Noah nodded his head slowly, processing everything Lola had described with careful deliberation.
The political landscape of Esta had been completely reshaped during his brief absence—kingdoms had fallen, alliances had shattered, and the balance of power had shifted dramatically in Darian's favor. The dark elf king had executed a brutally efficient conquest that left him controlling vast territories and commanding overwhelming military force.
After listening to everything, Noah decided to take a measured approach for the time being. Although he had reached Master Rank and possessed capabilities that would make him formidable against most grandmaster opponents, realistically only he and Lola could effectively fight against the entire dark elven kingdom's assembled military might.
Leo, despite being a capable familiar, simply wasn't strong enough to deal with grandmaster-level elves.
