Fortunately, the one thing that worried all the High Elves the most did not happen:
The awakened Duke of Silver had not sought death once more.
Otherwise, given the Duke of Silver's skills as a legendary Sword Dancer, aside from the few extraordinary Silver Dragons who just watched eagerly from the sidelines, it really might have been impossible for the assembled Elves to stop her.
But this time, the Duke of Silver, who had nearly crossed the Styx River, was unusually calm.
After a deathly stare-down with Elf King Ailiando that almost suffocated all the Elves present, the Duke of Silver, Mirillian, finally spoke first.
She didn't offer any of the lengthy and useless pleasantries that Shalaina and the others had as emissaries from Dragon Island, but instead got straight to the point:
"Your Majesty, what you said earlier about the kingdom's many ailments struck a chord.
