“Yes.” Liana looked at the Tree of Life. “I heard about Sephirena from Princess Avira, learned that she had a connection with the Tree of Life, which is why I brought her here.”

“How is Princess Sephirena now?” Gardenia asked curiously. Her understanding of Princess Sephirena was still limited to several decades ago.

After Sephirena left the Elf Forest, she knew nothing more.

And her own departure from the Elf Forest was also somewhat influenced by Sephirena.

Ultimately, she received help from Lady Ambis and also met Jasmine.

“What I’m about to say might differ from the image of Princess Sephirena you have in your mind,” Liana first helped Gardenia prepare mentally.

After all, from their previous conversation, Liana knew that Gardenia had some fondness for Princess Sephirena, almost like she was her idol.

“No need to be considerate of me, Princess Liana. The current Princess Sephirena is completely different from the one in my memory.” Not just Gardenia, but elves would likely still think of Sephirena as the mischievous, playful elf princess from before.

Not like the current dignified, cold individual with eyes revealing melancholy. This was one of the reasons why Gardenia didn’t immediately think that person was Sephirena.

“Basically, Princess Sephirena now has no attachment to this world and wants to find someone who can kill her,” Liana said.

“...” Although Gardenia’s expression showed a hint of surprise, it wasn’t incomprehensible. “Well, Princess Tarashil was a very important family member to Princess Sephirena.”

“So, what is Princess Liana planning now?” Gardenia now understood why Princess Sephirena had asked about [N O V E L I G H T] that potion earlier.

She wanted to make her elven characteristics disappear to make it easier for others to act against her. But another question arose: if Princess Sephirena wanted to die so much, why didn’t she commit suicide?

Having lived in the Lisat Kingdom for so long, Gardenia naturally knew the various rules of this kingdom.

“For now, let’s stabilize her emotions. During this period, she probably won’t think too much about this aspect, because I’ve already promised her that within one thousand days... no, it should be nine hundred and ninety-one days now, I’ll kill her,” Liana said.

“This is like a time requirement,” Jasmine murmured.

Within these nine hundred and ninety-one days, if Liana couldn’t correct Sephirena’s thinking, she might take some very extreme actions.

“This is also a temporary way to stabilize Sephirena’s emotions, to temporarily prevent her from thinking in that direction,” Liana said.

“Yes.” Gardenia seemed to be thinking about something.

“Now, the reason Sephirena has no attachment to this world is, on one hand, due to Princess Tarashil’s passing, and on the other hand, due to the guilt of not being able to find the culprit even after using forbidden techniques, right?” Liana analyzed the current situation.

“That means, as long as Sephirena has hope of finding the real culprit, she won’t have thoughts of dying for the time being?”

“Yes, Princess Liana is correct,” Gardenia nodded, though it was Jasmine who spoke, which looked somewhat strange.

“But if even forbidden techniques couldn’t find the culprit, it’s probably not a simple matter.”

Gardenia also found this strange. Was it that they couldn’t find the culprit? Or that they didn’t dare to find them? That was another question.

It was too strange. Why did all of Princess Tarashil’s guards disappear at that time? Why did no one see anyone pass through that area?

It should be known that, although it wasn’t a full moon night, repairing the Tree of Life was a very important matter. It couldn’t be that there were no guards watching.

So, there were only a few possibilities: either the guards truly didn’t see anyone pass through that area, and it was indeed an accident.

Or the guards didn’t dare to see, or they lost their memory of that time, truly not knowing what happened during that period.

But the most important point was, why did the Tree of Life wither? Ordinary methods couldn’t interfere with the Tree of Life.

“That’s why I’m a bit troubled now, and why I brought her to this place,” Liana said. “Since you’re also an elf, do you have any understanding of this?”

Gardenia thought for a moment. Although she was a high elf, she shook her head. Due to some personal reasons, Gardenia didn’t know much about these matters, so she couldn’t provide any good advice.

“Since we can’t help Princess Sephirena come out of her sorrow, why not think from another angle?” Gardenia said.

“Another angle?”

“For example, helping Princess Sephirena find meaning in living again? Since she can’t forget, let’s show Princess Sephirena the beautiful aspects of this world? Help her regain her once beautiful memories?” Jasmine said.

Liana wanted to do this, but she also knew how difficult it would be. Forgetting a family member was impossible, and Liana wasn’t arrogant enough to believe she could become a substitute for Tarashil.

But as soon as Jasmine spoke, Gardenia’s expression changed slightly. She also realized how high Tarashil’s position was in Sephirena’s heart.

“Let’s take it slowly. Nine hundred and ninety-one days is neither long nor short,” Liana sighed. It seemed Gardenia didn’t have any good methods either.

“Can you tell me about Tarashil?” Liana asked.

This was a last resort. To get someone to talk to you, you definitely need to find topics from this aspect.

