“I prefer you leave your hair as such, my lady. Without a doubt, your previous hairstyle was perfect for you a year ago since it was cute, but—what a surprise—now that you are older, elegance, femininity, and the feral strength of a dragon now encapsulates your new dragonewt body. I say, long hair!” Tasianna declared with a wide smile as she combed my new locks.
It was a wicked thought, filled with selfish desire, as I knew Tasianna was only saying this ‘cause she was starved out of Hestinium for over a year. She exploited the fact my humanoid form grew up to play dress up with , grooming into the image of the little perfect princess she imagined of in her head.
What surprised more was that there were actually clothes that fit , which Tasianna explained were made by my first best friend—Saori. Apparently, about two months ago, when it was still unclear when I would wake up, she decided to make an assortnt of new outfits, estimating that I would outgrow the old ones. Considering that Tasianna and Saori had witnessed growing out of my various dragonewt forms whenever I aged up or increased [Humanize]’s level, they knew how I’d change best.
It was very perceptive and thoughtful of them, but even Saori couldn’t have guessed that I actually had an additional growth spurt. My humanoid form reflected my forr human self, which ant I had the genes from my German Papa. Before my coma, I was 157cm, but now, ahaha, I was 165cm! That was a jump of nearly 3 inches, leaving at 5’5”… Honestly, it sounded better when I initially thought about it, but 165cm was pretty respectable for a girl considering how short Mama was.
Regardless, the clothes still fit well enough, but they did feel a bit tight when I put them on. Considering how fastidious Saori was when it ca to clothes, once Tasianna reported this fact to the forr, my friend would most likely want my asurents.
“I fully agree!” Mom’s voice interrupted my thoughts as she ca out of the kitchen. Shay and Beth followed after her while carrying the dishes for our breakfast. “It would probably take a few more years, but our long hair actually matches, don’t you think? Ah, but, I guess you did look adorable with shorter hair, hiehie.”
The five of us were currently in our humanoid forms to fit into a little mansion Mom had commissioned for our family. Made from three special materials you could only find in her ho—Blizzirk timber, Evernight ice stone, and a resin mixture made from ice dragon scale dust and boiled rfiend oil—it was not only sturdy but it protected you from even the fiercest blizzards if a special resin was applied to it.
White or light blue, that was pretty much how you could describe our mansion from the outside, as it looked pretty similar to those rustic stone and wooden winter vacation hotels you could find on skiing trips.
It was quite shallow color-wise from the outside, but Mom and the artisans responsible for the building made sure it felt holy. The walls were painted with warm, chestnut brown while more humbly-made blizzirk timber furniture decorated most of our ho. Sure, Mom couldn’t resist adding so jewels on the pieces that she and I were supposed to use—like “my” bed and dining chair, for example—but she did make sure to not go crazy about it. She took so cues from how I decorated my subspace, it seed.
Therefore, it would be kinda bad if all of this would go to ruin, right? Well, Mom ntioned how most of the material could insulate well, but only under a requirent. They required ice elentally-aligned mana nearby to maintain their structure; therefore, as long as I didn’t go crazy with my flas, the mansion wouldn’t be destroyed.
“Everybody please settle down, food ti!” Beth stated with a wide smile. In the year I was asleep, Tasianna and Mom had taught the wyvern twins how to speak Common.
… When did she get that crimson necklace? I asked myself as I looked at Mom’s necklace. Noticing it, she explained she used so of my shed scales to create it, treating it like a piece of she could hold on to forever. Considering that sharing a scale with another dragonkin and wearing it was considered a gesture of deep respect and loyalty, she probably wanted to show her love for .
In any case, five dishes were placed on the table for us, looking like a food platter the English would have for breakfast. A bunch of at, sunny-side eggs, beans, and mushrooms were on it, with Mom looking towards in anticipation to see try it out. In fact, everybody was.
Picking up a white tal fork, I tried the slices of steak, enjoying the juices that flowed into my throat. In fact, everything tasted well-cooked and well-seasoned, surprising as the last ti Mom cooked anything for ? Everything was either just okay or overcooked.
