Sophie's eyes widened slightly, but the next second, Aelira looked around.
"But not here. Come back with me."
Sophie frowned. "I have to wait again?"
"I'm not asking you to wait long." Aelira shook her head. "It's just that there are some things you might not believe if you only hear them from me."
She looked once more at the path leading deeper into the forest. "And since the Sacred Tree has already responded to you on its own, there's someone who should meet you as well."
Sophie immediately thought of what Edgar had said before. Someone who had known she would exist even before she was born.
"Is it the person Edgar mentioned?"
Aelira glanced at her. "Yes."
Sophie's breathing paused slightly. "Who is she?"
"When you meet her," Aelira said, "ask her yourself."
...
At the same time, elsewhere, Gabriel had already reentered the territory controlled by the elves.
