Supreme Magus novel Chapter 2869

Chapter 2869 Reluctant Trust (Part 1)

2869 Reluctant Trust (Part 1) _{frёeωebɳovel.com}

"Emphasis on 'potentially', here." The Firstborn Banshee snorted. "For now, only the elves have benefitted from the Fringe while the rest of us have to fight for our lives while waiting for your call."

"How many times do I have to apologize for you to drop this?" Aalejah replied.

"Drop what?" Solus asked in confusion.

"If the elves of Setraliie are scared of their allies despite being forewarned and having agreed to join our forces after countless deliberations, imagine how the elves of Medolin feel." Aalejah said with a sigh.

"On top of that, they have no deal with the Kingdom. They have no obligation to help us or anything to gain if they do. They consider the people of Zelex no different from the monsters of the tides and the undead as dangerous predators.

"The elves of Medolin refuse to meet and talk to non-elves even via the amulet. It took me quite some effort to be granted an audience with their Parliament after their scouts reported who I was associated with."

"Which leads us to this point." Ilthin interjected. "With the elves holed up inside the Fringe and our communications reduced to a bare minimum."

"Is it true?" Lith asked.

"Yes and no." Aalejah shook her head. "We moved inside the Fringe because this way we could pass every single morsel of food we received from the Jiera's Council to the colony. We ended up staying holed up because our plan worked too well.

"We've drawn the attention of the monster tide away from our allies at the expense of our freedom of movement. How do you think you got the time to restore the land without swarms of monsters feasting on your job, Ilthin?

"If not for the help from the elves of Medolin, we'd be still fending waves of attacks daily. A monster tide can afford to ignore a few hundred of elves and their arrows, but not thousands.

"You may have not noticed our presence but you sure have benefitted from my strategy!"

"Wait a second." Lith put a hand on the elf's shoulder to calm her down. "You just said that the Jieran elves didn't want to help. How did you get thousands of them to fight for you, Aalejah?"

"Not for me. With me." She replied. "Even though their Parliament of Leaves has yet to reach a consensus, I used my time with them to lead by example. I showed, not shared, them the communication amulets, the magic books, and everything that the Kingdom has to offer them.

"I told them that they could get the same deal as my people if they helped us to protect the settlement. After greed got the best of the members of the local Parliament, I invited them to follow us outside and witness with their own eyes how powerful modern magic is.

"It's only then that the elves of Medolin understood the threat that the monster tides pose and realized that if they kept doing nothing the Fringe would turn from a sanctuary to a prison.

"That the moment their population exceeds what the Fringe can feed, they would be forced to cull their numbers until the monsters die out and the land recovers. It scared them so much that the Parliament of Leaves reconsidered my offer and declared the state of emergency.

"Until they make a ruling, their army is going to support Setraliie's forces and follow us into battle. The only problem is that they still refuse to cooperate with the colony and consider its existence a point of contention.