"Midnight War"

The king's voice was cold when he questioned the elder, but the elder didn't even flinch and still dutifully answered the king. 

"Yes, your majesty. The two special elders are still with Joan and the cub. Should we call them over and let them stay here instead of staying outside of the soldiers' camp?" 

The elder was actually confused about Joan's action of not entering the soldiers' camp and stayed outside instead. 

He already got the news from the passing soldiers, but he was still worried about that group. 

The elder was worried, but the king thought more than the elder and vaguely felt something wrong with Joan's action. 

For him who had watched Joan grow up from the moment she was still a small toddler, Joan was already considered as his daughter. 

The king knew Joan's character very well and since there were two important elders in Joan's group...