478: THE ARRIVAL

THE ARRIVAL

"A couple of men? Who?"

Ovior, Zinnia, Felix and Darius went to the front gate.

They saw three men.

Their bodies were covered with black cloaks and black hoods. Their faces couldn't be seen.

The men saw them and the person in the middle demanded, "We are here to meet Veronica."

His voice had a hint of hostility.

Ovior knitted his eyebrows. "And who are you and why will we allow you to meet her?"

The man in the middle revealed his face and so did his companions.

They had light golden blonde hair, shining in the sunlight. Those tall men had unusually pointy ears.

Their skin was pale and they didn't look like ordinary people.

'They are elves!' Ovior widened his eyes in surprise.

He and the others immediately became alert.

The man in the middle said, "Veronica was supposed to meet us yesterday but she didn't.

"We thought she would come today but she didn't. We want to know if she is alive and well."

"We never heard of her meeting with elves. She didn't mention anything about you," Zinnia coldly retorted. "You are lying."

"If you have any bad intentions, then you won't be able to leave this place alive," Felix threatened them.

"Bad intention?" The elf in the middle chuckled. "If anyone has a bad intention that should be you, the Magic Tower. You are the one who wants to hurt Veronica."

His anger and unfriendly attitude was so vivid that Darius was ready to attack.

"Who dares to mention my wife's name?"

A chilling voice was heard. Arthur teleported to the gate and gave the elves a vicious glare.

"What do elves want with my wife?" he asked again.

"Wife?!"

The elves were stunned. They exchanged glances. Their looks said that they didn't believe Arthur.

The elves scanned Arthur from top to bottom. They could sense the huge source of mana inside the man's body.

"This is the Master of the Magic Tower," the elf in the middle muttered.

The other two elves gasped. They started talking among themselves.

The elf on the left whispered, "Are you sure it's the Master of the Magic Tower?"

"His aura and the amount of mana he has in his body, there is no way I can be wrong," the elf in the middle replied.

"Does that mean Veronica is married to the Master of the Magic Tower?" the elf on the right asked.

The elf in the middle mentioned, "We can't say for sure. It was unusual for her to live in the Magic Tower in the first place.

"She always avoided talking about her reason for staying here in the Magic Tower even though I warned her. She said that she trusted the people here."

"True," the left one agreed. "Why would she trust them so much unless she was a family to them? But what about…"

"We don't have time to worry about that. let's find out Veronica first," the middle one said.

While they were whispering to each other, Darius asked in a low tone, "How come Veronica knows elves and we have no clue about it?"

"Maybe she doesn't trust us enough to share all her information," Zinnia shrugged.

"I don't think so. We all have our little secrets," Felix stated.

"I guess Arthur knew about it. Didn't you?" Ovior looked at Arthur.

Arthur's golden eyes glowed coldly.

"I didn't know," he told his friend in a low tone.

His voice sent chills down their spines.

Darius let out a dry laugh to lighten up the atmosphere.

He said, "Maybe she wanted to but forgot. Don't forget the amount of work she did every day including her lessons."

He wasn't sure if his tactic was of any help because no one was talking. Everyone's eyes were fixed on Arthur.

Before Arthur could say anything, the elves turned to face them.

The elf in the middle said, "I'm Urulas, the second prince of the Elvish realm.

"My soldiers and I sworn our alliance to Veronica who is the blessed child of the earth."

"And should we believe you?" Arthur demanded.

"We don't care whether you believe us or not," Urulas replied. "We are here to meet Veronica. Let us meet her."

"How did you meet her?" Ovior calmly questioned them.

Urulas didn't answer him. He looked at Arthur and asked back, "How long have the two of you been married?"

"…" Arthur quietly stared at him. His face darkened further.

Seeing that Arthur didn't answer, Felix answered, "…Two years."

Urulas chuckled. His eyes were filled with ridicule.

He said, "Then, you married her before her kidnapping. What kind of man are you? You cannot protect your wife.

"It looks like you married her for her power. Her life means nothing to you."

Arthur scowled at him. His knuckles turned white as he tightened his fists.

'He hasn't slept three days and he's boiling in anger. He will burn everything if this continues,' Ovior thought.

He wasn't the only one, others were worried about the same thing.

"It was our mistake that we couldn't protect her," Ovior quickly said. "So, you ended up rescuing her?"

Urulas stated, "We didn't rescue her. She was found unconscious near a village.

"The village elves helped her recover. Since then, we have been helping her to train just as she wanted."1

"Now I know why she is so good with bows and arrows," Zinnia said.

"Precisely," Urulas agreed. "Now, we would like to meet her. She gave us some tasks and we need to talk to her about them. It's urgent."

"I'm afraid you can't," Ovior said.

Urulas frowned. "What do you mean?"

"She was poisoned," Zinnia stated. "It has been three days and she hasn't recovered yet."

Urulas' heart dropped. "Tell me everything."

By the time they reached Arthur and Veronica's bedroom, Ovior gave the elves a short brief about what happened.

After listening to everything, Urulas clenched his jaw.

His heart ached uncontrollably when he noticed the almost-dead Veronica.

It didn't look like she would recover soon.

He scornfully looked at Arthur.

"I heard that you were the most powerful man on earth. I guess I was wrong. What can your power do when you can't protect your beloved."

As he said that, Arthur lowered his head without a word as if he was accepting that fact.

His behavior momentarily stunned the rest of the people.

Urulas wanted to curse him but he cooled off his head.

'I mustn't lose control. I need to find a way to cure Veronica,' he thought.

All of a sudden, an idea popped into his head.

He glanced at Ovior and said, "I think I can help."

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