The time has shown midnight. But Isaura has just finished making potions to heal the fairies who were attacked by wild creatures earlier. As the only wizard in Elvendria, Isaura often makes potions and assists the healers in their work.

One thing has been bothering her since this afternoon. Why did those creatures come to the Elvendria region, which they had never entered before?

The girl in sapphire blue attire, sitting on the balcony railing with a sword in her right hand, looked up at the sky. "I don't know why those wolves attacked us today?"

Isaura doesn't remember her birth clearly. All she remembers is when she first opened her eyes, she was in the forest with a sword and a red hawk by her side.

In her reverie, a long-haired elf in sky blue clothing came and stood beside her, gazing straight ahead. "You need to regain your strength, Isaura."

The girl was startled but managed to compose herself. "I'm fine."

"I'm not asking about your condition. I'm telling you to regain your strength."

"Sorry, Darius."

The elf called Darius looked at Isaura, who was now looking down. "Sorry is not enough to heal your wounds, Isaura. Don't act like a child. If you get hurt, our formation will be disrupted. And after what happened this afternoon, I'm sure this is not the end but the beginning. So you must ensure not to be a disruptor."

In Elvendria, all students have their place according to the level of strength they have mastered. Darius, Isaura, Eliot, and Evelyn are among the fastest in training their powers, and they form the most important formation here, the guard formation.

Darius and Isaura form a team in the attack formation, while Eliot and Evelyn are in the defense formation. So whatever happens to Isaura, it's Darius's responsibility if he doesn't want their team to be considered defeated and have to start over.

Without further ado, Darius sat in front of Isaura. "Sit properly, I will assist in your healing process."

Actually, Isaura wanted to protest, but her courage always disappeared when faced with Darius. The elf always had a strong intimidating aura that made Isaura's courage shrink.

Therefore, Isaura now did as Darius instructed. She sat cross-legged on the balcony railing, which was about 60 cm wide. Her eyes were closed, and her hands were clasped, one facing upwards and the other downwards.

Once Isaura's position was ready to receive her strength, Darius began to move his hands and channel a blue light with white specks directly into Isaura's body.

The girl grimaced in pain from the wolf's tail attack earlier but tried to endure it. As someone born into the fairy world, this wasn't her first time being injured like this.

After a moment, Darius finished his treatment. He looked at Isaura, who slowly opened her eyes. "Elder Carlos warned us not to be reckless. I know our duty is to be attackers, but that doesn't mean you can go out and attack alone."

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"I was just thinking about how to capture that creature. All I was thinking at that moment was wanting to know why it suddenly attacked? Although the fairy and demon races have never made peace, currently both sides are not engaged in warfare."

"But if you hurt it, it will be a new problem for Elvendria." Darius's explanation silenced Isaura.

Although her intentions were good, she thought she could capture the creature and interrogate it. But what Darius said wasn't wrong. Maybe Isaura still couldn't control her emotions.

Darius sighed and turned his face away. But his eyes narrowed when he saw a red light shining in the Darkvale gorge.

Without a word, the elf flew to a higher place to get a clearer view of the light. Isaura, seeing this, followed Darius.

Without asking, Isaura followed Darius's gaze. Her eyes widened as the strange light entered her sight. "Darius, now I'm really sure that I've made a big mistake."

"We don't have time to dwell on your mistakes," he turned and looked at Isaura. "Sound the security bell. Tonight, we won't be able to sleep."

***

After the bell was rung, all the students, including the elders and teachers of Elvendria, are now lined up neatly on a vast expanse of land that stretches as far as the eye can see. Far from settlements or any other buildings.

The gleam in their eyes seemed to imply an aura of hostility towards whoever was about to arrive. Not a single face looked relaxed. All of them wore expressions as if they were ready to attack their enemies at any moment.

Something they had been waiting for finally arrived. Before them now stood the incarnations of the wolves with many fur tufts on their hands and legs.

One of their leaders stepped forward. "What have you done to our Prince?" From his tone, the fairies could guess that he was trying to hold back his anger.

"He came and attacked us himself. Did you think we would just stand by?" Carlos, as an elder, stood at the forefront. He wore a calm expression when facing Bruno, the leader of the wolf clan.

"He wouldn't have come here without reason. As a Prince, his instincts are always strong. If you didn't cause trouble, Xander wouldn't have attacked you."

Darius stepped forward, standing right behind Carlos. "But the fact is he did come without reason and attacked Elvendria. Moreover, he left after injuring one of the best students in Elvendria."

"Nonsense!" Bruno's suppressed anger now boiled over. His voice raised, and the veins in his neck were clearly visible. "You're the ones who killed Xander!"

Instantly, the four knights of Elvendria widened their eyes. Isaura, Evelyn, and Eliot stepped forward to stand level with Darius. "We didn't kill him! He fled after injuring me with his three tails." Isaura spoke. As someone who had attacked Xander the last time, she felt she had to clear up this misunderstanding.

Bruno's gaze now turned towards Isaura with full hatred. "So, you're the one who killed him?"