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Nia suddenly reaches out and grabs Mengdie's tail.
"Mengdie sister's tail is mine to touch! Only I can feel its softness! None of you are allowed to touch it!!!"
Instantly, Mengdie, overwhelmed by weakness, collapses again...
Ten minutes later...
"Wu wu wu... Mengdie sister... I'm sorry... I won't do it again..."
In the pavilion at the center of the garden, Mengdie is scolding Nia, who keeps apologizing while sneakily glancing at Mengdie's swaying tail. Clearly, deterring the young girl from being fascinated by her tail is no easy task.
After the reprimand, Mengdie takes Nia to stand before Sasha. As Mengdie is about to speak, Sasha instructs Coco to pour a cup of tea and points to two chairs directly opposite her.
"Come, sit down and talk."
"Ah, thank you."
Mengdie lets Nia sit first, then carefully adjusts her own seat to avoid crushing her tail and sits down. Lena, now dressed, rejoins them in the pavilion.
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"Princess, I'll get straight to the point. We've risked coming here today to ask for your help in casting a spell to send a letter back to the Silvermoon Kingdom."
Lena immediately becomes alert at Mengdie's words, suspecting a conspiracy. "Fox woman! You want to send a letter from Luweil Empire to Silvermoon in such a tense situation? Only a fool would believe there's no scheme!"
Mengdie expected this reaction, which was quite normal. She looks at Lena and the tense Coco, then turns to Sasha, "Princess, I assure you, the content of the letter won't harm the relationship between the two countries or reveal any Luweil intelligence to Silvermoon. Moreover, my letter will help ease the current tension between them. But, considering the gravity of the situation, I request to speak to you alone. Could your guards please step aside?"
Naturally, Lena opposes this proposal, her hostility towards Mengdie resurfacing. However, she refrains from objecting outright without Sasha's decision.
Lena and Coco look at Sasha, who, after a moment of silence, finally speaks up, "I'm sorry, Miss Mengdie, but I can't grant your request."
Lena and Coco feel relieved, but Mengdie understands the implicit message: Sasha fears another kidnapping attempt to use her as leverage against the Luweil Empire. Given their limited acquaintance and politically sensitive times, caution is necessary.
Sasha sips her tea elegantly, smiling at Mengdie, "Miss Mengdie, just as you have your principles, I have mine as a princess. If you're not willing to speak now, here, in front of my maids, then I can't help you. Coco, see them out."
"Wait," Mengdie stops Coco, looking intently at the half-elf princess. "Alright, time is pressing, so I'll speak. But first, can you assure me that these two ladies won't reveal our conversation to a sixth person? This matter is too serious. If leaked, it could escalate tensions between our countries or even lead to war. I believe none of us wants that."
Mengdie's serious gaze unnerves Lena and Coco, who nod silently, looking at Sasha.
"I promise they won't speak. Please proceed, Miss Mengdie."
Mengdie takes a deep breath and starts explaining the situation of Nia's sister, the prince's disappearance in the Water Pirate Lake incident, and their presence in the Luweil Empire. She concludes with the need for Sasha's wind magic, divine power, and beast summoning to send a message back to Silvermoon, stabilizing the military morale and easing tensions, thereby saving Nia's sister's life.
"That's the gist of it. Edward is in Luweil City now. If he's captured by your country, returning him to Silvermoon won't be easy, and the conflict might worsen. That's why I wanted to limit knowledge of this matter. Do you two have any objections?"
Lena and Coco shake their heads, unable to respond.
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