The elder just had not recovered from the shock that she had suffered.
From being called to the capital to arriving and hearing the whole story, she never had a moment's rest to catch herself.
From beginning to end, she had been filled with absolute shock.
But this couldn't be blamed on her since no one would have expected things to turn out this way.
When the elder had received the invitation from the capital, she thought that something had gone wrong. There had been a part of her that had been resolved to give up her life to make things right again.
However, she certainly didn't expect to meet the High Priestess and hear the entire story.
And now she was basically being told that she would take the role of the Elven Queen…
"No, this isn't something that I can do. I'm not anyone special and in the first place, this is your right as the one that was chosen by Lady Vivrum. This isn't something that you can just give up on that easily."