She did not understand at all what was happening, and where did these two come from, who are now located opposite her, on the sofa.
Clearly feeling the power emanating from the girl in black, as well as seeing the guy's unusual clothes, the elf immediately realized that these guests were foreigners and had come from somewhere far away. Also, she suggested that they have the ability to read and transmit thoughts, easily climbing into her head, and doing whatever they want with her mind.
In fact, Elionez was not entirely accurate in her assumptions, for neither Sen nor Leiko, on their own, were able to read minds. They were endowed with this function by royal artifacts on their heads, which were able to easily get into the mind of any elf, regardless of his strength or rank, completely taking over all the information he had.
True, these truly powerful treasures had serious racial restrictions, namely, they could only be used by members of the royal family, and only against purebred elves. On half-breeds, people and other races, these items did not act at all, becoming nothing more than decoration.
And naturally, the pure-blooded elf Elionez, sitting opposite them, was completely at the mercy of the Leiko diadem, which, with might and main, was swarming in the memory of the deputy head of the city.
In a little over an hour, all the necessary information was obtained and retold to Sen, who was sitting next to him, whose state of health still left much to be desired.
Unfortunately, most of the information obtained was absolutely useless for the brothers and sisters who were trapped here, as if in a trap. For they were all right, who and how kidnaps someone's children there and what kind of propaganda inspires the people. It was much more useful for them to know about their location, and who these blue-skinned creatures were. But this is exactly what Elionez didn't know. She, like everyone else, had no idea who those self-appointed superiors they worshiped were.
And this was not surprising, because the elves living on the island did not even know their history. They had no idea how, when and why they got to this island, and how long they live here. In their libraries and temples, there was not a single record that in any way describes the former times. And because of the massive propaganda and lies, the majority of the population not only did not consider this phenomenon a problem, but also fiercely hated those who were interested in this fact. From which it turned out that over time, everyone who was somehow interested in the old times, and trying to achieve the truth, was eradicated. Why, smart and quick-witted among the people, obviously no longer became.
"That's all nonsense, they didn't learn anything useful," Sen said, obviously suffering from headaches.
"This is partly your fault, brother, that elf whose neck you broke was the head of the island and obviously knew more than this girl. You made a big mistake by succumbing to anger then.
Don't rub salt in my wound, I already understood that.
Obviously pleased that she had taken her brother away, Leiko turned to the mistress of the house:
"Listen carefully Elionez, as you already understood, we know everything about you and even a little more, so there is no point in lying or hiding something. The only thing you can do is to cooperate with us, of course, not just like that.
Elionese was terribly nervous as she kept glancing up at the stairs leading to the second floor.
"Don't worry, we have no intention of harming your children, on the contrary, I want to offer you something that you couldn't even dream of before, namely to leave this island.
The girl's eyes widened:
- But, it's like ...
- You see, my brother and I are very important people and we have the honor to be part of a very powerful country. I assure you that as soon as we can contact her, they will come for us and drag us out of here, no matter what. And if you help us, then you will have a chance to wave a pen to this island. Think about it, this might be the only chance for you and your girls to survive. There may not be another one.
- ...
- I'll give you an hour to think.
* * *
The runestone shone, and spewing numerous rays of blue color, revealed a teleportation gate, from which ten blue-skinned creatures emerged.
Making numerous hissing and whistling sounds, they agreed on something, stood in a circle, holding hands. And emitting a long howl, they poured a powerful stream of energy into the center of the structure, which, after some time, began to turn into a semi-oval clot of energy, from which, like bricks from a bag, painfully familiar tablets began to fall out.
And so, after almost a hundred of these stone slabs were teleported, along with the last of them, right in the center of the formation of blue-skinned creatures, a strange-looking man, somewhat similar to an elf, teleported.
* * *
An hour later, Elionez, having put her daughters to bed, went downstairs to the already dined guests.
"I agree," she said timidly.
"I didn't doubt you, you are a smart girl. Now let's get some details straightened out.
Sitting comfortably at the table, Elionez unfolded a map of the island that she had secretly made.
There are four temples on the island in total. The first and largest is located in the center of Lango, and stands on its main square. The second is located exactly between the city and the western ruins, and is considered abandoned. The third, in a dilapidated state, is located in the ruins themselves, I was there only once, in childhood, so I don't know what has become of it now. As for the fourth, it is secret, and I only know about it because I once followed the chapter.
"You mean the one located in the southern forest.
"Yes, that's right, Miss Leiko.
"Let's go to the one in ruins," Sen interrupted their conversation, "there we have the least chance of running into strangers.
- I agree, besides, we do not have a very large choice.