Tilly's face instantly paled as she thought of something unpleasant. Although she had heard her grandfather say that a large part of the reason humans captured Elves as slaves was because of the appearance bestowed upon Elves by the heavens and the forest.
Both males and females were considered beautiful by those humans, and female Elf slaves were especially popular among human males.
The reason?
Uh, let's skip that... Although I've also heard that some humans, who are also female but have special preferences, are also very fond of female Elves.
But! This brat in front of me doesn't look like an adult, does she? She wouldn't have such a preference at such a young age, would she?
Didn't Grandpa say that was an extremely rare phenomenon! How could I encounter it so easily?
"..." Tilly quickly turned her face away, not daring to meet Ellie's gaze.
"Originally, for Theocracy, you truly had no value other than being sold for money. However, for me, you might still have a tiny bit of value."
Ellie ignored the lady lying on the ground, who for some reason had turned her face away, and then shifted her gaze to the other Elves.
Including the young miss, there were six normal Elves captured together, right?
Another six, all with varying degrees of injury, were held in another wooden hut. These six were recovered by Ellie after she had sent the Elf lady and the other normal Elves to the camp and then returned.
She had just wanted to try her luck and unexpectedly had good fortune. She saw that the six injured people lying on the ground were all severely wounded but not dead.
Although they would have certainly died if left unattended, Ellie simply pulled these six back from the brink of death.
Ellie saved them simply because she wanted to use them. She had initially thought that saving just one would be enough.
Unexpectedly, all of them were still alive. This gave her leverage to make the young miss comply, unless the young miss was the type who didn't care about the lives of her subordinates, in which case there would be no way.
"By the way, Bell, how have the injured been arranged?" Ellie asked Bell, glancing at the young miss's subordinates with a half-smile.
"The injured? Do you mean the ones Lady Clementine brought back just now? They've all been locked in another room, but... Lady Clementine? Aren't you going to treat them? They're so severely injured; if left unattended, they'll all die." Bell answered honestly.
Ellie hadn't colluded with Bell; Bell was indeed speaking the truth. After all, Ellie had brought them back exactly like that and had Bell help put them into the wooden hut, then she sent Bell out before treating them.
So, what Bell said was indeed what she had seen with her own eyes. As for why they weren't treated immediately, the reason was precisely to let Bell see their injuries. As for their survival!
The place where she encountered this Elf young miss wasn't far from the military camp. If they died within such a short distance, then they could only blame their bad luck.
Anyway, as long as one was alive, it was enough. She picked up six, but would all six die within such a short distance? However, they were lucky; all of them were still alive.
"What did you say!! Ti Du and the others are still alive?! You! You saved them all?!" Tilly instantly lost her composure and became agitated.
During the encounter and battle with the Elf King's subordinates, several people had suffered tragic fates, and one of them was Ti Du, her servant who had always been by her side.
"To be precise, it should be 'recovered,' as I didn't provide any treatment for them, did I? I just brought them back like this." Ellie said with a smile.
"Re... recovered... they... are they all..." Tilly couldn't help but feel sad. It was all her fault; if she hadn't stubbornly insisted on attending her grandfather's funeral, this wouldn't have happened.
"Hmm? They're all still alive! How lucky, but only for now. It's only a matter of time before they die." Ellie said with a smile.
"What did you say!" Tilly became even more agitated. Still alive! But! This brat said it was only a matter of time before they died, and also what that brat's attendant said, that they should all still be alive, but had suffered quite severe injuries, and if left unattended, they would definitely die. But... this brat didn't arrange for anyone to treat them!
"I said, it's only a matter of time before they die, you know. Of course, it's not that I don't have the ability to save them." Ellie said.
"Yes, yes! Lady Clementine is a Magic Caster who can use Fourth Tier healing spells. As long as a person isn't dead, no matter how severe the injury, she can save them!" Bell, seeing Ellie stand with her hands on her hips in an arrogant manner and giving her a knowing look, quickly flattered her.
Fourth Tier... No wonder she could use magic in that mist. So, she's a Magic Caster of exceptional strength! Tilly didn't doubt what the brat's attendant said.
But why would she save Ti Du and the others only to not treat them? Could it be?! Is she going to use their lives to threaten me!
Tilly immediately realized how malicious this brat's character was.
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