After hearing the soldier's words, Cyril went to see King Hyrion.

"Why have you called me ?" asked Cyril to King Hyrion, who was sitting on his throne.

"There is something I want to give you, I think you deserve it," Hyrion said to Cyril.

"What do you mean ?" asked Cyril, surprised to hear King Hyrion's words.

"Wait here for a moment," the king replied as he walked towards his armoury. Soon King Hyrion returned with something wrapped in a white cloth.

"This is what I mean," the king said as he handed the item to Cyril.

"What is it, my king ?" asked Cyril to Hyrion.

"Open it," the king replied. Cyril slowly opened the wrapped object and was surprised to see what the king had given him.

"Wow, what kind of sword is this ?, it's very beautiful," said Cyril, who was amazed to see the sword that King Hyrion had given him.

"The sword is called Val'Andil, this sword was used by a brave elven knight to free the elves and dark elves from the slavery of the giants. And the elven knight was called Val'Andil Varharren. The blade of the sword is made of the best iron ore in Escalodia, mixed with fragments of the scales of the Yggrand Dragon, which makes this sword hard to destroy," said King Hyrion, explaining the sword he gave to Cyril.

"Val'Andil Varharren ?" asked the curious Cyril.

"He's my grandfather," King Hyrion replied to Cyril.

"WHAT ?!" said Cyril, surprised to hear King Hyrion's answer.

"But why did you give me this sword ?" asked Cyril back to King Hyrion.

"Because when I saw you pointing your sword at me that day, it was like looking at my grandfather," King Hyrion replied.

"That's why I think you deserve to use it, after all the sword is quite heavy and now I'm too old to lift it," King Hyrion continued, smiling at Cyril.

"Promise me that you will take good care of the sword," King Hyrion said again.

"All right, I promise," Cyril told the king. Then Cyril went back to training Halstad's army.

3 days passed since Cyril had received the sword,

In the fortress of Halstad.

Early in the morning, the generals had gathered with Cyril and his two friends in the palace room where King Hyrion sat on his throne. Then a scout returned to the palace to report what he had seen.

"King Hyrion, I see that Dark Urkmar's army has arrived in the Myrrie Valley with an army of about 20,000 men," the scout said to the king. Everyone in the room was surprised to hear the number of Dark Urkmar's troops. After reporting what he had seen, the scout returned to his seat.

Not long after that, about 3 scouts came in turn and reported the same thing to King Hyrion.

"Looks like they are really serious about attacking Sylverian," said Commander Pharcy.

"They still hold a grudge for what King Yarmirrel did to them in the past, it seems," said General Hai'Ryn.

"Then we must be prepared to tighten our defences from now on," King Hyrion ordered everyone in the palace.

"Yes, Sire," they said to King Hyrion. "Grandpa, can I help too ?" asked Samara to King Hyrion.

"Oh Samara my grandchild, I'm sorry but I can't let you help," he answered.

"But why ?" Samara asked again.

"You are my only granddaughter, so I don't want you to get hurt," Hyrion replied.

"I'm not a child anymore ?!" said Samara, annoyed by her grandfather's words to her.

Suddenly King Hyrion thought of his daughter, Guitterie Varharren, when he heard Samara's words.

"You really do look like her," Hyrion said in his heart.

"But I can't let you interfere this time," Hyrion told Samara again.

"I'm a member of your family, aren't I ?, If anything happens to my family, I'm going to have a part in it, whether you like it or not," Samara told Grandpa.

"If I say no, it will never happen!" Hyrion said firmly. Then Hyrion ordered his guards to lock Samara in her room.

"WHAT ?!, YOU WANT TO LOCK ME IN?!, YOU'RE JUST LIKE GARHAR !", Samara said angrily to King Hyrion.

"You can say what you want," Hyrion said.

Suddenly a small bird landed on Cyril's shoulder, it was the same bird Samara had seen earlier.

"King Hyrion, let Samara be involved for the last time," Cyril said to Hyrion.

