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Gil and Alma had chatted for some time while walking away from where they had encountered the dragons. They were both still surprised that Walker was able to easily go head to head with Ignus. The power he had shown was enough to send anyone a few steps back. Even Barry had shown a little reservation.

"Oh, they don\'t look too good." Gil spotted two elves wearing red monster leather uniforms carrying thin throwing spears. "On has a broken arm. The other looks scratched up."

Alma made a simple gesture to send the enforcers with them to check it out. After a short conversation one returned. "The pair sent to meet us and escort us seem to have encountered one of the rogue dragons before the royal dragon dealt with it. They were minorly involved but say they are ready to finish their quest."

"Welcome to the flame elf territory. In the name of our king, we greet you." The two gave a slight bow as they approached.

"King? You have a king now and not a queen?" Alma couldn\'t help but speak out in wonder. The elves were not known for having kings. They naturally had queens for most of their historical past.

"Our great king gave up his name for us after the loss of our esteemed queen sixty two years ago. He has established tougher borders and brought the flame elves in to an honorable peace." The way the two spoke put Gil and Alma off. There was too much proper attitude regarding the topic but it could just have been a difference in culture. Therefore, they pushed the feeling aside.

"I am Alma, future queen of the forest elves and Genesis representative of the water and forest elves. With me is the hero title holder Gil, friend to the goblins, educationist, and an extremely important friend to the elves united under Genesis. I also have with me four elite enforcers tasked as my guard." Alma raised her head high and allowed the blue ivy to wrap her arms giving off the mana she knew the flame elves could only respect.

"We welcome you. Please follow us to the hidden city. You have arrived during the perfect time of year to see the crag trees bloom." The crag tree was a tree that grew with extremely tough bark. It didn\'t need water and instead lived off of fire elemental mana. It could bloom in to literal burning flowers which slowly burned at very low temperatures until a single seed fell. This illuminated the flame elf city along with made up their homes.

"Before that. Come here." Gil handed the two a healing potion he had received from Remey. My fellow hero title holder Remey is an alchemical brawler. She made these potions herself. They should help you both recover your wounds." This act seemed to make the two flame elves relax greatly. They were unsure of who would be coming and their attitude. They just had their orders.

"It is a blessing to be given important items such as these. We will repay you before you leave.\' The pair was very glad to see their smaller wounds healing. The larger bruises and broken arm were on the mend now which took a lot of stress from their shoulder.

Before long, Gil had begun to get them chatting. He was sure that he would be able to learn about their culture. "We mostly use thrown spears due to the toughness of the monsters here. They can lodge in to their skin causing more damage. But there was once a man that used large daggers. That may be the technique you are looking for."

"I will have to ask around then. I want to put the elven dagger arts back together. The elves have been divided too long." Gil\'s sudden admittance to his dream caused both flame elves to stumble.

"I agree, it may sound odd, but we desire to unite all people. The elves being one. The times of the high elves may return again. Elves used to work together before small disagreements tore us apart. I have read that much in history books." Alma made the two flame elves stumble again. The dreams of these two foreigners were stunning. The flame elves rarely considered the possibility.

"Esteemed guests. Please take a deep breath as we cross the seal." The land ahead looked barren, however, all of them felt the rune\'s mana. The runes placed used the natural steam and gas from the lava to create a similar invisible magic barrier to what the forest elves had.

Stepping through, Gil and Alma were blown away. It was very similar to the forest elves\' homes. Large black and red trees grew from the ground. The large five pointed flowers that burned in soft yellow flames made the scene even more stunning. Many elves moved around in bright red and yellow attire. Some even caught sight of the new people entering and waited expectantly.

"Please enjoy the view. We maintain a very careful cleaning of the city to live in the best environment possible. I will bring you to the eternal flame garden at a later time as part of the tour. For now, I will guide you to the king\'s chambers so you may meet him and pay respects." Being proud of the city was an understatement. Every flame elf believed in the beauty hidden within fire. It was the same appreciation for plants that the forest elves had.

Gil felt Zephyr leave the bow and view the fire spirits moving here and there through the crag trees. They were also interested in her. But what really struck Zephyr as odd was the fact that there were only fire elemental spirits there. "Something is odd. There should be earth spirits in the least. Or more wind spirits to grow the flames. Be careful." Her warning was met with a nod from Gil before Zephyr decided to rest upon his shoulder to keep vigilant.

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