When I stated this, she giggled shyly. “As I said, dragons do not need to cook. We eat everything raw, so I never got the chance to learn it … Well, I am happy all that effort didn’t go to waste. Delicious, no?”
I nodded, but felt my stomach growl as I saw how “little” was left. “… Could I ask for seconds?”
“There is enough for ninths, my lady,” Shay joked before reentering the kitchen while Mom grinned.
This really feels like an unofficial celebratory feast. Wish more were around, though.
I gorged down everything that was placed in front of , enjoying every bit of it to satiate this ravenous hunger inside . I had slept for over an entire year, so my body probably lost quite a lot of calories, which made wonder if anybody tried to force feed . I couldn’t have survived this long without anything to eat or drink, right?
“Dragons can survive on mana,” Mom explained. “However, in your case, we just placed you outside my nest whenever it’s warr. The sun does the trick better for you, while Tasianna would force feed you water once per day, even if you technically shouldn’t dehydrate while hibernating.”
… I was treated just like a plant, huh?
In any case, once I was done eating, it was ti for so serious talk. Mom, especially, looked like she was ready to get up to speed with all that happened in the one year.
“As you know, our deal is in full effect now. As long as you were strong enough to deal with your troubles, I was fully willing to leave you on Altrust how long you wish, but the mont you showed weakness, I had you return with for your safety. As such, you are now inside the Dragon Empire of Kargryx, on a northern continent island called Frozen Nest,” Mom began. “Miononbolax is pretty lax on rules and laws, since dragons aren’t the most social and quite prideful, so don’t treat this like Artorias or Yeos; rather, treat this place similar to the Belzac forest, only, you are part of the ‘Alpha’s pack’ if you understand what I an.”
“You did ntion how you were the, uh, forr Dragon ruler of Ice, or sothing, right?” I asked, to which she nodded.
“And I had to hand over my title to my most trusted retainer when I beca Eltharion’s sixth mate. Yet, to the dragons of Frozen Nest, I am still their undisputed ruler,” Mom said as if it was obvious. “However, our ho is still filled to the brim with other creatures due to the mana in the soil. We dragons do not clean it up like the humans, elves, and dwarves, as we treat the random monsters simply as prey. So, no macula plants, all right? Not in mass, at least.”
So far so good.
“If you rembered my lectures on dragonkin mating rituals, you should know our ho possesses a ‘the strong rule’ mindset. In addition, dragons only take on retainers they believe are strong and truly trust, as most are also an extension of their authority and strength. Quite a few dragonkin probably were confused why I took on two wyverns, heh.”
I raised my hand. “Question: what exactly does that have to do with ? Are you implying people might think of as weak since Tasianna is my retainer?”
“No, that’s not the point, dear,” Mom shook her head. “It ans, I technically only have five retainers—Shayatierus and Bethlieranha, and then three of my most trusted friends. I will introduce you to them later on; they have kids as well, so be mindful. Which brings to the actual reason—other dragons. My retainers also have retainers themselves and so on, but I honestly have no idea who they are, since I don’t bother to rember information or nas I don’t need. They know , and they should recognize you since you’re the only fire dragon who lives here, so they won’t bother you, but it’s different for their children and grandchildren.”
“… Are you implying so of them are trying to ‘flirt’ with by beating up?” I grimace in disgust, causing Mom to giggle uncontrollably.
“The younger ones might, aha! So, just be a dear and don’t kill them, all right? Beat them enough to let them understand they shouldn’t ss with you, and then heal them up if you want, but I really don’t want to have to go about and intimidate their parents. Parents should certainly stay out of the disputes of children, and only get involved if it goes too far,” Mom said with a slight sadistic smile. “What I’m trying to say is that it might be a bit hard for you to adapt, Hestia. You still do not know how to speak draconic properly and not all your fellow whelplings know [Telepathy].”
“On that note, we would advise you to be careful whenever you try to fly, princess,” Shay added. “Frozen Nest does have monts of strong blizzards that could freeze even you if you’re unattentive, and this is when frost dragons and wyverns start hunting. It’s the perfect cover for an ambush, especially for other dragons.”
