With Anvis's approval, Claire slowly retreated. A moment later, she reappeared, accompanied by a petite girl in a platinum noble dress.
Following the blonde half-elf girl, Fiona's eyes once again caught the young man in the black cloak.
However, tonight he was not wearing a hood like in the past. Instead, he revealed his handsome face and deep black eyes that seemed to hide endless secrets.
The young man leaned back on the mithril throne illuminated by the moonlight. The throne emitted a faint silver light under the moonlight, which formed a sharp contrast with the young man's black cloak.
After bringing the girl over, Claire took the initiative to leave, and Anvis slowly stood up from the throne with graceful and calm movements.
His gaze lingered on Fiona for a moment, causing the little girl's heartbeat to instinctively speed up, but she still tried to remain calm, not wanting to reveal any flaws in front of the "Man in the Mirror".
"So, why do you come to see me at this late hour?"
After a moment, Avis smiled.
"Phinis' recent behavior has crossed the line. His people have even begun to privately plunder civilian professionals from my territory. Therefore, I will fight back against him, which may lead to the split of the alliance of the four major families.
In addition, I have established a closer cooperation with the Spark Organization. The Marquises’ recent behavior is a bit abnormal. For some reason, I always feel that their behavior is a bit similar to that of Phoenix…”
Swallowing, the girl reported her actions during this period.
"If that's the case, I've got it."
Listening to the girl's report, Avis nodded slightly.
"Anything else?"
Under Avis's gentle gaze, Fiona shook her head unconsciously and clenched her little hands, as if she wanted to deny something. However, her big lake blue eyes involuntarily glanced at him secretly.
For some reason, there was always a vague emotion deep in the girl's heart, a strange sense of familiarity that she couldn't explain, making her want to see Avis again.
"actually……"
The girl's voice was as soft as a thread, as if she was afraid of breaking the quiet night.
Actually, I want to come and see you.
Of course, she couldn't say such a bold statement. Fiona's long, smooth platinum hair lit up slightly, and the words turned around her lips and became the information that Lord Sidirs had told her before.
“In fact, the imperial family is not as flustered as it seems on the surface. The royal guardians seem to have taken over the government affairs urgently out of necessity, but they are just pretending.
You may have heard about the disappearance of His Majesty Gloria III, but the truth behind this is that one or more royal guardians secretly colluded with foreign enemies, and the emperor's disappearance was the result of a multi-party transaction.
The nine marquises appear to be independent of each other, but in fact they are allied with the royal guardians.
The four major families of the empire also became victims of this storm, but we are actually prepared for the worst case scenario. Currently, each family has at least one or two ninth-level people lurking in secret, and the remaining family members have been broken up.
Even if the family territory is temporarily lost, it will still be able to be gradually recovered in the future.
Their goal is to try to open the door to legend in this era.
Also, please do not underestimate the heritage of the imperial royal family. The Eye of Destiny, passed down from generation to generation by the royal family, also has a power to interfere with destiny comparable to that of a ninth-rank prophet. Even if you are a ninth-rank prophet, you may still be misled by it.
Finally, the Olivendi family has no hostility towards you. If you wish, we can give you the permanent honorary family member and the status of chief prophet, and recognize the legitimacy of everything you do in the province of Karras."
"That's good information, but it's probably not something you can know right now. So, did Lord Silver Eyes recover from his injuries after some kind of adventure, or did Lord Silence return from the restricted area of life?"
After listening carefully to the girl's warning, Avis asked with interest.
“Eh…”
Fiona was stunned for a moment by Avis' question. She pinched the hem of her skirt helplessly, a little hesitant about whether to say it, but finally spoke honestly.
"Yes, it's Lord Sidels of the [Country of Silence]. She is temporarily unable to show up for reasons you are aware of, but I don't think she can hide it from you."
"It's okay, give her my regards."
Looking at the girl's unconsciously nervous face, Avis curled up the corners of his mouth into a happy smile, as if some kind of interest was satisfied.
"Well, Your Majesty, Mirror Man, Fiona will take her leave."
Fiona's voice was trembling, but she remained polite and elegant. She lifted her skirt with both hands, gave Avis a standard skirt-lifting salute, and then turned and left in a hurry, as if she was worried that if she stayed any longer, she would be seen through more.
With Fiona's departure, the moonlit terrace of the Silver Palace returned to its tranquility. Anvis returned to the lord's throne, gazing deeply into the night sky in the distance, his figure looking even more mysterious in the moonlight.
"So why not tell her the truth?"
Looking at the direction where Fiona left, Claire slowly walked out from the darkness, her eyes fell on Avis, her expression thoughtful. Her voice was soft and inquiring, as if waiting for his answer.
“I’ve thought about it before, but it seems a bit wasteful.”
Avis raised his eyebrows. He knew Fiona's character very well. If she knew that he was protecting her the whole time, she would probably start to slack off and wait to be taken back by him.
Although it is not impossible, it would be a waste of this rare opportunity for training.
After returning to the original timeline, she would definitely not be able to achieve such tremendous growth in a short period of time as she did in this world.
"However, her intuition is a little too sharp. I can feel that she seems to have begun to have some doubts about my identity. This is also the reason why I have reduced the time I spend with her."
"besides……"
As he spoke, Avis suddenly turned around, his tone half smiling and half laughing.
"Should I call you Claire? Or Mr. Claire Liddell?"
"Have you been discovered? That's right. After all, we are facing a ninth-rank prophet in this era. It is acceptable to reveal flaws."
In response to Avis's sudden question, the half-elf girl suddenly revealed a slightly stiff smile.
"Call me Claire, as you call me in the other world.
You know, from my perspective, your existence is actually very strange, but since you can gain the complete trust of me in another world, I don’t care about these details. "
"Can you tell me what your true self is?"
Looking at Claire, Avis asked with interest.
Also, in another timeline, I learned some background information about you from the records of the wreckage of a floating city."
In fact, when Claire in this world woke up, he had already noticed the changes in Claire's fate line.
“From what I understand, you have personally experienced the era of the High Elves.
So, I have another question that I hope to get answered. How did the high elves of the ancient times break through to the legendary level? " (End of this chapter)
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