's challenge, Samael Night Song explained that the waters of the Moon Pool were immeasurably precious.
"Which matters more, the water of the Moon Pool or the Royal Court's reputation?" Annan demanded.
"The Moon Pool," Samael Night Song said earnestly.
In the age of the old elves, their lifespans had been nearly limitless, all because of the Moonwell... But its waters were not inexhaustible. As the well began to run dry, the elves stopped using its waters from the Moon