“Brother, Tasianna, and I actually had that happen to us when we were out hunting for experience,” Beth explained. “The storm wasn’t wavering and a few insolent younglings thought we were prey, so they attacked us. Naturally, we fended them off, but that was still quite a scary night.”
“‘Insolent?’ When did you start insulting true dragonkin, Beth?” I asked, astonished.
“‘Insulting?’ Oh, you an how I usually act? Of course, your highness, why would I ever bow my head to so re rank D, C, or B dragonkin when I serve you and Empress lloxtressa? Not to ntion, I’ve gotten far stronger than a year ago. Hiehie, you’re going to be surprised!”
Ehe, at least her personality as usual. Always energetic, even if it does make her elven form seem a bit too cutesy.
Tasianna nodded. “My lady, please, do not forget that we are your retainers. To grovel before, or even just be defeated by random dragons and wyverns, would be seen as the height of weakness and would only sully your na. Reputation is just as important here as in the human kingdoms.”
‘Height of weakness?’ … Okay, I have to ask, but, uuueeeeh, kinda nervous.
“Then, guys, what level are you now?”
“120, my lady.”
“My sister is level 39 while I am 41.”
“Calculated into humanoid terms, I would be 119 while Brother is 121!”
… My eyes twitched. I was still level 32 since my half-sister, Neill, took the kill credit on the Prince of Envy, which ant I was still level 112 as a dragonewt. If I rember correctly, Tasianna, Shay, and Beth were 104, 107, and 106 respectively during the Aureolis raid, so all of them leveled so much in this place? A part of thought they would be over 125 at this point, but still being this high of a level was baffling to hear.
Shay and Beth look far more professional and ‘civilized,’ but also beca stronger? Haha … a year’s ti, truly.
Although I wanted to keep those emotions bottled in, I just couldn’t. “Good job guys, but, maaaaaaan, really goes to show how much you can miss out in a single year’s ti. Maaaan … when you’re out hunting, get to co with you, okay? I really want to catch up.”
“Hahahaha! My goodness, dear, don’t be so hasty. Even if you make it to level 45 now, you wouldn’t be able to evolve anyways. Take it slow, you still have two more years until your restrictions are lifted,” Mom stated. “Now, instead of feeling sad, how about turning it around? We have so more news for you, if you haven’t forgotten.”
“Right! You’re right! Away with you, sour puss demon!” My mood instantly changed when I rembered the original reason for this talk. I slamd the table, smiling uncontrollably as I couldn’t wait any longer. “How are the others! None of them are hurt, right?”
Seeing all of them smile at my enthusiasm ant that nothing bad happened. Even if every single mber of Aurora did outlevel , at this very mont, I couldn’t be happier. Sure, a bit of jealousy did sting my heart but it was drowned out by pure elation as another wish of mine had been fulfilled—my teammates have finally fulfilled their part of the promise. They beca stronger than .
Sure, maybe not when we spar, but outleveling was the first step and I couldn’t wait to see how much Tasianna actually got better in the year I was gone. What a weird tiskip. I stagnated while my friends got stronger? Strangely, it only made more motivated to fight, and I was now in a place where I could do so.
Co, tell how much stronger all of you’ve gotten! Tell ! Make want to surpass all of you! … Jeez, that battle junkie part of is back. Damn [Battle Frenzy], hiehie.
Mom smiled. “Don’t worry too much, they’re all doing fine. Putting aside anybody not part of the main Aurora mbers or those Earth kids, I would say the updates are quite favorable. Would you please, Tasianna?”
“Of course.” Tasianna gave a short bow while seated. “To give a quick overview of our allies, Saint Kushlek’zar and the saurians are back in Caedhul, as ntioned earlier. Yorshka was installed as the next Knight-Commander of the Knights of Aurena, and her first decision was to create an alliance with the dragoons of Loatryx, causing more dragonewts to visit the western human lands. In fact, this decision only accelerated the Shakaie-Narn Alliance’s legitimacy.”
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Everything about that is going as expected.
