An Extra’s POV

Whispers echoed as Rey, Kara, and Esme trailed behind Gratiana who led them.

The rest of the Elves had dispersed, as ordered by their Big Sis. As a result, they playfully went around the Community to see their friends or have fun.

Were they worried about their Elder? Yes.

However, more than that emotion, the excitement they felt was an overriding force for them. They wanted to hate their experiences with the sisters they had in the Community.

The Dungeon Experience, their new perspective on Nature… and the kind of person the man who just entered the city was.

All of this, along with their child-like personalities, made them almost forget Gratiana and her fate, as they trailed off, leaving Rey and his allies to be her only escorts.

Or rather, she was theirs.

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"ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND?!"

The High Elder's shriek nearly caused all the Esteemed Elders to wince, despite being used to how hysterical she could be at times.

Usually, they would internally caution her to display more decorum and composure, but none of those thoughts were in their mind at the moment. Right now, all the members of the Esteemed Council couldn't help but agree with the words and actions of the High Elder.

All of them were wondering the same thing.

Gratiana La Shanagari, one of the most committed of all the Elves in the Community, had done the one thing that no other rebel had ever managed to do.

sacred place? To our haven? To

of when she was still a Young One and almost gave in to her lust for killing; nearly ripping

gotten an earful from an Esteemed Elder at the time, but compared to that… this felt a lot

than anyone, Gratiana understood the severity of

the sacred people of Nature—the Elves. The same way Elves couldn't taint themselves by interacting with other races, the

entirety of their civilization, despite very few Elves breaking the first rule—traveling to the world of the tainted beings—no one had ever managed to break

Yet… she did that!

who would be considered tainted—if not

you!" The High Elder spat in anger, sadness, and downright

the intensity of

the Elders, however,

the shock on her face, there wasn't any

we let Gratiana explain herself? She isn't one to act in such a manner." After recoiling from the shock,

but most of the

disgrace to the Esteemed Council by leading the Youngs under your charge astray

again?" Aurora sighed, almost in exhaustion. The people in this room

Do you not realize that it could be because of your

her out first before making that assumption." Aurora spoke back with a tinge

empty abode right outside the hall of the Elders, the Elves present

eyes were moist with tears

these ones, O'

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[Meanwhile]

calleth me

surrounded them. They all held hands tightly, their eyes closed as