In the Great Hall's main area, King Erendriel gazed down at the elf general from the second floor's edge at the end of the vine staircase.
"General Paeris, do you know what grave sins you have committed?" King Erendriel questioned with solemnity.
'Grave sins?'
The two elders were puzzled.
The High Elves were not so rigid and pedantic that they would punish soone according to the old laws for bringing harm to the Great Forest if it were done in the best interest of the tribe's survival.
Of course, they were them, and the Elf King was the Elf King. They could not be sure that their thoughts aligned with the Elf King.
Even so, after a short mont, they vaguely understood what King Erendriel intended to do and chose to remain silent.
Supre Elder Haldir and the rest of the Elders exited the council eting room shortly after.
The elf general, Paeris Gilvalur, had so misgivings eting King Erendriel. But after seeing Supre Elder Haldir, his heart beca calm and steady like still water.
"No, I do not, Your Majesty." General Paeris answered calmly.
"Oh?"
King Erendriel wrinkled his brows slightly.
With General Paeris' character, King Erendriel was sure that the general would accept all consequences for burning the forest.
"I did not expect you of all people have forgotten the tribe's laws? Do you need to reiterate it for you to rember?" King Erendriel asked.
Supre Elder Haldir frowned, not understanding what King Erendriel was planning. The old law was a joke in comparison to the tribe's survival.
What was this person trying to do?
"No need, Your Majesty. He, who willfully harms the forest, sacred ho of the elves, in any way, shall be punishable by death." General Paeris said calmly.
King Erendriel nodded.
"Since you know, then you do not need to tell you what is going to happen to you, right? Can you hear it? The angry cries of the tribesn below? We need to appease them before it gets out of control."
"This is getting ridiculous! You want to put to death one of our tribe's finest warriors over such a stupid reason? There are more important things at stake here!" Supre Elder Haldir growled, unable to watch the farce any longer.
King Erendriel glanced back at Supre Elder Haldir calmly and said, "What do you an stupid reason? I am just enforcing the law."
"To hell with the law! Can the law be more important than the tribe's survival? Have you not seen what lies outside the Great Forest?!" Supre Elder Haldir snarled.
By now, the six Elders within the Great Hall seed to have understood what was really happening.
General Paeris was one of the Supre Elder's staunchest supporters!
The Elf King was trying to weaken the Supre Elder's influence within the tribe by removing the Supre Elder's supporters!
But why would King Erendriel try to do this now? Was he crazy?! Has he forgotten the Supre Elder was a Seeking Insight-level Transcendent?!
However, King Erendriel should be that stupid.
He must have sothing up his sleeve to have the courage to challenge the Supre Elder's authority.
The Elders pondered silently, not in a hurry to choose sides.
At the sa ti, the six remaining Elders returned from the frontlines, entering the Great Hall, and stumbled upon the scene before them.
"What is going on here?" One of the Elders asked with a frown.
"Ah, the remaining Elders have all arrived at the right ti. Since we are all here, let just comnce with the eting right here and now." King Erendriel stated after seeing the six Elders arrived.
Shortly after, King Erendriel calmly said, "Does Supre Elder Haldir care to explain why you were so respectful to a human prince, who is not even a Transcendent when you, yourself is a respectable Seeking Insight-level Transcendent? Exactly what did you negotiate with the humans?"
The twelve Elders wore surprised looks and turned towards Supre Elder Haldir questioningly.
"If you understand Prince Leon's strength and talents, you will also show him the sa respect I do. For our people to have a place within the Human Domain, I have pledged our tribe's allegiance to the Crawford Empire." Supre Elder Haldir said calmly.
The twelve Elders imdiately frowned.
"Hmph! As I suspected. You submitted to the human's ruling! I did not agree with this decision! You were supposed to negotiate an alliance of equals for the tribe! What absurd negotiation is this?!" King Erendriel barked furiously.
At the sa ti, the twelve Elders frowned.
They were all High Elves, who enjoyed lavishly high statuses within the tribe. What would also beco of them once they move to the Human Domain to live under the ruling of humans?
"How is the strength of the Human Domain, Supre—" An Elder inquired, only to be interrupted by King Erendriel's rage.
"I am a king! How can I live under the rule of humans? What would beco of my status in the Human Domain? This is preposterous to the extre!"
Supre Elder Haldir frowned and said solemnly, "You are a king, but don't forget who put you on that throne! Since I can make you king, I can also strip that status away from you!"
"Do you think I am still the sa I was years ago? I refuse to live in your shadows further!" King Erendriel roared.
King Erendriel snapped his fingers, shattering the green jewel found on the ring of his index finger before launching a sneak attack on the Supre Elder!
Boom!
Caught unprepared, Supre Elder Haldir was imdiately sent flying back into the council eting room by the force of King Erendriel's powerful punch!
At the sa ti, King Erendriel stamped his feet and lunged forward, chasing after the Supre Elder, not intending to give the Supre Elder any chance to recover and retaliate!
"Supre Elder!"
General Paeris shot to his feet in alarm.
"Have you gone mad, King Erendriel?! How dare you launch a sneak attack on the Supre Elder!" One of the Elders barked, intending to pursue after the enraged Elf King.
However, he was stopped by another Elder, who patted his shoulders.
"Why are you stopping ? We need to stop them! This is not the ti to be fighting amongst ourselves!"
"Can't you sense it? King Erendriel's cultivation is rising at an alarming rate!"
The Elder frowned.
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