There were eight elven chiefs that came to request an audience with Siegfried, and if there were eight elven villages in the Proatine Territory, then it was safe to assume that every single elven chief had come to meet him.

“It is an honor to meet you, King of the Humans. I am the chief of the Sunset Village, Alexandro,” the eldest chief among the elves stepped forward and introduced himself as he greeted Siegfried.

The elf named Alexandro was an old yet beautiful elf.

“It was a pleasure to meet you, Chief Alexandro. My name is Siegfried van Proa, and I am the new ruler of the Proatine Province,” Siegfried greeted in response, and then he followed up with a question, “What brings you here today?”

“We are here today as representatives of our respective villages to express our gratitude to you,” Alexandro said.

“What do you mean by gratitude?” Siegfried shook his head and then continued, “I only righted a wrong, so I do not think that I did something deserving of gratitude.”

“Haha,” Alexandro laughed before he said, “You are quite humble, Lord Siegfried.”

“I am not being humble at all. I was just cleaning up the shit the previous lord shat. Ah, did you perhaps see it?” Siegfried asked. He was referring to Baron Verbon’s head that was hung on the castle walls.

“Yes, it is quite a handsome decoration,” Alexandro replied with a smile.

“That is my stand on the matter, so I hope that you would be able to forget the things that happened in the past. I am hoping to maintain a good relationship...