Of the eight kneeling geniuses here, four of which were men, there wasn't a single one of them that didn't have dreams of marrying Alauna one day and grasping the foremost beauty of not just their Sprite Alliance, but the Mortal Plane itself in their hands.
However, they had no idea that their first obstacle toward such a dream was right before them. Unfortunately for them, they had already gotten on the bad side of the father of the very beauty they wanted to marry, being none the wiser.
It was at that moment that the tower's mystical world opened once more, revealing the image of a fairy-like goddess descending from the skies.
The eyes of the eight geniuses lit up with hope and excitement. Who else could it be if not Little Alauna? But, her next words caused their eyes to widen with shock.
"Dad!"