The golden-haired prince nodded. "Did you forget what the Cosmic Ascension Conference is? It allows young geniuses from across the Divine Realm to enter and compete, regardless of race, faction, or territory. Even though the young geniuses from your mother's faction were imprisoned in the elven home world, the rules of the conference still pulled them into this place when the event began. That means they are somewhere in this world right now."
Max's eyes shone faintly when he heard that.
For a moment, something stirred inside him that was not rage.
It was hope.
If the young geniuses from his mother's faction were truly here, then perhaps he could finally meet someone connected to his mother's past. Perhaps he could learn more about Caelira, about why she abandoned the elf race, about what happened twenty-two years ago, and perhaps even about where his parents were now.
