*Vol.2 What's the Catch?

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'Wyvern's blood... Why! WHY, would he do this to us!? Why would my husband poison the Elder Tree we were growing for our people!?' Yuliana thought as she lost the strength in her legs as she fell to the floor.

"Whoa!"Rya said as she grabbed her before she could hit the ground along with Nieren.

"MOM!? What happened? Why did you fall down?" Nieren yelled as she also reached down to help Yuliana up.

"I-It's okay! I-I um... I—" Yuliana was having trouble answering her daughter.

She didn't want to tell her that her father was most likely the one who killed the Elder Tree and abandoned them to the fate of the human army.

Rya noticed the troubled look showing in her eyes.

'Somethings not right. I'll cover for her for now.' Rya thought as she said, "She just twisted her ankle. I'll fix her up in a jiff."

Rya gave Nieren a reassuring smile.

'Huh? Is she covering for me? I think she is!' Yuliana thought as she recomposed herself.

"Yes. I seemed to have twisted something by mistake. Haha. I guess all the shock of the Elder Tree sapling made me lose my footing for a moment." Yuliana said as she tried to sound normal.

Nieren sighed with relief, "Haah... You scared me, mother... Is there anything I can do to help?"

Rya smiled at her, "No, I'll just take your mother over to her chair and give it a look."

"Y-Yes once I sit down I'll be alright. But, can you do me a favor, Nieren? Can you take the Elder Tree saplings and put them out in the back so they can get some sun?" Yuliana said as she slowly walked towards her chair with Rya holding her arm.

"Sure, Mom. I'll do that now then. Hey Wolf, can you lend me a hand and grab one of the pots and follow me?" Nieren said as she walked over to grab two of the saplings.

"Ah? Sure! Got it!" Dalia said as she followed Nieren to the back door.

Once the two left the house Rya turned and whispered so low that not even a human could hear her if they stood one foot away.

"I saw the look on your face. You know something about the purple droplet, don't you." Rya said with a serious look on her face.

'She noticed!? Gah! Of course, she noticed. She's a Dark Elf. Hah... I've been bested at every turn. I better just tell her so she can do whatever she wants to my life. It's not like I'm going to get the High Elves to come to my aid after what they did.' Yuliana thought to herself as she blushed.

Yuliana looked around quickly to make sure her daughter wasn't around before she spoke in a calm voice, "Sadly, yes. I do know... My husband is a High Elf noble that tamed Wyverns. He was supposed to be our link for an elven alliance between our kingdoms on different continents. He liked to use his wyvern's blood on his arrows. And he used a drop of it to weaken a dark swamp thicket that the Orcs like to use as a defense. We thought it was the humans that somehow killed our Elder Tree but it was him. He and his men betrayed us! By the Gods, I feel like a fool for not realizing it after all these years."

'Shit! This sucks! And Nieren is a Half High Elf Half Wood Elf? No wonder she didn't want to say anything to her daughter. She must want to protect her. I don't blame her one bit... Hey! I wonder if she could answer a question that's been bugging me?' Rya wondered to herself as she looked over to Yuliana.

"So, Yuliana I have a question for you. Do you know where the stories about us Dark Elves originated from? I'm not familiar with them at all and it seems everyone has a knee-jerk reaction when they see me."

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