Max stood still, eyes moving from the cold, sharp spears pointed at him to the middle-aged elf who had just threatened to imprison him forever.
'Should I just make a run for it?' he thought, his muscles tensing, ready to activate Blink Dash and disappear into the dying forest.
But just as he prepared to move, his Three Dimensional Body detected something—movement in the distance. His vision slowed, focusing in, and he saw a group of elves approaching swiftly from between the trees.
Leading them at the front, with a confident, composed stride, was none other than Princess Lenavira. Max's body relaxed slightly, his shoulders easing. 'Finally,' he thought.
"I brought this human," Princess Lenavira said firmly as she stepped onto the teleportation platform. Her tone held no doubt, only sharp authority that immediately shifted the mood around them.
