".....?!!!!!"
The silence in the Elven Throne Hall was deafening, a tangible shock wave rippling through the King, Queen, Council members, and even the stoic soldiers. Blood Eye, Nioh, and Nicolas, typically unshakeable, found themselves equally stunned, their gazes fixed on Sunny as if he had suddenly sprouted five heads.
"Come again?" The Queen finally managed to articulate, her voice barely a whisper.
"I don't like repeating myself," Sunny's voice echoed from the holographic screen, flat and unwavering.
The Queen's eyes darted to her husband, who was nodding in agreement. She then turned to the council members, a collective wave of affirmation sweeping through them as they, too, nodded their heads in unison.
'Gosh!! Five trillion isn't a joke!! They are all nodding their heads like lizards!' Nioh thought, a flicker of genuine amazement crossing his usually impassive face.
"That's why the King is the best," Blood Eye whispered, a rare hint of admiration in her tone.
