‘Kyaaaa...,’ cried Rheya and accidentally hugged the person beside her out of fear but she turned out not to be hugging Walter but Jacquiz.

Suddenly Jacquiz blushed but he still behaved coolly.

Cyril and his companions smiled and joked with Rheya and Walter (The figure was Cyril who intended to surprise Rheya).

"Hm..., it seems that we disturbed the both of them" Phillian said in a joking tone looking at Rheya and Jacquiz.

"Sorry ..., sorry Jacquiz" said Rheya to Jacquiz while immediately trying to release the hug from Jacquiz.

"It's okay" Jacquiz replied to Rheya.

"Hi guys, it's great to see you both again" Cyril said to Walter and Rheya.

"Thankfully master Cyril and master Jacquiz along with the others are safe" Walter said with a smile.

"Oh by the way, this is Samara and her brother Adrielle" Cyril said to Walter as he introduced Samara and Adrielle to Walter and Rheya.

"They will be coming with us" Cyril continued.

"Hello, Miss Samara and Sir Adrielle, I am Walter de'Armaise and I am Sir Jacquiz's servant" Walter said as he introduced himself to Samara and Adrielle.

"Hi, I'm Rheya Syrr Garmael, I'm a friend of Cyril and the others" said Rheya who looked happy with the presence of new friends.

"Hello I'm Samara Lunkhansen and this is my brother Adrielle Merllyn Lunkhansen. We come from Loosen Jar in the region of Southerngard" said Samara who happily introduced herself and her brother.

"Then are you the children of General Vigoroth Dagh Lunkhansen ?" Walter asked Samara and Adrielle.

"Yes I am, did you know our father ?" Samara asked Walter again.

"Then you are the children of Mrs. Guitterie Varharren "The Nature" ?" Walter asked the two of them again.

"Yes, you're right Walter" Samara replied.

"Wait a minute, how do you know my family ?" asked Samara again.

"I know your mother Mrs. Guitterrie Varharren as she is one of the 13 legendary wizards" Walter replied to Samara.

"Then you are the grandchildren of King Hyrion Varharren ?" Walter asked.

"Yes, we are the grandchildren of King Hyrion" Adrielle replied to Walter.

"My condolences for what happened to King Hyrion" Walter said to both of them.

"Thank you Walter" Samara said.

"It is an honour to meet you both" Walter continued as he bowed slightly to salute Samara and Adrielle.

"No need to be like that Walter, we are just like Cyril and the others" said Samara with a smile.

> [ General Vigoroth Dagh Lunkhansen was a former orc cavalry general from the kingdom of Lyctranthog (before it was renamed Ma'Gog) who came from Gorugth Jar (now called Loosen Jar and part of Southerngard) and eventually decided to move to the Sylverian kingdom after marrying Guttierrie Varharren and became one of the strongest Sylverian cavalry generals but he was considered a traitor by the orcs. He was killed in a battle on Mount Lanstern when the allied forces of Attlaentgard (now part of Southerngard) and the Sylverian forces fought the allied forces of the Magh'Zan (a dwarven nation that inhabited Mount Lanstern but has now perished) and Madrag'Dadh (now part of Ma'Gog) kingdoms at the end of the Centenary War ].

Suddenly a Sylverian soldier came up to them who were talking.

"Sir Cyril, the queen is already waiting for you at the palace. Please come with me to the palace to see the queen" the soldier said to Cyril.

"Okay then" said Cyril to the soldier.

Along the way to the palace Cyril and his companions continued to be amazed by the beauty of the Sylverian kingdom, from the architecture of the city to the beautiful shape of the palace. Finally, Cyril and his companions came to see Queen Phariah in the palace. Cyril and his companions were amazed to see the palace building which was so verdant and looked very beautiful. Where almost all the plants or flowers in the palace seemed to glow.

"Wow..., it's beautiful" said Cyril in his heart.

