The Devil's Cursed Witch novel Chapter 23

It had only been a few hours since she left, yet Leeora found herself once again inside the palace of the King of Agartha. None of the servants along the way was surprised; after all, being technically neighbours, the High Elder of the Wood Elf Clan did frequently visit the King. The palace was similar to the elves’ backyard.

Just as she was heading towards the King’s study, Leeora came across Erlos who had returned from the armory after cleaning all the weapons inside. A human being would have spent an entire day doing the same task, but the young elf used his powers to their fullest to fulfil the chore at the fastest speed possible.

The elf elder blinked upon seeing him stretching his back like an old man.

“Why do you look so exhausted, Erlos?” she asked.

“Oh, Elder. You are here again.” He smiled bitterly. “What can be the reason other than that heartless man doing pointlessly heartless things?”

Leeora was puzzled, but she sensed that the energy in the elf’s body seemed to be nearly used up. “He is trying to make you stronger and let you realize your powers?”

“Trying to kill me is the better choice of word, Elder,” he countered.

She simply shook her head, deciding it’s best to not probe. “Anyway, I am about to visit him. Do you want to come together?” she asked.

“At least for the next hour, I don’t wish to see him. Even if he calls for me, I swear I will not go—”

“Erlos!”

They heard the King’s loud voice from the direction of the study which alerted Erlos. In a blink of an eye, he was running to attend to the King.

Seeing his reaction, Leeora found herself amused and continued walking towards the study at a leisurely pace. When she reached the study, she saw Erlos standing in front of Draven with his head lowered.

“—took so long?” Draven asked.

“Apologies, Sire.”

“Then, why are you standing there? These books you left behind won’t arrange themselves,” Draven said coldly.