She lowered her head and softly said, "I... I didn’t want you to know because I was afraid you would risk coming to find . The enemy is too strong..."
Hearing Anna’s explanation, sothing deep within Rein’s heart seed to have been struck.
He couldn’t help but think of the first ti he saw the girl in Flashgold Town, sitting on the steps, nibbling on a wheat bran cake, her face full of satisfaction under the sunlight.
Petite and frail, yet her inner self was incredibly kind and resilient.
"Fool, do you know who is stronger now?"
"Yes!" Anna nodded heavily.
"What will you do next ti you encounter sothing like this?" Rein asked again.
"Find you..."
"Very good, rember this answer." Rein gently kissed Anna’s smooth forehead, a gesture that still made the Half-Elf girl’s face flush with shyness.
"Don’t... don’t... Rein, Aunt Delana is still beside us." Anna, like an ostrich, buried her head into Rein’s chest, her hands nervously clutching Rein’s sleeves.
It was then that Rein rembered they were not alone.
When he raised his head and looked around, instantly, everyone, including the surrendered mbers of the Slave Capturing Team, imdiately averted their gaze, pretending to look innocently around.
Only the elf girl Aisha, with her big eyes blinking, still stared intently at Rein and Anna.
Seeing Rein’s gaze shift over, Aisha quickly ran over.
Rein slightly released Anna, squatted down, and smiled: "Aisha, I’ve completed your employnt task, so this hairpin is mine as a reward, okay?"
"Yes! Thank you, Brother Rein."
anwhile, Anna watched Rein and Aisha curiously, as she didn’t quite understand what employnt ant?
Rein stood up, slowly inserting the wooden hairpin into Anna’s left hair tress, smiling: "This hairpin is a gift for you."
"Aisha, does Sister Anna look pretty with the hairpin?" Rein asked, tilting his head.
"Of course, she’s beautiful!" Seeing Rein give her beloved hairpin to her favorite Sister Anna, Aisha was naturally a hundred tis willing, her big eyes turned into crescent moons with her smile.
As Anna hugged Aisha to understand what employnt ant, Rein, smiling, walked among the pure-blood Elves, slightly bowing to Delana, and said:
"Lady Delana, I’m sorry I’m late."
"No, no, Rein... Lord Rein..." Facing an Epic-level strong figure, mbers of all races would show enough respect, so although Delana felt a bit unused, she imdiately changed her address.
"Please, Lady Delana, you are Anna’s elder, naturally you’re mine, just call Rein." Rein interrupted Delana, waving his hand.
Hearing Rein’s words, the surrounding pure-blood Elves curiously sized up Anna, Delana, and Rein again.
It wasn’t vanity, but being watched by their own kind with a sense of curiosity and reverence filled Delana with an inexplicable sense of satisfaction.
Previously, in the Basaran Town community, so had gossip about Anna’s Half-Elf identity, their gazes a mix of peculiarity and disapproval, but now, all of that had disappeared.
"Uh... Okay, Rein, we should thank you for your assistance this ti."
"Lady Delana, it’s what I should do."
After a brief exchange with Delana, Rein turned to slightly bow to Lambert:
"Lord Lambert, you’ve worked hard this ti. Next ti, if there’s anything you need my help with, please don’t hesitate to ask."
"Lord Rein, you’re too kind. I only did what I promised you I would do."
"Furthermore, entrusting the important matter of protecting Miss Anna to shows your trust in . I’m very honored and happy!" Lambert felt both honored and surprised seeing Rein bow to thank him.
After the earlier battle, there was no doubt that Rein and his teacher, the Tide Sword Saint, were both authentic Epic-level strong figures.
And just now, he had received a promise from an Epic-level strong figure!
This naturally put Lambert in a great mood, feeling that the risk he had taken was absolutely worth it.
At this mont, Rein suddenly turned to ask the pure-blood Elves:
"By the way, do you know what happened over at Ferdinand Forest?"
Hearing Rein’s question, the pure-blood Elves exchanged a look and then focused their gaze on an elder among them.
The Elven elder was an old handso man, only his snow-white hair and the fine wrinkles at the corners of his eyes revealed his true age.
"This... Lord Rein, I am Alderan, the mayor of Basaran Town, and perhaps I can answer your question."
Rein looked at Anna and Delana, who both nodded, so he said to the elder: "Mayor Alderan, please go on."
"It’s like this, Lord Rein, a few days ago, a urgent report ca from Ferdinand City. Our Prince Sedlin was enticed and corrupted by the Mother Tree Sect’s Great Mother Tree. Ferdinand City fell into turmoil, and the Great Druids stationed in each town needed to be imdiately called back."
"What!" The pure-blood Elves and surviving Centaurs imdiately beca agitated.
"Prince Sedlin would betray his faith, betray the Moon Goddess!"
"Oh my God! Is this true?"
"No wonder, until now, there’s no reinforcent from Ferdinand City."
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