She came over with two mugs filled with wine in her hand and without a word, she offered one of them to me.
I took it with a grateful smile before taking a sip out of it.
After taking that sip, I couldn't help letting out a satisfied breath.
It had to be said about elven wine, it really was something else. It was much clearer and much sweeter than the wine that we drank back in our territory.
The two of us just sat there sipping our wine in silence as we watched the rest of the feast.
As I had expected, Cecilia and Haley were blending in well with the elves. That was the main reason why I had brought the two of them in the first place.
There was no need to mention Haley since she was a successful merchant. Being able to fit in with potential clients was a skill that all successful merchants needed and she had no problem with this here.
As for Cecilia, the elves had a fairly straightforward personality, so that worked fine with Cecilia who also had a straightforward personality.
It didn't take long for her to start a drinking contest with the elves.
As the two of us just sat there in silence for a bit, I couldn't help peeking at the green haired elf.
I hadn't had the chance to look at her properly before, but now that I did, I was certain that this green haired elf was female. Though some parts of her that showed that she was female…weren't as developed yet.
Still, there was no denying that she was beautiful.
I couldn't help falling into a bit of a daze as I just stared at her.
But I was pulled back to my senses when I saw that she was also staring at me.
I couldn't help revealing an awkward smile before asking, "Is there something wrong?"
The green haired elf just kept staring at me without saying a thing, even after hearing this question.
The two of us just sat there in awkward silence for a bit…
Then when I finally couldn't take it anymore, I stood up as I prepared to go join the feast.
But before I could, the green haired elf suddenly grabbed my hand. She pulled me back down and said, "Stay with me."
I couldn't help being taken aback by this, but I still sat down as she kept staring at me.
Once again, there was an awkward mood that filled the air.
Once again, when I finally couldn't take it, I said, "I haven't gotten your name yet. My name is Zwein, what's yours?"
The green haired elf continued looking right at me, but she still said in a soft voice, "Moon."
I couldn't help revealing a smile when I heard this.
At least she was willing to respond if I talked to her, that was better than nothing.
So I didn't hesitate to ask, "Miss Moon, can you please tell me why you keep staring at me like this? Is there something wrong with me?"
Moon didn't say anything at first as she kept staring at me, but then she suddenly said, "I want to know why the high elf would be interested in someone like you."
A bitter smile crept onto my face when I heard this.
Still, I calmly asked, "Then have you seen what it is yet?"
Moon just looked at me without saying a thing before shaking her head and giving a sigh. Then she said in a voice that was filled with disappointment, "I really can't tell what's special about you. No matter how you look at it, someone like you is below average when it comes to everything. Maybe you're a bit smart, but it shouldn't be special enough to catch the attention of that 'Aisha'."
The bitter smile on my face became even wider when I heard this.
I just asked back, "Since there's nothing special, why do you keep staring at me then?"
Moon didn't say anything as she just gave a 'mmh' sound before going back to staring at me.
I didn't know what to say in response to this, so I decided to change the topic.
After all, there was something that had caught my attention.
The way that her voice changed when she mentioned Aisha's name.
So I looked at her and asked, "Do you know Aisha?"
When Moon heard this, she revealed a bitter smile for the first time as she said, "We met a long time ago, but I only ever met her once…"
Then her voice trailed off as she didn't finish her sentence.
But that was more than enough for me to tell that there was a story behind this.
After a moment of silence, Moon continued, "Anyway, it's been a long time since I've seen her and I would like to see her again. However, no one has seen her in over twenty years…that is except you who received her approval."
When I heard this, I revealed an awkward look.
However, it wasn't as if I could just tell her the truth.
So I didn't say anything in response to this.
Seeing that I didn't say anything, Moon just gave a sigh and took another sip of her wine. She turned to look at the feast in front of us and then sat there in silence.
I didn't know what to say, so I also just sat there in silence.
Just like this, the feast went on with the two of us sitting there like that.
To my surprise, no one came to bother us during this time. Though there were a few meaningful looks that were cast our way during this.
Including one that had clear hostility in them.
As well as one that had a strange feel to it that I just couldn't tell what it was.
At the end of the feast, one of the blonde elves from before showed us where we would be staying for the night.
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