They soon arrive in front of the beautiful girl who almost looked like a goddess. Her entire body was emanating glowing light that made her look even more like a fairy on Magicae. She looked at these people with a blank expression on her face and finally put down her cup as she stood up from her seat. Her light green dress sparkled with diamonds studded over it that created a floral design, and it fluttered as a gust of wind passed through the hem of her dress.

Zion again found himself staring unblinkingly at her, but he still had a conscience and blinked rapidly before he lowered his head. This girl was dangerous! Just a look at her would cause almost anyone to get enchanted with her! This was the first time he faced such a situation, and he didn't know how to deal with it. Was this queen using magic to make everyone attracted to her?

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A frown crossed his forehead, but he didn't say a single word. He refused to glance at her green-colored eyes that shone brightly. At this time, almost all the soldiers bowed down respectfully and said, "Hail, Oh Queen Odina De Veend!" Almost everyone bowed down except for Zion and Lia, who stared at the queen with dark expressions on her face.

What he didn't know was the moment his eyes left the elf girl's face, her face changed as if she was waiting for the moment when no one was looking at her expressions. She glanced at the dhampir princess boldly with a hint of sharpness in her eyes that was cold enough to freeze anyone. If Zion had seen her expressions, the emotion of attraction would have faded only to be replaced with fear high enough to make him tremble. It almost felt like the elf queen could change the other people's emotions toward her based on her will.

It was almost like if she wanted, she could make others feel any emotion without hesitation.

But since Zion didn't notice her expressions and didn't stare at her eyes for a long time, he felt like the connection between him and her disappeared automatically after a while. He blinked again and again as if he had just woken up from a trance and frowned.

His doubt that the queen was using magical spells to attract other people's attention became stronger, but there could still be another reason behind this. Since he didn't know anything about the elves, this limited his extent of deductions, so there could also be another reason why there was some connection he felt when he had looked into the queen's eyes earlier.

At the same time, Lia and Odina had started a staring contest where they were both glaring at each other. Both of their auras changed and became bloodthirsty when no one was watching. It was almost as if they both had an enmity between them that hadn't been solved yet.

The soldiers kept bowing for a few seconds before they stood up straight. The expressions on Lia's and the queen's faces returned to normal as if they weren't the ones glaring at each other in hatred. Even though Zion refused to look at the queen's face, he could still tell that something was wrong between the dhampir princess and the elf queen. Although their expressions looked normal, their auras were several degrees colder than before.

Finally, the soldiers said what they came here for, "Your Majesty, we have captured the suspects, and here's the letter from the village chief, Sir Isacc."

Odina expressionlessly took the scroll and read it for a moment before she closed it and looked at Lia emotionlessly. Then she opened her mouth, and her soothing voice echoed in everyone's ears. "Take them to the prison. We shall have a court session within a few days."

As soon as her words fell across the surrounding, the soldiers bowed and dragged Lia and her human servant inside. At this time, Lia didn't look back, and Zion acted as if he weren't even present in this scene. It was better for him to remain in the dark.

That was why he deliberately hid in front of Lia so that the queen's gaze would never be on his face, so when the queen looked back at them, she only saw Lia's back that was straight and proud even while walking toward the prison. Odina's eyes squinted as she continued to stare at the dhampir princess for a long time as if she just remembered something. Then she lowered her head as she expertly hid her expressions before anyone could notice it.

Zion sighed in relief, seeing the queen didn't even acknowledge his presence. This was also what wanted to happen so that he could lower everyone's guard and escape quickly when the time came.

As they walked inside the palace, he noticed a magnificent hall and a beautiful throne decorated with leaves and flowers. It almost felt as if, just like that arched front gate, this throne was also created out of climbing trees decorated with flowers and leaves. At this time, no one was sitting on it, but he could see someone walking out of the corridor beside the throne.

Her white dress fluttered as she walked steadily. Although her body wasn't glowing as much as the queen's, she still looked heavenly in that white dress that sparkled as if millions of stars in the form of diamonds had adorned the cloth wrapped around her body. Following behind was a man having a white long-length shirt on his body and a jacket over it that was tied with a belt on his waist. He almost looked like a prince of some ancient times had come with pinkish hair tied at the top of his head with a silver-colored crown.

When the girl noticed Lia and Zion entering the throne room, their expressions changed, and she glared at them. "So these are the travelers who dared to harm innocent people."

Her eyes flashed in anger, and before she could take a step forward, the man behind caught her wrist and smiled gently as she turned back to him. Then he took out a handkerchief from who knows where and wiped her face. "Don't get angry, my dear. They have made a mistake, so I'm sure Queen Odina will surely punish the rightful criminals. You don't have to trouble yourself and make your face red from anger."

The girl's anger decreased to a larger extent, but she avoided his hands and took the handkerchief before she glared at the dhampir girl again and said, "How can I not get angry in the face of such criminals? They killed millions of kids! I, who is still struggling to have a child, knows how it feels to lose a kid. I say, sister," She said, pointing her chin at Odina. "Teach them a lesson, right now!"