"WHAT ARE YOU SAYING ?!" said the king, annoyed by Cyril's words. "I promise to protect her," Cyril said to convince Hyrion.

"YOU THINK THIS WAR IS A GAME ?!" said Hyrion back to Cyril.

"She did me a favour that time, if it wasn't for her help I would have been dead a long time ago. You should know that your granddaugther is not a wimp," Cyril said to Hyrion.

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"She has an elf's intelligence and an orc's courage in her blood, doesn't she ?" Cyril said back to Hyrion as he looked at Samara. Hyrion considered his decision after hearing Cyril's words.

"She also wants to prove to her grandfather that she is as useful as her older brothers," Cyril said again as he looked at Samara and smiled.

"Kyllion... ?!" Samara said in her heart with her eyes glazed over.

Jacquiz kept watching the little bird.

"Let her go," the king ordered to his guards, who had been ordered to lock Samara up earlier.

The bird took off again and flew out of the palace.

Cyril suddenly regained consciousness and said to himself, "What has happened to me ?".

Samara immediately walked over to Cyril and said, "Thank you, Cyril".

"Thank to you too, Kyllion," Samara said in her heart with a smile.

"Uh... yes, yes, you're welcome Samara," said Cyril who was still a bit confused about what had happened.

"Then I ask you to keep your promise, Cyril," the king said to Cyril.

"Very well, Your Majesty," Cyril replied to King Hyrion.

"And Samara, this is the last time I let you get involved in something like this," Hyrion said.

"All right, Grandfather," Samara said then hugged her grandfather happily.

"Yes, yes, you should also train with the soldiers," the king ordered his granddaughter.

"Alright then, I'll train right away," Samara said as she ran outside to join the Halstad soldiers.

It wasn't long before the Halstad soldiers could be heard shouting from the palace entrance, "COMMANDER SYLVIENN GA'ARMARTTEL AND LORD SYRR TYR AR'DRAKKEN HAVE COME !".

"They have arrived at last," said King Hyrion. Generals Halstad and Cyril and their friends saw them coming.

"What a beautiful fortress, Hyrion," said Syrr Tyr to King Hyrion.

"Thank you Lord Syrr Tyr for your compliments," Hyrion said.

"Greetings King Hyrion, Queen Phariah sends her regards," said Commander Sylvienn as he knelt down to greet King Hyrion.

"There's no need for that Sylvienn, let's get up," Hyrion said.

"Thank you for coming and for the help of the Sylverian Kingdom," Hyrion said back to Sylvienn.

"Then you should come and eat with us first, you've travelled a long way, haven't you ?" said Hyrion to Sylvienn and Syrr Tyr. King Hyrion prepared a banquet to welcome them to Halstad.

Then Syrr Tyr looked at Cyril standing with his friends and said in his heart, "So this is the boy that Alfus spoke of ?, Will he really be able to carry this great burden later, or will he end up like the others ?" Syrr Tyr continued in his heart.

Hearing Sylvienn's name, Cyril suddenly remembered the letter Augusta had given him. (In that letter, Augusta had told Cyril to meet Sylvienn in the Sylvarian Forest).

"So he's the elf that Augusta was talking about back then ?" Cyril said in his heart.

"After this war is over, I will ask him about my real father and confirm it," Cyril continued in his heart.

"Hey Jacquiz, do you know them ?" asked Phillian as he whispered to Jacquiz.

"I heard their names back in Dark Urkmar," Jacquiz replied.

Syrr Tyr looked at Jacquiz in surprise and said to himself,

"Why is there a dark elf here ?, Isn't he a friend of the boy ?" Syrr Tyr continued in his heart.

"He doesn't look like a pure dark elf and it seems like I've seen his face before, but nowhere ?" Syrr Tyr said again.

"OR IS HE...?!" said Syrr Tyr, who was very surprised to remember something from the past.

At the same time Cyril also looked at Syrr Tyr and said in his heart, "He turned out to be just like my father (meaning Mr Alfus), maybe he knows what happened to my father," Cyril said in his heart.