Continuing with the alliance, Tasianna ntioned how our victory over the Prince of Envy had spread to every corner of Altrust. Unveiling the fake pope and exposing the corruption of Aureolis with the docunts we found rallied the dragonewt, elven, and dwarven populations, as the forr two saw this as a dragon princess bringing peace to the western side of the continent, while the latter saw this as the beginning of their war of vengeance for what happened in Inkoran-Tazul.
As such, the dwarven and elven king were able to persuade elven priests and dwarven artisans to travel to Aureolis to help their rebuild efforts, allowing its capital to be rebuilt after seven months, and it took that long mostly ‘cause they had to beg Mom to co over to dispel the unlting ice she encased the city. In addition, the corruption we managed to expose was also dealt with thanks to all the additional manpower.
“‘Liberated by the daughter of the matriarch of the Nordor clan and its holy knight order now led by a Nordor dragonewt.’ Their decision to make this the highlight of the news garnered the full support from the Nordor dragonewt. The Church of Aurena and Kargryxmor in Loatryx has also taken this chance to expand over to Aureolis,” Shay reported. “Her husband and daughter also immigrated over to support her. Farron should be a knight-commander by now, while his forr vice, Gael, took over his place as the guild master of Firwood’s hunter’s guild.”
However, there were still plenty of complications despite all this good news. When the raid ended, I wasn’t able to finish my concert I had been holding during the anti, causing a lot of panic once the truth was revealed. The fact the pope was a demonkin, that the cardinal vicar was blackmailed into helping him, and how their holy city was under control of their enemies caused a terrible turmoil.
The panic further escalated when elven priests from the Saelari Church of Aurena practically tried to force their authority on them. “The humans are too young to properly understand the words of the Holy Goddess,” was the main argunt used, leading into a lengthy hostile relationship between human and elven worshippers. In fact, it led to many followers abandoning their hos in Aureolis to move to the human neighbors.
On the other hand, it also allowed Saintess Fleindia—my fellow blessed—to consolidate her power as the new leader of Aureolis. With the papal position abolished, returning the power back to us blessed, Fleindia was about to integrate the loyal clergyn we recruited during my ti there over to her administration, while Theodore assured the Artorian church would fully support them, whether financially or politically.
It was ironic. The elves tried to take over Aureolis due to the situation, but failed as Fleindia had the support of the people, the priesthood, and also the knight order. Not to ntion, people were still singing my na as the main “liberator,” along with Fleindia’s.
“The elves complained how they wanted their blessed to finally return ho to solve the situation, ahaha!” Beth giggled with glee. “Honestly, you should be careful whenever one of them approaches you, my lady. They are not as united as they pretend.”
“At least the Saelari, yes.” Tasianna frowned, clearly disturbed by this. That was her ho country, after all. “If you wish to learn more, I suggest we take the ti to speak about them, my lady. Saelarial has been uncharacteristically aggressive, with King Elutis even supporting most of the more hostile decisions.”
Elutis, huh? … I know he still bears a strong grudge against the Folschreck Empire. It’s obvious that, without acting as the alliance’s figurehead, he’s gained more control over it.
As I expected, this situation also summarized what happened to the Shakaie-Narn Alliance. With the reveal of the fake pope, the alliance not only announced its establishnt but also that the Kingdom of Artorias would secede from the Folschreck Empire. Although the empire itself hasn’t fully acknowledged it, it did cause the neighboring human kingdom’s to fan the winds of war.
Atadoro, Astraford, Rakatheen, and even the Divide of the Five Princes were all turning their sights on Artorias, apparently, but haven’t declared war just yet due to the Empire. With Saelariel, Ankor-Nazta, Loatryx, and Caedhul potentially ready to defend Artorias, the human kingdoms were waiting on the Empire’s signal before making any offensive moves. Fortunately, Folschreck was completely occupied with their own wars and the fact the imperial Church of Aurena had split from Aureolis.
They’re moving, all right. What’s the demonkin’s response to all this?
