Time seemed to flow like sand through his fingers for the next five days as he would take Zilna, Venri, and two other women into that dark forest—they didn't meet the dark elves or Denmar again after the first meeting.
Instead of fighting strange beasts with six limbs and razor-sharp teeth that loved to eat living humans.
Their claws filled with a strange toxin that caused people's muscles to relax, leaving them frozen on the ground as an easy meal to be devoured while still awake.
Alexander didn't take the first chests dropped from killing the dark elves, instead giving the lowest level one to the woman who quietly supported them—her skilled dismantling and accurate archery was worthy of taking the best box.
'But I gave that to the princess; if I don't show respect to her, then it would affect their discipline, and they might start to become rebellious.'