"I must confirm this directly," Cyril continued in his heart. King Hyrion took Commander Sylvienn and Lord Syrr Tyr to the palace dining room to join the banquet that had been prepared for them.

"Cyril, you look like you're watching them very seriously, what's going on ?" Phillian asked him in a whisper.

"Oh no, nothing Phillian, I just want to ask them a few questions directly," Cyril replied to Phillian.

"Oh well then," Phillian said back.

Meanwhile Jacquiz continued to look at Syrr Tyr and said to himself, "Is this really the man Ra'El is talking about ?, If he is the one, then he should know my parents, I need to ask him directly about my father," Jacquiz continued in his heart.

Suddenly Phillian's stomach rumbled. "I think I'm hungry," Phillian said to his two friends.

"How about we eat with them ?" Cyril asked his two friends.

"Deal ! Let's eat," said Phillian as he went into the dining room.

"I need to sharpen my sword, you guys go ahead, I'll join you later," Jacquiz said.

"All right, if that's what you want, don't be too long Jacquiz," Cyril said.

In the meantime,

The group of refugees had arrived at the gates of the Sylverian Kingdom.

"EVERYONE, WE HAVE REACHED THE SYLVERIAN KINGDOM," said a captain of the Halstad army to all the displaced Halstad citizens.

"We've finally arrived," Walter said to Rheya.

"Wow, the Sylverian Kingdom is very majestic and beautiful, it's no mistake that this is the capital of the Elven Kingdom today, Walter," said Rheya, who was amazed at the splendour of the Sylverian Kingdom.

They all entered the Sylverian Kingdom and went to a special place that Queen Phariah had prepared for them.

"HEY HALSTADIANS, THIS IS THE HALLWAY THAT IS RESERVED FOR THE HALSTADIANS WHILE THEY ARE IN THE SYLVERIAN KINGDOM. PLEASE COME IN AND FILL EACH OF THESE HOUSES," the captain said.

"Looks like we've got this place, let's hurry up and get in before the others, Rheya," Walter said. Rheya nodded her head and they both entered the house.

Back in Halstad,

Jacquiz sat on the wall of Halstad Castle and looked out over the Myrrie Valley. He was admiring the peaceful atmosphere of the fortress before the war.

Suddenly, an elf came up and greeted him from behind.

"Hey, how can a dark elf be in elven territory for no reason ?" the elf said to Jacquiz.

"I'm just following my friend where he goes, that's all," Jacquiz replied.

"I know that dark elves don't really care about each other, especially those from different race, is he really just a friend to you ?" the elf asked Jacquiz again.

"What do you mean ?" asked Jacquiz, surprised by the elf's question. "He's actually your brother, isn't he ?" the elf asked him. Jacquiz was very surprised to hear his words.

> [ Halstad Fortress is still part of the Myrrie Valley area because Halstad located at the end of Myrrie Valley ].

"Who are you and how do you know that ?" Jacquiz asked the elf.

"I am a friend of your biological mother and father, I just noticed when I looked at you more closely that your face looks like your mother Margareth and your character is almost the same as your father when he was young," Syrr Tyr said to Jacquiz.

Syrr Tyr again offered his condolences to Jacquiz, "I am sorry for the passing of your mother".

"You seem to be the opposite of your brother, I see he has the same character as your mother and a face that almost looks like your father, even though he is not his own child, but your father loves him as much as his own son," the elf told Jacquiz.

"You are wrong, my father is Tyrant Y'gar Marzilghar, a Dark Urkmar officer, and my sister is still in Dark Urkmar at the moment," Jacquiz told the elf.

"You're not as good at lying as your mother, your eyes can't lie, your dark elf father is your adoptive father, isn't he ? and the younger sister you're referring to is the younger sister of your cousin, Ar'Garman Marzilghar, isn't she ?" the elf said to Jacquiz.

"How long do you want to lie to others and even to yourself ?" the elf said.

"I know, you really want to know where your father is, don't you ?" the elf asked Jacquiz.

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