Including these ten, Michael now had a total of twelve undead undergoing evolutions related to Rank 5.
The other two were naturally Lily and Lucky, two of the three Legendary creatures under his command. Unlike the ten undead he had just begun evolving, their evolutions had already been underway for some time.
Three months ago, shortly after emerging from his seclusion and receiving an invitation to the Elven Queen's birthday celebration, Michael had already begun making preparations for his safety.
It wasn't that he distrusted the Elven race. On the contrary, his previous interactions with them had been relatively pleasant, and he had no particular reason to believe they intended to harm him.
However, that didn't mean he was comfortable entering their home territory without sufficient protection.