Good news, the alliance didn’t ntion Elyonda or Estralia in their announcent, so our hidden allies would remain safe. Bad news, the war was inevitable at this point. Too many warmongers, too much bad blood, and then we had the whole issue with the Church of Aurena. Sure, Fleindia was fully acknowledged as the leader, but that didn’t an people liked the elves pushing their agenda. They thought the alliance was taking over the future of the Church of Aurena.
Furthermore, my lack of presence did cause so dominos to fall. Reajaen, the forr president of the Republic of Estralia, was … extradited, trialed, and then executed in Saelariel. Indirectly responsible for murdering the youngest fairy princess, Schuri, by hiring fae hunters, it was the right punishnt in the situation, and this wasn’t ntioning her other cris as a syndicate leader.
I looked over to Tasianna as she explained this, causing her to smile awkwardly at my worry. “My lady, you do not have to worry so much about it. It was expected and inevitable; even if you weren’t sent to Miononbolax, the Saelari would have demanded you to follow through with your statent to King Elutis. As you said, she will redeem herself through her actions before being tried.”
“I know … it’s just that I don’t know how you feel about it. Did you witness it?”
She shook her head. “My place is here. My revenge has been fulfilled, so I do not feel anything about it. A part of does feel bad for her son, but both of them were prepared for this. Miss Saori said so.”
After Reajaen’s execution, a separate trial was held against the forr Knight-Commander of the Knights of Aurena, Kuornig, and the Cardinal Vicar of the Church of Aurena, Marius. Although, in their case, theirs didn’t lead to anything, as it was mostly used as a publicity stunt to weaken the Empire’s image. Those two, apparently, returned to their hos.
“The Yanderu contact you made successfully executed your plan—the family mbers of the threatened priests and Vicar Marius were placed under Yanderu protection, with your cousin being the one handling it. In fact, he sent a letter to us using the sa contact, saying, ‘I am fine. Stay healthy. Be wary when you co.’”
Franz … Well, you being difficult makes it easy on us.
The demonkin hadn’t done anything to the related priests just yet, but we couldn’t be too sure for the future. Then again, at that point, it wasn’t my problem anymore. I did what I could, so now it was their ti to help their families. For example, Marius’s ill niece was actually sent to Caedhul and was waiting for to wake up for her procedure.
“If you wish, I could delay the news of your awakening,” Tasianna suggested but I shook my head.
Mom nodded. “Have her sent to Coral Beard—that’s Loatryx’s largest harbor city here on Miononbolax. A fair warning though, mana surgeons will probably attend the operation if you are going through with this, dear. There is still no cure for Raffarson’s Debilitation, so every healer will eagerly await the chance to see your operation.”
Putting so much pressure on , Mom …
I guess you could call it a good deed to be the person to have found a way to cure the mana path fragility illness. Caused by a genetic defect, probably, the disease was impossible for holy mages or alchemists to fully cure it, as the System considered it “normal” for the patients. As it was part of the person from birth, it wasn’t classified as an illness or wound on your Profile, and that ant a cure had to be found the sa way we would on Earth.
I didn’t promise Marius I would cure his niece of it, but since I left him alive, I should try to make sure he wouldn’t randomly betray us again. I might as well use that excuse to go down to Loatryx now that I was “imprisoned” on Miononbolax until I beca five.
However, who wasn’t imprisoned? Correct, the rest of Aurora! Yet, where were they, then?
“Do you rember that god that attacked you, Hestia?” Mom asked, causing frown at what she ant. “The skeleton hand, I an.”
“That was actually a god? Seriously?” I grimaced in horror as I reflected on that mory. “Then … the Prince of Envy actually made a deal and wanted them to kill ? You have to be kidding ? How is that possible? T-this is starting to not make sense at all. Isn’t the world supposed to be protected by the Origin Gods? Then why did they allow it a second ti?”
“If you wish to know more about it, I suggest you ask the gods themselves. None of us can give you a clear answer.”
Right! Their punishnt should be over, right? Goddess Aurena! Kramps! Hellooooo, are you there? I’m awake!
However, the response I was expecting felt a bit colder than usual.