There was also a tree inside the palace, a tree that was quite large and looked very shiny growing on a large stone with an engraving that was unknown because it used the ancient elven language.

"LORD CYRIL AND HIS COMPANIONS ARE COMING !" said the soldier when they arrived at the palace.

Suddenly, all the soldiers in the room saluted Cyril and his companions. They were finally asked to stand facing the palace.

"QUEEN PHARIAH ENTERS THE PALACE !" said one of the Sylverian soldiers in the room.

At once, the Sylverian soldiers bowed their bodies to honour Queen Phariah's presence.

The court ladies entered first followed by the Sylverian royal commanders.

There were Commander Sylvienn, Commander Glaciel An Quin'Sytall, Commander Frycaen Sylp Harmantielle, Commander Hylt'Marren de Armans, Commander Le'Gustriel Alla'Mien and the generals of the Sylverian kingdom. Queen Phariah entered the palace and sat on her throne. Cyril and his companions also bowed in honour of the queen.

"Get up, you guys" said the queen to Cyril and his companions.

"Thank you so much for helping the Sylverian kingdom defend the fortress of Halstad from the Dark Urkmar forces," the queen continued.

"It was an honour to fight alongside the Sylverian army and the Sylvienn commander" Cyril told the queen.

"Then you should rest, for it has been a tiring journey. I have prepared rooms for all of you" said the queen as she smiled at Cyril and his companions.

"And I will organise a banquet tomorrow to express our gratitude as a Sylverian kingdom" the queen continued.

> [ Commander Glaciel An Quin'Sytall was a Sylverian army commander of elven nationality, renowned for his skill in organising war strategies, he was famous for leading the Sylverian army to conquer the kingdom of Nef'Raim and leading the expansion eastwards during the Centenary War ].

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> [ Commander Frycaen Slyp Harmantielle is the youngest elven commander leading the cavalry who was appointed because of his fighting ability that is almost equal to that of General Vigoroth and he is a disciple of General Vigoroth. He is also known as a commander who is very good at riding various types of war animals including horses, Chyck, Rhenozza, and even Myrtagus and is known to be very friendly ].

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> [ Chick is an ostrich-like animal commonly used by the dark elf army to fight its advantage is that it has very good agility in difficult terrain such as dense forests, hills and even mountains ].

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> [Rhenozza is a rhino-like animal commonly used by orc troops to fight which has advantages such as its very strong strength, being able to carry heavy loads and easily penetrate enemy defences].

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> [ Myrtagus is a black bear-like animal commonly used by troops from northern regions such as human troops (Zilgor Region) and some dark elves ].

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> [ Commander Hylt'Marren de Armans is a senior commander of the Sylverian army of elven nationality who commands ranged troops (archers). Pharcy was one of his students at the time before he was appointed commander of the troops in Halstad. Commander Hylt'Marren's archery skills were among the best in all of Escalodia at this time ].

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> [Commander Le'Gustriel Alla'Mien is an elven Sylverian army commander who is a former commander of the royal army of Nef'Raim. He is currently assigned as the naval commander of the Sylverian forces. He is also famous for being able to stop the invasion of the Dark Urkmar army by sea in the area of the Le'Amurian kingdom (An elven kingdom located on the southern coast of Escalodia and directly adjacent to the Sylverian kingdom) at the beginning of the current war].

Cyril and his companions were happy to hear the queen's words and the Sylverian soldiers in the palace escorted Cyril and his companions to their respective rooms but Jacquiz looked cold.

"I feel something strange" said Jacquiz in his heart.

Soon Cyril and his companions left the throne hall. Queen Phariah called commander Sylvienn to come closer and whispered to him.

"Keep an eye on the two dark elves, don't let your guard down" whispered the queen to commander Sylvienn.

Sylvienn nodded his head to indicate that he understood what Queen Phariah meant.

Shortly after that came into the throne hall a scout who was stationed in the mountains of Val'Ein.

