Elven Legacy (Part 2)

Chapter 396: Court Hearing

"Care to explain yourself, Lynda?" Asked Elif lightly with a slight frown as he glanced at Lynda; his neck and above were the only things unaffected by her attack.

"No. I do not care to explain myself, your Highness." Replied Lynda softly as she straightened her hair and glanced at Elif, who nodded with a hum, concealing his annoyance.

"Ms. Lynda, I know you're furious with His Highness, but you shouldn't treat him like this; he is still our prince, after all." Declared Illumia with a slight frown as she stepped forward, narrowing her eyes at Lynda, who glanced at her before faintly nodding.

Hearing Illumia talk some sense into Lynda, I was expecting her to either release me or, at the very least, elaborate on why she was doing this, but it seems we weren't so lucky since instead, Lynda suddenly appeared before Illumia, only to hit what I could only assume, was her various acupuncture points, causing her to motionlessly collapse onto the ground; however, unlike me, she didn't have the privilege of freely speaking and moving her head around, she was entirely frozen.

"You think I don't know that, Illumia? Why do you think I allowed him to speak?" Remarked Lynda with a scoff as she glanced at Illumia, who wished to respond, yet with her cultivation having been sealed and her acupuncture points activated, she could do absolutely nothing other than dart her eyes around.

"Umm, Ms. Lynda, won't you receive punishment for this?" Asked Sarah softly in slight concern as she glanced between Elif and Illumia before looking at Lynda.

"What is the meaning of this, Sarah? More worried about Lynda rather than you're own Prince? Hmph, at least now I see where your loyalty truly lies." Said Elif in mock anger as he eyed Sarah, only to scoff and look away, averting his eyes while she rolled her own.

"Don't be like that, your Highness. Ms. Lynda had been taking care of me the past few days; besides, as the Royal Doctor, I wouldn't think she would ever harm you unless she needed to for a certain medical procedure." Remarked Sarah lightly as she glanced at Elif before looking at Lynda, who nodded with a faint smile before outstretching her hand.

"I see why his Highness has befriended you; you're a pleasure to have around." Said Lynda with a faint smile as she rubbed Sarah's head, causing her to chuckle awkwardly before averting her eyes.

With a wave of Lynda's hand, she floated me into the air with her Qi while she reached down and grabbed Illumia's leg, dragging her across the ground as she headed to the door.

"I will be returning to Yggdrasil with these in tow. They should be returning soon; no need to worry; please tell Her Highness what had occurred, Sarah." Said Lynda softly as she opened the door before glancing at Sarah, who nodded, causing her to flash a smile while exiting the room.

Just as Lynda left the room, I motionlessly followed right behind her, prompting me to glance at Sarah until I left the room, followed by the door shutting itself.

"If you're not going to release me, may I at least be vertical? Horizontal is a bit uncomfortable." Asked Elif calmly as he glanced at Lynda, who twisted her hand, causing him to lower to the ground while his lying position changed to a standing one, although he continued to float.

"Hmm, that's a bit better." Muttered Elif with a nod as he glanced at Lynda before closing his eyes, using this chance to rest since he was incapable of doing anything else.

After a few moments, I felt the warmth of the sun hit my body, causing me to open my eyes only to notice we had exited my residence and arrived outside, where Ember, Marley, and Idonea were training, causing me to nod; even when still recovering they didn't slack in their training, that is what I expected from my personal servants. However, if anything, Marley and Idonea's fight was rather heated, indicating it was most likely because of a disagreement, though I would let it slide since this would still count as training.