Lovers Finally Reunited

The Watchers' fortress stood here, in the mountains beside Faledor.

An elf appeared within the territory of the Watchers' fortress. The fortress was normally used as a prison, and elves usually avoided it like the plague. What elf would go out of his way to approach it?

The Watcher sentries who spotted him split into two groups. One went back to report, while the other continued to watch him.

Jarod was in an excellent mood. The female elf his sister had introduced him to was the very elf he liked.

With a whoosh, an arrow flew at Jarod.

Jarod dodged to the side. A veteran of countless battles, he relied on his powerful perception to evade the sharp arrow.

With a swish, Jarod drew his weapon from the scabbard on his back and watched his surroundings warily.

"Who's there? Come out!" Jarod looked around, gripping his weapon tightly.

Jarod relied on his powerful perception to search the area.

"Found you!" Jarod found the person who had ambushed him. He used Blink repeatedly to close in on him, swinging his blade as he approached.

A massive wave of sword qi surged toward the ambusher. Seeing it coming, the ambusher dodged aside. When Jarod saw the ambusher emerge, he threw his spare weapon at him.

With a thud, the weapon struck the ambusher squarely, knocking him out of the shadows.

Jarod got a clear look at the ambusher.

She was a female Eternal Elf, dressed in standard-issue Watcher armor and carrying a standard-issue weapon.

Seeing that she was one of their own, Jarod realized he had gone a little too far. The wound on the female elf was still bleeding; clearly, the weapon he had thrown had done her serious harm.

"I think there's been a misunderstanding." Jarod put his weapon back in its scabbard and slowly approached the female elf.

"Stop! Don't move. Come one step closer and I won't go easy on you." The female elf forced herself to endure the pain, keeping her bow and arrow trained on Jarod.

"I mean no harm. I'm just here to see your leader, Commander Naisha."

"I have some healing medicine here. You can try it." Jarod took the medicine out of his magic backpack and tossed it to the injured female elf.

The female elf looked at the medicine he had tossed her. She wanted to take it, but her eyes still showed her suspicion of Jarod.

"Perhaps you haven't met me? My name is Jarod Shadowsong. I'm your mistress's younger brother." Jarod explained to the female elf.

"Where are you from? You're not from the Sisterhood, are you?" Jarod chattered on.

The female elf's brows were tightly furrowed, and her impatience with Jarod was written all over her face.

With a series of whooshes, several sharp arrows flew at Jarod.

Hearing the arrows cutting through the air, Jarod hurriedly dodged. These were more powerful and more dangerous than the one before.

A squad of Watchers approached. They all rode moonblade panthers, and their equipment was better than the female sentry's.

"I'm Jarod Shadowsong. I think there's been a misunderstanding." The Watchers surrounded Jarod, their moonblade panthers baring their teeth at him.

"Oh? Jarod, what brings you here?" a female elf behind the Watchers asked. She rode a moonblade panther stronger than those of the other elves.

"Naisha, I'm so happy to see you." Jarod could no longer contain the joy on his face when he saw her.

"Welcome back. It's been ten years, and you're as energetic as ever." Naisha dismounted and walked up to Jarod.

"My sister told me you were here, so I came to find you." Jarod held his head high as he spoke smugly.

"Haha." Naisha laughed at the sight of him.

Naisha walked over to the injured sentry, picked up Jarod's healing medicine, and placed it in her hand.

"He really is the mistress's brother. You're new, so it's normal that you haven't met him. This medicine works very well. King Snyder prepared it, so go ahead and use it. Go to logistics later today and collect a good set of equipment. It's your reward for carrying out your duty so diligently."

"It was my duty," the female sentry replied.

Naisha waved, signaling the other Watchers to take the sentry away for treatment.

"Let's catch up, old friend." After taking care of everything, Naisha mounted her moonblade panther and spoke to Jarod.

"Then I'd be happy to accept."

"Let's see if your strength has declined over the past few years. Hyah!" After speaking to Jarod, Naisha rode her moonblade panther off into the distance.

"That's cheating!" Jarod shouted as Naisha pulled farther and farther ahead. He hurriedly cast Blink to chase after her.

Time passed quickly, and before long, evening arrived. A banquet for the travelers was underway in the guesthouse's banquet hall.

Elven music filled the hall as the band played a beautiful melody on their instruments. Handsome men and beautiful women danced gracefully on the dance floor.

Elven chefs carried delicious food into the banquet hall.

Many foods normally found only among the nobility were brought to the tables, all to reward these meritorious people.

Aisali had dressed herself up as well. Her violet skin and white dress made her look so beautiful, and the necklace around her neck added considerably to her beauty.

Aisali's appearance instantly drew everyone's attention. A beauty one could only hope to encounter had appeared before them. The male elves could not help being a little entranced, and the female elves were so captivated by her beauty that they could not feel the slightest jealousy. It was as though she was meant to be this way, meant to be loved by everyone.

"His Majesty Snyder has arrived." A personal guard acting as herald announced Snyder's impending arrival to everyone.

Maiev, meanwhile, had been recalled by the Watchers to take charge after Jarod and Naisha suddenly disappeared.

Snyder could not help marveling at how fast his brother-in-law had moved, winning over his sister's adjutant so quickly.

When Snyder appeared at the banquet, he drew everyone's attention.

Today, Snyder wore luxurious formal attire, which, together with his handsome face, instantly made him the center of attention.

The people around him raised their glasses to their king one after another to express their respect.

Snyder responded to each of them. He felt he should not spoil his people's fun. Besides, alcohol had no effect on him; his powerful constitution broke it down the instant he drank it.

Finally, everyone had shared a drink with Snyder. Feeling a little bloated, Snyder wanted to go to the table and eat something.

Snyder had just reached the table and was about to eat when a female elf walked over.

"Your Majesty Snyder, may I have a drink with you?"

"Of course." Snyder had not gotten a clear look at her face. He put down the food in his hand, picked up his glass, and stood up, ready to clink glasses with her.

"Miss Night Elf, you're very beautiful." Snyder looked at the female elf before him. Jarod's adjutant had told him they had rescued a Night Elf explorer.

When he saw the necklace around the female elf's neck, he froze.

"What are you doing here!"