Artor slowly closed his blue eyes.
"This will be," perhaps due to the long silence or the absence of desire to communicate with others, "the last time we meet."
"I will bring a gift."
...
One month later.
The former Tankar Forest, now known as 'Forest of the Gods', beautiful long-legged elves flit through the lush woods, resembling industrious little bees.
They weave festive ribbons from flowers and vines, decorating the entire Tankar Royal Court.
Today marks the 106th birthday of their 'Tankar Gemstone'.
For the long-lived species, 106 years is akin to a flower in early dawn, just matured, yet unopened, with a long life ahead.
"Eliak, move up a bit... yes, yes yes, perfect!"
An elf-crafted banner, written in beautiful floral script with a line in Elf Language, roughly translated to: Celebrating our beautiful princess's 106th birthday!
