Elven Legacy (Part 2)

Chapter 291: Phoenix-Napping Little Ember

Waiting for a response that never came, I slightly frowned and approached Ember, whom I had unknowingly hypnotized with my perfect beauty despite covering my face with my Quạt tay to purposefully conceal my enhanced charm in hopes of avoiding situations like this.

'Heh, who am I kidding; even if I were to conceal my face fully, I'd still mesmerize any woman.' Thought Elif narcissistically with a smirk as he lightly fanned himself while standing before Ember.

Clearing my throat, I folded my Quạt tay and gently tapped Ember's head, finally getting her to snap out of her hypnotized state while I swiftly opened my Quạt tay, concealing most of my face lest I happened to hypnotize her once more.

"Eh? P-P-Prince E-Elif!?" Exclaimed Ember as she glanced at Elif, widening her eyes in shock before quickly bowing, though she couldn't as he grabbed her shoulder, stopping her.

"You can save that for later; we've got much more pressing matters to deal with. Such as why you came here in the first place." Said Elif lightly as he furrowed his brows slightly while eyeing Ember, who widened her eyes before quickly nodding solemnly.

"Now, while we're waiting for Elaine to finish her bath, tell me any information regarding the Flame of Rebirth." Ordered Elif with a nod as he retracted his hand from Ember, who inwardly sighed before shaking her head.

"W-Well, I don't know much. I'm just a young phoenix with some talent, so I have barely any authority, but while I was walking through the halls of the Manor, I happened to pass Patriarch Renata, and in doing so, I heard him utter the words '...Flame of Rebirth. The Elven Empire shall pay!' with a livid expression." Replied Ember softly as she tried her best to imitate Renata's voice, though her lack of Qi control prevented her from doing so perfectly, though her words were still enough to alarm Elif, who deeply frowned behind his Quạt tay.

"I-I'm sorry I don't have any more information; I'm just an insignificant Clan member, and I thought it would've been weird if I tried to discern what went wrong, so I just came straight here in hopes of warning-" Adde Ember lightly in shame as she hung he head down, only to be interrupted by Elif who had bent down and lifted her head up by the chin.

"It's fine; I hadn't ever expected you to do this in the first place, so your assistance is already a pleasant surprise, little Ember." Said Elif softly as he forced Ember to stare into his mesmerizing purple eyes with her flaming green pupils.

"Though, if you continue to linger around too long, you'll be found out and be branded as a traitor if something serious has happened with the Flame of Rebirth, even if you're not thrown into prison to rot for the rest of your life, you'll be crippled of your cultivation and exiled from the Clan, which is essentially a death sentence for you. The Clan's territory is devoid of most wildlife, but there are still plenty of beasts capable of killing you; you'll die before you get anywhere near the edge of the territory." Stated Elif lightly as he gently stroked Ember's cheek while her expression turned ulgier the more he spoke until her rosy cheeks were as pale as can be.

"T-T-Those are t-t-the p-p-possible p-punishments, P-Prince E-E-Elif?" Asked Ember softly with an expression of terror as she looked at Elif, who lightly nodded with an amused smirk, causing her to once again hang her head.

"W-W-Well, a-at least, I-I m-manged to w-warn you." Muttered Ember fearfully with a forced smile as she slowly came to terms with her near future and inevitable death while Elif raised an eyebrow.

"Hmm, I'm curious, Ember; I know I'm incredibly charming beyond belief and the man of every woman's dream; however, despite only meeting once, you seem to be unnaturally favoring me. Even going so far as to betray your own Clan and risk death to warn me; why is that?" Asked Elif curiosuly as he squatted down and looked into Ember's eyes, while she just rubbed her head lightly and sighed.