In the days leading up to the arrival of the crystal alter that would be used to test the bloodlines of the shadow mist elves, Elric was impressed with how well Jade Thorn Rose was finally adapting to her role as Queen of the Shadow Mist Kingdom. He even wished that her little husband Woden was there to see her, and be proud of his wife. Even if that meant that he could not have his early morning fun with Jade Thorne Rose high above the clouds, or deep below the ground.
As for why he did not just move the crystal alter into place there in the main courtyard of whatever it was that Jade Thorne Rose had renamed the castle / palace during her long list of law changes was because the matriarch had told him not to touch it. This alter was design to detect even the slightest hint of a gifted b