That deep, authoritative voice was, without a doubt, Kramps. Although it wasn’t what I was expecting, it did confirm the penalty Plesia placed on the Pantheon of Light has been lifted. Good, since I had a ton to talk to them once this was over.
Seeing nodding out of nowhere, Mom continued her explanation, ntioning how in the process of attacking , the Edjurl god’s energy poured into Peolynca, creating large cracks of demonic energy around the middle east of Altrust. During the ti I was asleep, these cracks were concentrated into nurous dungeons to safeguard the energy, but one of them in particular created a huge castle-like dungeon entrance after it separated the continent into two.
“… Please, elaborate, what do you an by ‘separate?’” I asked.
“The sa situation as Frozen Nest and the main Miononbolax continent,” Mom said. “We’re officially counted as one landmass, even if the main continent’s body and my ho are separated by sea. On Altrust, the energy caused a massive earthquake that lasted for an entire month, creating a massive gulf. So of it remained dry, while other parts went so deep they were filled by seawater.”
“To be specific, a portion of Folschreck’s territory, specifically a large prairie, was where the divide happened. The dungeon is placed right in the middle of it, and I presu a bridge should have been constructed to reunite the empire’s territory. If the people are able to construct a city around it, this might be the birth of a new dungeon city,” Tasianna said.
Beth snapped her fingers, grinning widely. “Brother and I actually flew over there to check it out in person, and it’s true. A settlent was created to contain the monsters overflowing from the dungeon, but it should attract many adventurers! That’s what Brother explained, at least.”
“That was my understanding,” Shay said to excuse himself if he made a mistake, to which Tasianna and I confird it would happen. Dungeons were massive money makers, after all. “Then I would be delighted to inform you that that has been one of the goals of Aurora during your hibernation.”
Knowing that, without my presence, the Shakaie-Narn Alliance would deviate from my wishes, Saori had successfully managed to persuade the mbers to hold the alliance etings within the subspace. Not only did it reduce travel ti for everybody to et, but it was also the best place for information to stay within the circle, since only those invited could enter it. Additionally, Saori could monitor them.
Although she didn’t want to overcomplicate our party’s life with too much politics, this was the minimum. It kept her updated and aware of what would happen, plus she could redirect sentints to a pro-peace stance, delaying the inevitable with her authority as my vice-leader. One of the pieces of information she found out was about these dungeons.
So of the dungeons were located inside the Divide of the Five Princes, bordering Aureolis. It prompted the alliance to take them seriously when deford monsters began flooding out of them, leading to our party wishing to join the subjugation taskforce.
“Tatsuya and Miss Saori’s other students were the ones to go there,” Tasianna explained.
“What about the main party mbers and my sister?”
“Miss Saori, Ellaine, and Grimnir received an important task—to be envoys to Carmaniate. Do you rember how during your first alliance eting, our allies suggested allying with the beastn alliance to combat Folschreck? Miss Saori volunteered for the mission,” she replied, frowning quite deeply. “Aside from training, the main reason is to establish a supply chain for the materials needed for the rhytilic alloy.”
I looked to the side, noticing my black tal armor on a mannequin, probably from Mom’s attempt to make sothing like a cool armor stand. Not only was it incredibly defensive due to our resident blacksmith’s effort, the armor was moldable, adapting its size to the form of its user, although it did make every piece incredibly heavy. It allowed my dragon and dragonewt forms to have armor that wouldn’t break just from using [Humanize].
“Lastly, Princess Fargryneill should be in Elyonda with Lady Renee,” Tasianna continued. “A dungeon was opened in the middle of the ocean, and Princess Fargryneill had decided to use it to train herself.”
“And I’m happy to announce your big sister has reached her first goal to co back ho.”
My eyes widened as I heard Mom say that, causing my tail to slam the tail to swing around. “W-wait, you don’t an that she—”
“Correct, your sister is a rank A. She evolved,” she confird. “Currently, though, she decided against returning, as her friend’s country is being coerced into assisting in that grimgarian ss. ‘Help us reclaim our land by the honor of our alliance, or sothing,’ with threats of declaring them rebels to the Folschreck. Pitiful.”
