Returning to the meeting room, Keirin looked at Tray sitting quietly and couldn't help but sigh at the upcoming headache.
- Everything went according to Tray's plan, but are you sure you can beat both of them in a duel? Keirin asked questioningly looking at him.
- Yes, but I will have to demonstrate my talent for magic and there will be no turning back after that. - Nodding her answered Trey, continuing to look out the window.
- They will start hunting for you, not only the elves, but also all representatives of the races, you are not ready yet. - Keirin shook her head she saw all of Trey's memories so she could judge those who were hiding in the shadows of this world he was like dust in their hands.
- You're right, but I won't interest the powers that be with my talent for dark magic. - Answered Trey turning to her.
- Indeed, a magician with a talent for darkness cannot interest anyone. Keirin replied sarcastically as Trey sat down on the couch and closed her eyes.
- You don't quite understand, everyone thinks I'm a half-elf. - I began to explain to her the state of affairs and why I was sure that no one would be interested in me.
- That's right, you are considered a half-elf with an incomprehensible talent for magic, so the matriarch sent her daughter to find out your real strength and talent. - Agreed with my words Keirin approaching the sofa sitting next to her.
- We see only part of the picture as for the dark elves, something tells me that the matriarch sent Cassandra to me for a reason. - I answered thoughtfully looking at the place where the two princesses were sitting.
- What do you mean? - Keirin asked in surprise, she did not understand where I was leading.
- The matriarch, who could direct and challenge anyone, and waiting for me to reveal myself completely, only then send the princess. - I said thoughtfully recalling the last conversation with the princesses.
- But she sent her first, demonstrating that she was confident in her victory and she did not believe that Cassandra could lose. - Continuing to assume said Keirin.
- I could be wrong, but it seems the other way around, how well do you know the power structure of the dark elves? When I asked Keirin, I saw a surprised look, then she thought, remembering all the information about the dark elves that she knew.
- They have a strange system of power when compared to the light elves. Keirin looked at me and sighed as she began to remember the structure of the dark elves.
- Tell me what you know, it's important for our next step. - I nodded to her, I began to build a rough plan based on her words.
Keirin leaned her hand on the corner of the sofa and began to explain the power structure of the dark elves. The dark elves had two circles, outer and inner, the outer were weak dark elves who could not do something promising not for the matriarch, not for the dark elf race as a whole.
The inner circle was a collection of all the talents of the dark elves from magic to the sword. There was someone else above the inner circle, but Keirin didn't know about them.
- If the outer circle decides to rebel, what happens in the inner circle? My unexpected question made Keirin change her face.
- The inner circle begins to suppress the outer circle with its own forces without disturbing the matriarch. - She answered my question without understanding where I was leading.
- Okay, but how is the decision of who will suppress the vote or how? - Turning her head to Keirin waiting for a response from her but she shrugged.
- So we do not know how the suppression occurs, but we will proceed from what I could come up with, maybe I made a mistake somewhere, but in the main situation I am more sure than that the red moon will rise tomorrow. After saying this, I looked at Keirin who was listening to me attentively.
- It is possible that now the capital of the dark elves is restless, someone, having heard information about me, decided to provoke a riot that can be supported by those close to the matriarch and the inner circle. It is possible that the leaders of the uprising are already getting closer to the matriarch and the number of supporters and faithful elves is thinning and she does not know who is truly faithful to her and who is just waiting for the opportunity to stab her in the back. By sending Cassandra, she gets rid of two threats, the first is me as a possible inspirer of the uprising and the second Cassandra, if I win the duel, she becomes mine, thereby the princess has a legal husband and part of the traitors in the environment will manifest themselves calling to kill me, the second half or return under her banner or quiet down. Waiting for an opportunity to bite the side of the rebellion or the matriarch. - Telling my guess, I noticed how Keirin's face changed with every word I said.
- But that doesn't explain why you and not someone else. She could marry her off in a more conventional way than through a duel. Keirin shook her head, finding the matriarch's decision strange.
- The duel is a test for me or rather her entourage, if I find myself part of the uprising during the duel, someone will show up in the environment of the matriarch, if I have nothing to do with the uprising and defeat Kassandra, she will accept this and retreat.
Continuing to reason, I looked at Keirin, who at first did not understand my words, then everything fell into place in her head, she covered her mouth in shock with her hand.
- You mean that if you are the mastermind of the rebellion, then during the victory over Kassandra, the supporter of the matriarch will attack her and thereby link you with the rebellion. But if you are not part of the uprising, then having received the princess and not turning her against the matriarch, many inspired by your appearance will begin to think and possibly go over to the side of the matriarch or will wait, giving more room for maneuver to the matriarch and her supporters. - Not believing what she was saying, she looked at me with eyes of complete surprise.
- This adventure of the matriarch, there is no third option, and perhaps in the part where the uprising concerns, I am somewhere wrong. Nodding to Keirin, I got up and walked towards the training room. Another benefit of being an elite student is having your own training ground that no one else has access to but me.