Annan's mouth slowly fell open. Was he still half-asleep, or was Tadel talking in her sleep?
Lord Emerald was not only a Legendary Elf Dragon but also a demigod with a trace of Divinity, a being who had existed since the days of the Moonwell and possessed a nearly eternal lifespan.
This was as absurd as someone kidnapping Olin right in front of the Old Ancestor... There were few places in all of Evanas safer than Lord Emerald's side.
"I don't understand. How did he do it?"
Prince Aidan's rampage through the Elven Royal Court could be blamed on the struggle between the Elves' Conservative Faction and reformists. But for a demigod's egg to be stolen... Which side was the Mob, Free City or the Elven Royal Court?
What worried Annan most was whether the furious Elven Royal Court would lash out at the Kingdom on suspicion that it had helped him—though Aidan had indeed received some help from the Kingdom.
"The Divine Artifact. The Eye of Rudolf."
Tadel said the Divine Artifact was extraordinarily powerful, and Lord Emerald had not been in the Lair. Most importantly, no one had imagined he would do such a thing.
Annan had been about to say he had warned them, but on second thought, Prince Aidan's target had been beyond anything he could have imagined.
"You came to me because you want my help?"
"No. Lord Emerald wants to see you."
"See me?"
Annan was not ready to meet a demigod, but this was a good opportunity... a chance to ask what the Elves really thought.
"I think Lord Emerald believes you can find Prince Aidan..."
"Lord Emerald seems to think too highly of me..."
"Don't say that. You're more capable than you think."
"Is there anything I should watch out for?" Annan