Vicente needed some time in silence after the words of the three Fairy Tribe elders. @@novelbin@@
The three individuals understood what was on the boy's mind, but they continued talking to each other, acting in a way that was more ordinary by their own standards. If someone were to see them now, they would hardly realize what they were talking about a few moments ago.
Vicente understood well that they were covering up what they had discussed and were merely making it look like they were showing off the fairy estate, the pride of their people to the greatest ally the tribe had had in its recent history.
Meanwhile, he processed his new knowledge.
'Hell and Argardus are enemies and, as far as I can tell, their leaders have consciously acted to seize absolute power of all existence for themselves.'
Vicente could understand the greed for power. He, like any magician, had greedy desires of his own to become stronger.
If he could choose to be the strongest, he would. By being the strongest in all of existence, he could bring his family back to his side and truly protect them against everyone!
So Vicente wouldn't think it wrong if others thought similar things and wanted the same. But he wasn't those people and their greed was clearly a problem for him and his plans.
'This is going to be complicated... From the words of these three individuals,' he looked at the elders talking and gesturing along the way, now in another part of the estate, 'those responsible for the end of the Nine Paths are Transcendentals, magicians of the 10th stage. I'm merely an 8th stage magician now... But they're probably two whole stages stronger than me!'
That was worrying, to say the least.
'I'll have to temper my expectations and reassess what I can do.' He took a step back from his plans, but as he did so, his expression became only graver. 'But while I know I would need a long preparation to challenge these opponents in the dark, I can't delay. Annie and the others are counting on me!'
...
Time passed, and it was time for Vicente and his group of Amae to leave!
At dawn, he, Rex and Larissa gathered in front of the royal palace of the Fairy Tribe and watched as a large part of the force gathered to say goodbye.
Anicane was so vast and dangerous that no one there believed they would ever see each other again. As such, those individuals left behind had distant looks on their faces, having already handed over their farewell gifts as well as their goodbyes.
The gifts weren't just resources, but items without much cultivation value that might remind them of Amae, should they decide to settle elsewhere in Anicane.
Vicente got into his carriage and looked at Nan one last time, remembering the day, years ago, when he met the fairy group he now saw. At the time, he hadn't expected that one day it would come to a situation like this.
"Good luck to you, my friends. If you ever return to Light Cay, give my regards to Stonewall," he said aloud, as Rex began to move his carriage towards the Elf Tribe.
"We'll do that."
"And don't forget to protect people coming from Polaris Realm. I'll pay their weight in valuable resources if you help them and direct the information to me."
The Fairy King liked these words, but said nothing more. Helping any of Vicente's companions would be an obligation for them!
Whether he would pay them back afterwards, however, would depend more on his own generosity than on the fairies' interest.
So Vicente left the tribe, beginning the journey of a few hours to the Tribe of Elves, where he would complete his group with the addition of Lyra. After that, they would travel directly for the next few days to the coast where their ship should be waiting for them!
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