Chapter 254: Summerlands

Renny stood in a cold, dark place. She felt nothing, no breeze, no sound, and no light, even though she could still see everything around her. At first, she feared she sent herself to another realm other than inside Rhychard's Guardian Sword, but then she heard footsteps around her as eleven elves stepped up to her, two females and nine males, all wearing a cream-colored tunic, dark trousers, and black boots that rode to mid-calf. Renny noticed one thing in particular, not one of them wore a sword.

A tall elf with long, blond hair approached her first, his hands clasped in front of him. He bowed his head once and then greeted her. "Well met, Warrior's Blade. My name is Jamairlo, twelfth Keeper of the Sword, wielding the blade before Rhychard Bartlett. I knew then that things were changing, but I could not foresee how much transformation there would be."

Another elf stepped up to Renny's other side, this one with dark hair tied back in a ponytail. "My name is Mobias, eleventh Keeper of