"Is that a Blood Origin Dragon Tree?! This is forbidden! All Elves who plant dragon trees are deed blasphers!"
When the newly crowned Elf Queen saw the towering Blood Pattern Dragon Tree in the private garden of the Royal Court's Great Governor, her expression changed. Initially, she was not so sure.
But when she saw the red-eyed Green Dragon spiraling among the treetops, barely ten ters long, even pretending ignorance beca impossible. Only the tree created by His Majesty the Dragon King could nurture a Dragon Spirit.
"Your Majesty the Queen, this is not a dragon tree."
Even upon the discovery of her Blood Origin Green Dragon Tree by the new Queen, Parvati, still serving as the Great Governor, remained unfazed.
Since she dared to plant such a dragon tree considered taboo by the Elven gods in her garden, she naturally had confidence that even if discovered, no one would dare to point fingers at her, including the newly appointed Queen before her.
The forr Queen had aged, and, overwheld, decided to abdicate, passing the throne to the next Queen selected by the Royal Family.
This new Queen was very young, not even two hundred years old—barely an adult by High Elf standards. As for her personal power, it was best not to ntion it, as the only basis for her ascent to the throne was her noble bloodline.
However, this bloodline was useless in front of Parvati, who was born as a Demigod.
Therefore, although Amber ca here as a Queen, she seed more like a naive girl who had stumbled upon so unspeakable affair, appearing panicked and confused.
"It's not a dragon tree? Then what is it?"
Amber instinctively asked.
The Priests from the Temple had already shown her the relevant taboos. She clearly rembered what the Divine-angered creation of the Dragon King looked like.
"Iron Blood Ancient Tree, a variant of the War Ancient Tree, which loves to consu Demon flesh as nourishnt."
Parvati casually fabricated.
"A variant of the War Ancient Tree?"
Amber, initially panicked upon seeing the Divine taboo in the Governor's garden, beca enraged when she realized that this Governor was barefacedly lying, brazenly concocting a laughable lie right in front of her, attempting to deceive her.
"Then what about this Dragon Spirit? Without the tree created by His Majesty, no ancient tree could nurture a dragon-shaped Elf."
"Your Majesty, you are mistaken. This is not a Dragon Spirit but rather my Dragon Pet. See how obedient it is, its form perhaps leading to so unnecessary misunderstandings on your part."
Watching the Queen transition from surprise to anger, Parvati found it amusing. She gently raised her hand, and the Dragon Spirit, circling between the tree crowns, obediently slithered out and nuzzled against her palm.
"This is identical to the image the Temple Priest showed !"
The new Queen argued, unable to contain her anger.
"That must be a mistake on Your Majesty's part. It is rely a similar little dragon. Your Majesty is overly sensitive; there are no taboos here."
Parvati maintained her calm deanor and spoke again before the new Queen could continue,
"If you do not believe what I say, you can invite all the Priests from the Temple to co and verify if this War Ancient Tree I planted is indeed a Divine taboo, and whether I have committed blasphemy."
"Fine, I will summon them imdiately!"
Realizing her authority as Queen was not as grand as imagined, especially when the seemingly loyal Great Governor, who served the Royal Court diligently, treated her not as a Queen but as an ignorant girl, a sense of rebellion and passionate fervor surged within the young Elf.
Even though reason told her that labeling her Great Governor as a blaspher would undermine her own foundation and do more harm than good, she proceeded anyway.
"Your Majesty, you are mistaken. This is not the taboo spoken of by the Divine."
"This indeed is a War Ancient Tree and a very fine variant at that."
"For nurturing such a variant Ancient Tree, the Regent is truly a pillar of the Royal Court."
"From now on, we no longer need to fear invasions from the Abyss."
"Indeed, I believe we need to strongly cultivate such variant Ancient Trees."
However, when the Priests who served the gods arrived, a scene unfolded in full view of everyone, leaving the new Queen Amber in utter despair.
This tree, identical to the image the gods conveyed as a taboo Dragon Tree, was not contested by any Priest present. Instead, they unanimously agreed it was a variant of the Ancient Tree cultivated by the Great Governor.
What amused Amber the most was that, after seeing it for the first ti, these Priests all knew this Ancient Tree could consu Demon flesh for growth.
Yet, this is an extraordinary characteristic only the forbidden creation of His Majesty the Dragon King possessed, sothing all the Elf Priests knew but pretended not to, preferring to violate their faith and submit to the blaspher before them.
No, did these Priests truly have faith? Amber intensely doubted it at that mont.
If they truly had faith, why could they ignore this blasphemous creation sanctioned by the Divine and dare to openly distort facts?
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