Cute genius and the dull dud

After activating the barrier, the old man casually returned to feeding the little fox by pulling out another rocking chair from somewhere. Liam was about to ask how he should train when suddenly another figure burst out from the teleportation portal.

It was none other than the elven King.

"Father! What are you doing? He is a human being! How could you bring him here? Even if he had helped us, this absolutely cannot be allowed. Already there is a lot of unrest because of the barbarians. Now this is only going to cause bigger unrest."

Seeing that the old elf was not hearing him, the King became more agitated. "Father! Even if we ignore all that, there is still the most important thing to consider! The price we would be paying is simply too much! The council decided that this is to be reserved for our sav-"