Dawn Forest.
Since the elves here began to blockade the border, obstructing and even hunting any foreigners who attempted to enter, the elves have not seen outsiders for a long time.
Even the death of the Old Elf King and the succession of the new Elf Queen were not well-known to many forces outside Dawn Forest.
Many spies sent to investigate Dawn Forest were killed on the outskirts of the forest, not to mention the dispatch of envoys to participate in Elise's coronation ceremony.
In this undisturbed period, Elise was consolidating her ruling position as much as possible.
As for Catherine, it was as if she had disappeared completely into the darkness, not seen in the sunlight for a long time.
Meanwhile, in Dawn Forest, some of the elders and other creatures who had expressed dissatisfaction or even insubordination to Elise were quietly disappearing from the world unbeknownst to others.