Chapter 1314: The Higher Realm...

The group left the mansion and headed straight for the Magic Tree.

Milica led the procession, followed by three of her students. Two female elves of the sixth rank followed the students.

"Master, are you sure Belle and I should take part in this meeting?" Idan sent a question through a mental link.

"Are you worried that they will find out that you are not local?" — instead of answering, Milica asked her question without turning around, walking forward.

"Yes," Idan confirmed.

"You don’t have to worry about that. Most of the powerful are already aware of you "earthlings". The will of Junonia notified them and warned them not to interfere in your affairs without good reason. The will of Junonia does not consider you as enemies, but sees you as its allies," Milica replied.

"So, apart from being surprised, until you give yourself a reason, no one will do anything to you."

Milica’s words did not dispel all of Idan’s worries, but he decided to trust her.

He turned his gaze to his wife and noticed that Arabel was having a lively conversation with Eulalia through a mental link. From time to time, Eulalia blushed.

Idan became curious about what they were talking about, but, realizing the limits of what was allowed, he did not interfere.

"You know, Idan, you showed up at the perfect time," Milica said. "I wasn’t going to take you with me because you’re always busy, and I didn’t know if you’d have the opportunity to join."

"Belle and I just wanted to take a walk and see your hometown," Idan replied.

"I apologize for dragging you into this," — Milica apologized. "It’s just that my old acquaintances from other kingdoms will be at this meeting, including my rivals, who will undoubtedly bring their disciples."

Idan’s thoughts spun quickly, and he saw something new in his master. Before, Milica seemed to him to be a powerful, knowledgeable, confident and reliable master who could be trusted.

Now, he realized that Milica had dragged them into this in order to showcase her disciples in front of everyone, and especially in front of her rivals.

Did he object to this? Of course not.

If it could make Milica feel proud and happy, he was ready for it. It was the least he could do for her in return for everything she had done for them.

Soon they reached the border of the central part of the city, surrounded by high walls.

"Wow!" exclaimed Arabel, passing through the gate and seeing in front of her not the usual white—walled houses and trees, but a vast majestic garden. In the very center of it, the Magic Tree took root, and from the gate one could contemplate its mighty trunk.

There was a majestic castle at the foot of the tree.

"Amazing, isn’t it?" asked Eulalia, and Idan and Arabel nodded in agreement. "Heh heh. Be patient a little longer, and soon you will witness a spectacle that surpasses anything you have seen before."

Arabel and Idan turned to her, but Eulalia only smiled mysteriously, not revealing the meaning of her words, and followed Milica, who moved forward.

The couple followed them.

"Did you understand what the Senior meant?" Arabel asked in a whisper.

"I have some idea, but... let’s wait and see for ourselves," Idan suggested, and Arabel agreed.

With each step, the Magic Tree was getting closer.

Along the way, they saw a variety of sculptures, small lakes, places to relax, including elves and various animals.

Everything was so harmonious and beautiful.

And then Milisa stopped in front of a majestic arch leading to a circular square, in the very center of which stood a majestic fountain.

"Stay close," she said to Idan and Arabel.

At that moment, the space around her began to move, and Idan and Arabel discerned a purple glow, after which their surroundings transformed.

The arch remained in place, but everything else around it had changed. Even the air became heavy and saturated with energy.

The circular square with the fountain disappeared, and instead they saw a circular structure filled with many people.

Only then did they pay attention to it.

The Magic Tree.

It has also undergone changes. No, it’s transformed. It has become many times larger and, remarkably, multicolored.

Looking up, Idan and Arabel could not see its peaks.

It was as if the Magic Tree had become a real World Tree.

At the foot of this majestic tree stood an equally majestic castle, strikingly different from the one Idan and Arabel had seen before.

"This is the real castle of the Queen of the elves," Eulalia whispered, noticing where their eyes were fixed.

Arabel turned to her.

"Was it an illusion? Or did we go through some kind of gate?"

Instead of Eulalia, her husband Idan answered.:

"The Higher Realm..."

Arabel turned to him.

"What?" she asked.

Idan looked at Eulalia.

"Have we entered the Higher Realm?" he asked, and immediately corrected himself: "No. Did Master drag us into the Higher Realm?"

"Yes, you’re right, junior," — Eulalia said, clearly impressed by his insight. "We have entered the Higher Realm of Junonia, namely the Elf Queen’s Bloodline Domain."

"This is... Are we in the Bloodline Domain?" Arabel was amazed.

And then Milica went forward, forcing them to follow her.

"It is usually unsafe for beings below the fifth rank to stay in the Higher Realm, but at the moment we are inside a special space that was created specifically for our presence," explained Eulalia.

As they approached the place where the crowd had gathered, the conversations ahead died down, and everyone present turned their gazes in their direction.

Idan and Arabel, following Milica, looked curiously at the audience and noticed that, despite the variety of appearances, all those present were elves. Among them, they saw elves with bronze—colored skin and scarlet hair-the elves of Eternal Flame.

There were those present who recognized them when they saw them.

Most of the eyes were on Milica and, of course, on Eulalia.

An elegant elf with blond hair came out of the crowd towards them, with a proud smile on his lips.

Milica approached the elf and, to the amazement of Idan and Arabel, bowed down in front of him and then addressed him.

"Master," she said.