Chapter 40: Ritual
"You're more than a thousand years old?" Shiro asked, shocked by what he had just learned.
"Was that the only thing you heard?" the elf looked at him questioningly.
"No! I mean, I've never seen a person that old before… Don't misunderstand me," Shiro quickly tried to defend himself. But he was still thinking of the elf as a human, so this confusion and awe were understandable.
"Haha, I'm kidding. But, yes, I am 1,000 years old," the elf said.
"How do you live so long?"
"Well, I guess I'm just lucky. Not a lot of elves can live up to 1,000 years old."
Shiro's jaw dropped.
"So, you're basically the oldest elf alive?"
"Indeed. And the last elf."
The elf poured more tea into his cup and took a sip of it again.
