“Uuugh!”

Ascon lay sprawled on the ground, being continuously trampled by the horse.

Ignoring the thoroughly stomped Ascon, Ghislain turned to Lumina.

“Well? Doesn’t speaking sincerely actually work?”

Lumina smiled and nodded.

“Yes, and now I understand what our people are meant to do.”

She was no longer the apathetic, lazy elf she had once been. Through physical training, she had regained a healthy body and mind, and now she’d even come to understand the purpose of her kind.

Ghislain smiled approvingly, nodding.

"Now they’re starting to look like real elves."

With the elves restored to their original selves, they …