The ceremony began. Crockta and Zelkyan shook hands on the podium. Although Crockta had come to Spinora to rescue the dark elves, he now stood there as the representative of the orcs. The future was truly unpredictable.0

The World Tree that always looked over Spinora extended its branch to where Zelkyan’s shoulder was and waved. It seemed to be congratulating Crockta. Crockta looked back at the World Tree, and the World Tree curved its branch as if it was smiling.0

The dark elves and orcs were watching them. Zelkyan and Crockta sought to make their intentions clear by agreeing to a treaty in front of everyone.0

“The contents of the treaty are as follows.”0

Shireuga and Zenadu each handed a stone tablet to their respective leader. They engraved the treaty into a stone tablet, so it wouldn’t wear out over time. The orcs and dark elves clapped at Crockta and Zelkyan as they stood on the podium. The orcs and dark elves were divided in the center.0

The orcs refrained from provoking the dark elves per Crockta’s request. It was the same for the dark elves. Zelkyan tried to appease them by telling them the truth about the chieftain’s identity and how the orcs had been entranced by a demon lord named ‘Chaos.’ Thus, the conflict they were worried about didn’t happen.1

Aside from the brief clapping, the plains were quiet. The treaty ended with the agreement that they would not infringe on each other’s territory after the war and that if anyone violated this law, they would be...0