Thud!

The chair hit the floor. Leona’s face became pale like a corpse.

“W-w-what did…you…sa…”

Lyla held Leona’s hand to calm her down. The atmosphere of the room cooled rapidly. Hans and Snoc, who were unaware of the tense atmosphere in the village, frantically moved their eyes around. Even though they basically got the gist that Leona’s family was being held captive, unfamiliar words interfered with their comprehension.

“I said that elf kingdoms were different from human kingdoms, right?”

Zich began explaining the situation to them, “The elves that reside in Adrowon are divided into several tribes. The Iron Tribe is probably one of the tribes—just consider each of these tribes as a human kingdom. And these tribal kingdoms are under a coalition. Of course, this coalition is different from the coalition between human kingdoms; it’s a lot more flexible and relaxed.”

Hans and Snoc intently focused on Zich’s words. With an extremely surprised expression, D’niel stared at Zich.

“However, since they are in a coalition, they try to interact with each other somewhat—and one such way to do this is by requesting a council or a ‘Puola’. Any tribal...