Having seen off the last two guests, the elf sheathed his long knife with a stunning flourish.
"The Empress wishes to see you." said the elf.
"Huh? What?" Long Yi felt like he must have heard wrong.
"The Empress wishes to see you." the elf repeated.
"How did you find out?" Long Yi curiously asked, wondering how they found out since they had just been in a fight.
"We contacted the Empress a while ago. She wants to meet with you. Do you accept her invitation?" The elf questioned.
"Of course, we agree." They would surely regret it if they missed this opportunity.
"Please come with us." Two elves led Long Yi, Ai Lin, and Little Zi behind the Shining Silver shop. There was a small courtyard there, dominated by a large, lush tree, whose canopy completely blocked out the courtyard.
One of the elves began to sing in an arcane tune, and as his melody continued, the tree slowly split open. The resulting fissure shimmered with radiant, multicolored light.
