In the woods about a kilometer northeast of Wellen Manor, a faint green light flashed, and Anise and Xu Yi appeared.
"Not bad, Anise. You said you weren't sure you could get me out of the manor, but look how far you've brought us," Xu Yi praised her.
Anise's large eyes narrowed with her smile, like the crescent moon in the night sky.
"It looks like I've improved."
"Yes. Elder Elusia said you had the greatest talent for magic the Night Song Tribe has seen in centuries. I didn't believe it at first," Xu Yi said with a smile. "A few months ago, when I asked whether you knew Shadow Concealment, you didn't. Now you're already using it so well. At this rate, I think you'll be as powerful as Elder Elusia before long."
Anise shook her head earnestly. "That's impossible. Elder Elusia is the one with the greatest talent for magic our Night Song Tribe has seen in centuries. Besides, she's been practicing magic for hundreds of years. How could I ever catch up to her?"
Xu Yi could only shrug. Although Anise had spent quite a long time with him and was much better than when they first met, he thought, she still retained that natural airheadedness. Who knew when she would ever grow out of it?
Perhaps... like Heinz's petty-mindedness, it would stay with her for the rest of her life?
As these random thoughts ran through his mind, Xu Yi instructed Anise, "All right, contact the elves of the Moon Shadow Tribe. We can't stay away too long."
"Okay."
After answering, Anise lowered her head and clasped her hands before her chest. Her small lips parted, and a soft but exceptionally lovely song drifted out, spreading rapidly through the woods in every direction.
Although Xu Yi