"Queen, there seems to be strange activity at the top of the Val'Ein mountain" the scout said to her.

"What did you see ?" the queen asked the scout.

"I saw Lord Syrr Tyrr climb to the top of the mountain with severe injuries and then he was picked up by several black-robed figures," the scout replied.

"What exactly is my brother-in-law hiding ?" said the queen in her heart.

"Well then, I have understood" said Queen Phariah to the spies.

"You may return to your guard post again" she continued.

Then after the scout saluted the queen, he immediately went as Queen Phariah had instructed him. Then Queen Phariah called commander Glaciel.

"Glaciel, please summon Le'Alden to me" ordered the queen.

"I have an important task for him" continued the queen.

Commander Glaciel understood and immediately went to find the elf named Le'Alden.

> [ Le'Alden Fyn Druillyond is an elf from the elven descendants of the Druidyth clan. The Druidyth are a group of elves who used to inhabit the Sylvanian forest to Greghold forest and they are famous for having the magical ability to change their form to become an animal in Escalodia. But since the centenary war broke out, the elves of the Druidyth clan have been scattered and currently no one knows the exact whereabouts of this people. Some said they had left the mainland of Escalodia to another land but others believed they had disappeared because of the war ].

Meanwhile in the Sylverian kingdom,

It was already late at night but Cyril seemed so agitated that he could not sleep. Cyril tried to go to the window of his room and opened the window to enjoy the cold night breeze and see the night sky which was very beautiful because the moon and stars were very clear. Shortly from Cyril sitting on the edge of his bedroom window came the sound of someone knocking on his door, "Knock..., knock".

"Who is it ?" asked Cyril while immediately rushing towards the door.

"It's me Phillian, please open the door Cyril" Phillian replied from outside the room.

Cyril opened the door and saw Phillian and Adrielle.

"What's wrong Phillian ?" asked Cyril to his dwarf companion.

"You can't sleep, can you ?" Phillian asked Cyril.

"Yeah you're right, for some reason I'm very agitated tonight" replied Cyril as he scratched his head.

"We're the same, how about we go to Jacquiz's place and ask him if he can't sleep either ?" Phillian asked Cyril again.

"That's fine but what about the women, are they coming with us ?" asked Cyril to Phillian.

"They seem to be sleeping well, I knocked on their door but there was no answer," Adrielle replied.

"Alright then, let's go to Jacquiz and Walter's room" said Cyril. The three of them went straight to Jacquiz's room and knocked on the door.

"Knock..., knock..., knock" the door sounded.

Soon the door opened, but the room looked very dark as if there was no light from the inside at all. The three of them were a little surprised mixed with fear seeing the darkness. But the three of them ventured straight inside because they were curious about what happened to Jacquiz and Walter. They began to step inside slowly. After they entered inside, the door suddenly closed and there seemed to be a black figure standing behind them and said, "What are you doing here ?".

The three of them were startled and Cyril almost screamed, but Adrielle quickly covered Cyril's mouth with his hand.

"Hehehe, sorry for startling you guys" said a laughing Walter as he tried to light a candle to light up his room.

"You almost killed me, you lunatic !" Phillian said to Jacquiz who was standing behind them.

"Why did you come here ?" Walter asked the three of them.

"We couldn't sleep so we agreed to see Jacquiz and see if he felt the same way" Cyril replied to Walter.

"Master Jacquiz hardly ever sleeps at night as he is used to being on guard from childhood," Walter said.

"Ah..., well maybe he is an owl" said Cyril with a little joke. Those in the room laughed at Cyril's joke.

"I was telling Master Jacquiz about the 13 Legendary Wizards who are famous as heroes for ending the centenary war in the land of Escalodia" Walter said to the three of them.

"Would you like to hear it too ?" Walter asked the three of them.

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"I'd really love to hear it" replied Cyril with much interest in Walter's words.

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