“Yessss! Wooooooo!” I cheered, jumping on my feet as I celebrated the efforts of my friends. “Tell , how is Saori? Is she in a good position as well?”
“Last I checked, she needs only to wait for her birthday, my lady,” Tasianna answered, confirming my guess that she too reached level 45. aning, I actually was underleveled compared to my best friends now!
Unable to contain my excitent, I attempted to take out my subspace rune, only to forget I used them to create the safe haven during the day we raided Aureolis. My allies and friends probably picked it up when Mom brought back to Kargryx. As such, I turned to Tasianna and asked if she could open hers, but for so reason, she hesitated and shook her head.
“You can’t,” Mom answered. “Have you forgotten about the rules, Hestia? You’re still a child.”
“No, of course, not.” I raised a brow, confused. “You know you can trust to keep a promise, and I won’t go behind your back after you helped with the Prince of Envy. Swear it on my sun core! I just wanted to see the subspace and et everybody, not to ntion Svena, Lorena, and Haati! I have to make sure they know I’m okay.”
“That’s exactly what I ant. You cannot go inside your [Room], or any subspace outside of the dungeons.” Seeing tilt my head, Mom continued. “I spoke with your father after we arrived, giving him a breakdown of what happened. We … argued. Let’s stick to that for now.”
Mom? Now I was just flustered. Mom looked annoyed, almost furious with how her irises contracted.
“In the ‘discussion,’ your father told subspaces count as ‘outside’ of Kargryx. Since void-touched are rare and that we’ve never had one until you and I, he corrected the laws to include this instance. You can speak with everybody from outside the [Room], but you cannot enter it,” Mom said, sighing in exasperation as she knew exactly how I would feel about this. “The punishnt isn’t severe or anything, simply a spanking and so nest arrest, but only for the child. The parents usually are punished a bit harsher. I do not want you to think your father would kill or anything, but … I would rather you obey.”
… Mom loved Eltharion, my father. Due to their past as fellow war comrades during the Kargryx civil war, they bonded with each other and the other five dragon empresses. As I saw her mories of this subject, I knew her true feelings, so I was sure her feeling angered about Eltharion must have ant this argunt wasn’t just a small one.
Yet, she still told to listen to her. To follow the rules, even if she knew how unfair it was to . I could throw a tantrum, but nothing would change about it. Not to ntion, I was 18 now, even if I kinda was 16 ntally due to the coma, so I should try and act a bit more like an adult. Plus, I loved Mom a bit too much to cause her trouble.
“Can I at least talk with my father?” I asked in the end, causing Mom to close her eyes and sigh. Yup, nothing good would co out of this.
“You need to et your family anyways, so, yes, we will go to his nest. You will be able to talk with him, get to know your queen-mothers, and learn who your half-siblings are. Just … Hestia, I beg you, please, keep a cool head. As I probably won’t be able to if you get angry.”
My eyes widened once again, causing to let out a deep sigh. Massaging my face, I could feel a headache coming up. “Mom, first tip to being a good mom, do your best to keep things positive. Your emotions will affect as well, and probably worse, since nothing about this sounds good. Haaa … I-is my father actually angry at sothing? At for sothing? You would only get so angry when it cos to , so what exactly—”
“Let us follow your advice, no?” Mom pleaded. “We’ll deal with it together once it cos, all right?”
Right, right, maybe Mom’s just overreacting. This is her first ti being a proper mother, so maybe sothing insignificant rubbed her the wrong way. Gotta stay positive. Gotta think good!
“W-wait, speaking together.” The thought of sobody suddenly ca to . “None of you ntioned Vifi. What happened to her? Also, Rajah, where is he?”
“Ah, perfect segue, my whelpling!” Mom cheered, wings beating happily. “Your little kitten and his family are with Saori since they missed seeing you off with . However, your new, surprise demonkin friend is actually our sixth mber of this household! She doesn’t like being idle for long, and she follows a strict regin to stay fit. She should be out and about training right now, so how about we visit her?”
She stood up. “At the sa ti, how about I give you a front-row tour of my domain?”
What a way to distract .
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