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.

bring humans to this sacred place? To our haven?

when she was still a Young One and almost gave in to her lust for

from an Esteemed Elder at the

than anyone, Gratiana understood

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

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!

not abominable—to

on you, Gratiana! Shame on you!" The High

similar emotions, though the intensity of the

of the Elders, however, was

shock on her face, there wasn't any other emotion that she

such a manner." After recoiling from

eyes begged for mercy, but most of the Esteemed

the same way you were also not one to act in such a manner, yet you brought disgrace to the

sighed, almost in exhaustion. The people in this room never missed any opportunity they had to remind

be because of your reckless actions that an upstanding

her out first before making that assumption." Aurora spoke back with a tinge of annoyance, and

visitors tucked away in an empty abode right outside

were moist with tears as she shook

mercy on these ones, O'

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[Meanwhile]

Nature… thou calleth me to

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