Chapter 30: The First Step to Surpassing Anton

In the year 9284 of the Chenxi Calendar, a bitter wind howled.

Yet the Silver Moon Forest remained lush and green.

The frigid wind swept down from the north, but the moment it touched the forest's edge, it was tamed by the Eternal Tree. The gales transformed into gentle currents, carrying only a pleasant, refreshing chill.

Eleanor emerged from the Eternal Hall with a frown. Her deliberately heavy footsteps thudded along the wooden corridor, the sullen echoes betraying her frustration.

Laila, who was leaning against a pillar in the hall, saw it all and knew at once that her friend must have failed again.

She straightened up and approached her. "The Great Elder refused you again?"

"I don't understand." A hint of suppressed indignation tinged Eleanor's voice. "I'm obviously stronger than many of the Forest Guard. Why won't they let me fight?"