148 Merethyl
The guard in front of the castle did not hinder Arthur’s passage, and even treated him with maximum respect.
What he did back on that fight was something all the elves knew about, and even the refugees from the Dragon Scale Empire knew as well.
Arthur met Elanor just outside of the castle, and he bowed as well.
“Akhur, the Queen wants to talk with you.”
Even if she did not ask for it, Arthur would go talk with her, anyway. The situation was not simple, and with the fall of the Dragon Scale Empire, they all needed to act together and wipe out the upcoming danger.
The door that led to the throne room was immense, having 10 meters of height, and large enough for multiple people to pass through at the same time.
There, the best soldiers the Elven Kingdom had were at the post, protecting the queen with their lives.
No one believed Arthur would do anything to harm the queen, but it did not matter who it was, or what time it was. These guards were always near to protect her.
When Arthur looked up to look at the queen, he was shocked. For a moment, he thought everything was a dream.
How was that supposed to happen? How could she be the queen?
The queen was the same, getting up from her throne in shock. Although Arthur had a different appearance, she still recognized him in an instant.
“Come talk with me in private, please.” The queen said.
“Merethyl?” The leader of the queen’s guards said.
He did not understand why the queen would want to talk with that person in private, but although he had his complaints, he couldn’t do anything but to obey.
Arthur and Merethyl went to a meeting room behind the throne, and the moment both of them were alone, they hugged.
“Matilda, you’re the queen of the elves?”
“My real name is Merethyl. Yes, I am. How are you here?”
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“I can’t believe all of this happened in this short period… Well, we now have the dark race problem, and also the Bone Lord, who is nowhere to be seen.”
“Where are the other students that stayed behind? Are they okay?”
“Oh, yes, they are. A teacher from your previous school is taking care of them. She’s called Myria, and there is called Lilia with her, too.”
“What? They are here too? What a coincidence.”
“Agreed. Hey, Arthur, there is something important I wish to talk to you.” Merethyl said.
“What is it?”
The red color on her cheeks was visible as she said, “there is no king in the Elven Kingdom for ages, but I think you’ll pass the test for it. We will have nothing like, uh, husband and wife, but you’ll be the king. If you pass the test.”
“It would be cool to be the king, but I’m no elf.”
“If you truly pass the test, that isn’t a problem. And you look like an elf, so people will not judge. Also, you are a dragon, so you may be our king.”
For a moment, the room went silent, and Arthur wasn’t liking the direction of that conversation. How did she know he was a dragon? Only his girls, and Kai, who also had a bloodline, knew about that.
“Don’t be so surprised. Different from these young people, I have actually seen real dragons, and fought side-by-side with them. They had an aura that is impossible for me to forget.”
“Look, honestly, I do not know if you have the dragon bloodline somehow or maybe you are a dragon yourself. We elves were allies of the dragons, and that is one reason we don’t like humans that much, as they went against us back in the day.”
p、a,nd a-n、o、vel “They did not have a choice, though. The ‘gods’ are the actual threats to it, as they control the humankind for thousands of years. We must stop them, for good.”
“You fought with dragons? Oh, my grandma queen!”
“You are dead!!!”
Merethyl was angry after hearing that, but laughed. It was refreshing to have someone with humor around.
The whole Elven Kingdom was in Arthur’s side, even more know that the queen itself knew he was a dragon. The only problem was the dark races who took control of the Dragon Scale Empire.
Getting that piece of land back was the priority for them, and after that, the next step would be to wipe the dark lands.
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The reason for the Elven Kingdom lack a king for so long was because of its tradition. A king must pass the test before siting on the throne.
The last king vanished out of a sudden thousand of years ago, and with him the bloodline, as he did not have any children. It was a bloodline that had passed the test for ages, and now Merethyl wanted to find another one capable of, and that is why she left her kingdom, roaming around the land.
She did not know if Arthur would be capable of passing the trial, but it did not hurt to try.
Before doing that, Arthur asked her to find a suitable place for his tribe, and she agreed to have all of them live inside the palace, as there was enough room for all the tribe members.
As for Bill, he also found his family, which were alive and well.
“Bill, I told you they would be safe.”
“Father, mother, sister, this is the person I talked about, Akhur. He is the one who saved me.”
Bill’s father grabbed Arthur’s hand with a firm grasp, and said, “you have my gratitude, son. We will do everything we can to help you.”
Arthur told them they would also stay inside the palace, just like the rest of the tribe. It made them less worried, as it was safer inside there than out inside a tent.
The next day would be the day of the king’s ceremony to see if Arthur truly had the rights to be the ruler of the elves.