“Actually, I don’t know that much about Princess Tarashil,” Gardenia smiled somewhat awkwardly.

Although she was a high elf, due to her physical condition, she rarely appeared inside the Elf Forest.

The reason she knew about Princess Tarashil was because Princess Tarashil was a very kind and gentle elf who often appeared on the outskirts of the Elf Forest to help other elves.

And by Princess Tarashil’s side, there was always a little shadow, that was Princess Sephirena.

Every time she came out of the forest, her face was always covered in dust. Princess Tarashil would always patiently help her arrange her appearance, always wearing a gentle smile.

To be honest, such a princess was loved not just by Princess Sephirena, but by all the elves.

That’s why after her death, many elves found it hard to accept.

“...” After listening to Gardenia, Liana felt a strong sense of déjà vu. Wasn’t this somewhat similar to her original situation?

Sephirena had lost her Mephilia, just like Liana did with Mephilia who was unable to meet because of her illness.

But Liana’s position in Sephirena’s heart was nonexistent, unlike Mephilia, who would pick her up and pamper her as soon as Liana lowered her head.

“...” Saying it like this seemed a bit unfair to Mephilia.

Liana looked at Sephirena in the center of the lake. Now... she should be feeling a bit better, right?

Liana could see that although her facial expression hadn’t changed, still cold as ice, her eyes had softened somewhat.

Temporarily stabilizing her emotions was good enough. Liana had other purposes for coming to this place.

[Create, Gem.]

A gemstone appeared in Liana’s hand. “Could I trouble you two to give me some assistance with magic?”

The two looked at the gemstone in Liana’s hand, both showing shock. After all, the current rumor outside was that Liana was still a useless person who couldn’t use magic.

“Is this also what Princess Liana wants them to see?” Jasmine touched Liana’s gemstone, feeling its cool surface.

“Try infusing it with magic ” Liana said.

Jasmine tried, and the gemstone slowly absorbed her magic, just like a magic stone. “Is this a magic stone?”

Liana could see the storage limit of the gemstone. When it reached about eighty percent, Liana asked Jasmine to stop.

Liana took back the gemstone and threw it into the air.

[Gem, Explode.]

The gemstone in the air exploded.

“Gem magic?”

“Something like that,” Liana nodded. “I originally planned to have Oliphia teach me, but she’s a muscle idiot. As a High Executor, her magic level is only that of a Senior Archmage. I was really worried she would teach me incorrectly, so I thought of you two.”

“Miss Oliphia?” Jasmine had heard rumors about her. Her strength was maxed out, but her magic points were unallocated.

“I understand,” Jasmine nodded. “But when does Princess Liana want to start learning?”

Liana thought for a moment. Her physical training couldn’t be neglected, and she couldn’t reside in this place for extended periods. Otherwise, if all her guards suddenly left, leaving her exposed outside, it would be hard not to arouse suspicion.

“I’ll probably come once every three days?” Liana said.

“Alright, I understand,” Jasmine calculated the time and prepared to arrange suitable training methods for Liana. But she was somewhat puzzled. “Why not directly ask Lady Judge?”

“Well, jumping too far at once, I think it would be hard to adapt. Taking too big a step at once can easily lead to a fall,” Liana said.

“That makes sense,” Jasmine nodded.

“By the way, there’s one more thing I think you should know,” Liana looked at Gardenia. “I think this is also partly due to my mother’s influence. The Elf Forest is now preparing to become allies with the Lisat Kingdom.”

Hearing this news, the two didn’t seem particularly surprised. Instead, they had an expression like ‘it’s finally happening?’

“Has this day finally come?” Jasmine said.

“Finally?” Liana looked at the two with some confusion.

“Lady Ambis’ initial purpose for coming to the Elf Forest was for this,” Jasmine said.

“Back then, Lady Ambis told us that humans and elves would soon coexist peacefully and could become very good friends.”

“I see.”

“Is this also why Princess Liana wants to help Princess Sephirena?” Jasmine asked.

“More or less.” 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

“Princess Liana’s thoughts, actions, and gentle, kind personality are exactly like Lady Ambis’,” Jasmine affectionately patted Liana’s head.

“Then I’ll leave Sephirena in your care,” Liana said as she reached the exit.

“Yes.” This wasn’t a difficult task for them. Moreover, with Sephirena helping to care for the Tree of Life, it made things much easier for them. At least the two could spend more time together.

They were naturally very grateful to Sephirena. And to say ‘take care’ didn’t really require them to do anything.

However, at this moment, Sephirena walked out. “I’ve already taken care of the Tree of Life for today. Let it grow on its own for now. Tomorrow, I’ll come back to look after it.”

“Why not just stay here?” Liana asked.

“There are still nine hundred and ninety-one days, I remember very clearly. I also remember I need to fulfill your order, which is to be your guard, to protect your safety,” Sephirena said.