"Ah, no. I haven't seen any High Elf rangers. I only heard about them."
The moment Rhode asked, Kandray hastily denied it.
But a trace of panic was plainly visible on his face.
The man was hiding something.
Even if he had seen them, there was no reason to panic. High Elves rarely visited human kingdoms, but occasionally running into one was hardly extraordinary.
Rhode immediately thought of the missing Elf rangers from Quel'Danil Lodge.
He could hardly be blamed for being sensitive about it. This was a serious matter involving Lilia's family.
Although they had notified the various kingdoms, there had been no news of the rangers, and naturally no way to find Galinde Summerdrake.
That had kept Lilia anxious all this time.
And when Lilia was anxious, Rhode was anxious too.
So he could hardly be blamed for resorting to some less-than-pleasant methods now.
With that thought, Rhode turned and dipped his head slightly to King Genn. "Your Majesty, please forgive my rash behavior."
Genn paused, then smiled. "Why bring that up again? Didn't I just say that damaging a little flooring was no trouble..."
Before he could finish, a gigantic blue hand appeared out of thin air and seized Kandray, who stood beside him.
"You... what are you trying to do?"
Kandray was shocked. He immediately gathered his strength to break free of the Mage Hand, only to discover that it would not budge.
His fear deepened.
He had doubted Rhode's abilities earlier, yet now, despite being a High Magic User, he was utterly helpless against this seemingly unremarkable Mage Hand.
Even a Magus might not be able to achieve such an effect!
Watching that "Buddha's Palm" earlier had been shocking enough. Now that a spell like it was being used on him, he could feel its