Chapter 431: The Truth

**Thelma Zane’s POV** The Elf King’s health was rapidly deteriorating. Could it be that the power of nature, which the elves revered, was also entering a transition period? If so, as the heir, did the Crown Prince possess a fragment of this power? It seemed plausible, given his alliance with the demons. Could he have used this connection to aid the cultists in erasing the mark of nature upon them? The idea sounded absurd at first. But considering the state of chaos around us, it didn’t feel so far-fetched anymore. If my suspicions were correct, then dealing with the Crown Prince would be far more challenging than I initially thought. An arrogant brat was easy to confront, but when that brat wielded the metaphorical switch to a nuclear bomb and mistakenly believed that its power was his own, the stakes became unimaginably high. The palace no longer carried the splendor it had when I first arrived. The grandeur and elegance were now a distant memory. The once ornate corridors