The dragon's harem Chapter 188 Cunning Intellect

188 Cunning Intellect

"Heh!" Roberta gasped as rida closed the door. She looked back at her father. "Did I say sothing strange?"

Gerald shook his head, "No, I doubt it." He approached the door and knocked gently. "Hoi! Open the door." He called with a deep voice.

"The shop is closed today. Please return in another day." rida replied from inside the shop.

BAM! BAM! BAM! Gerald gave the door a few good smacks, "Did sothing happen?" He shouted.

Thud! "Gerald and Roberta?" A familiar voice ca from behind them. Roberta's eyes lit as she stared back. "Arad." She froze, seeing a large moose glaring at her.

"What is this?" She took a step back.

Arad stood there with Lydia riding Mc. Aella, Mira, and Lyla stood beside him as they glared at Roberta and Gerald. "You're here to buy clothes as well?"

Thud! Gerald walked toward Arad. "Yeah. As rchants, we buy to sell in another town. We heard this shop has great products, so we ca to have a look." He sighed, glaring at the shop's door, "They smacked the door in our face as if they saw a ghost."

"rida did?" Arad approached the door, "rida, open the door. It's ."

Thud! Thud! BAM! They could hear soone stumble inside as they rushed to the door. CRACK! The door cracked open as rida stared out with a smile, "You have arrived."

Arad stared at her, "Why did you kick them out?" He pointed with his thumb at Gerald and Roberta.

"A custom of the city. If the shop's windows are closed, you can't see inside. It ans it's closed." rida stared at Arad, "Knocking at the door is rude."

Arad looked back at Lyla. "She's right. Most people build shops in their houses. You aren't supposed to knock at the shop's door if they closed the windows."

Roberta stared at them. "I never heard of that. Is it only in this city?"

"I don't know." Mira glared at her, "I never traveled to other cities."

Lyla smiled, "You won't see it a lot. Most people here need money, so they never close their windows."

Alina's shops have windows that allow custors to look inside and see the goods. If only the door is closed, it ans you can still knock, and they will answer.

If the windows are closed, that ans it's fully closed. The owners might not be inside, soone else might have moved in, or they could be just cleaning. It simply ans. "We're busy or having sothing private. You can't co in."

rida stared at Roberta. "The shop is reserved today. Please co back tomorrow if you need anything."

"Can you let her inside?" Arad looked at rida, "She's a great rchant, and I'm sure you will have a good deal."

Lyla sighed, "Give up, Arad. Them trying to co in with the windows closed is like finding a stranger in your kitchen. You won't invite them to tea."

Mira looked at Arad, "Yeah, she will never let them in."

"Of course!" rida said with a smile. "If you say so, they can co inside as well."

Everyone glared at her. Seeing her smile, they got even more confused.

"Are you sure?" Roberta stared at rida.

"Of course. Arad said so, after all." She opened the door, "Please co inside."

Everyone walked in, and the shop seed strange. The last ti they were here, they had multiple types of clothes. Children to adults, n, and won alike. But now, the children's clothes are nowhere to be seen.

Wooden shelves lined the wall with several dresses neatly folded on them. A line of large black and white linen clothes decorated with silver threads and frills blocked the stairs to the second floor.

rida walked into the middle of the shop and stood beneath the chandelier, "I pulled out all clothes that I think would fit you. Please check them and tell if you want anything.

Aella walked around the shop, checking the dresses. She turned toward the other girls. "Does anyone knows the color of the ballroom?"

rida looked at her. "All nobles paint their rooms white with golden decorations."

Aella looked around for a while and picked a mint green dress with tiny golden frills. "How about this one? It will stand out." She showed it to Arad.

"Isn't it a bit small for you?" Arad looked at the dress. The waist is a bit too thin.

Lydia stared at Arad with a smile, "Are you saying that she is getting fat?" she giggled.

Aella glared at her, "I'm not!" she cried out.

"This a bit too thin. I doubt I saw any woman in the city with a waist that can fit here." Arad lifted the dree pointing at the waist.

rida looked at them, "You're supposed to wear that with a tight corset." She pulled a corset from the shelves in the back, "This one should fit Aella."

Arad looked at her, "Can she breathe with her torso squeezed? Can't you make the dress wider?"

rida stared at Arad, "Aesthetically, won like a thinner waist. Especially in the noble courts."

The girls nodded, staring at Arad. "That's how is it, young man," Gerald patted Arad's back. "Let them have it."

Arad looked at Aella and the dress and glared at rida, "Make it wider. She isn't wearing a corset." His eyes then approached rida, "Can you fight with a corset?"

"No, it will make..." rida paused, taking a deep breath. ^That's right, how could I forget? We're hunting vampires. Arad is keeping that in mind since dropping our guard could an death.^ She started sweating as she glared at his face.

rida wasn't wrong. Arad's draconic brain already made several plans for unexpected ambushes. What if they are attacked in the street? In a carriage? Right now, and even when they sleep. He made a counter-attack plan for each scenario so he could fight on instinct.

"We won't need to fight at a party." Lydia stared at Arad. "The place is filled with guards."

Arad stared at her. Tilting his head to the side as he flashed a faint purple light. "What about the way there? How about when we're coming back? What if an assassin maid snuck in like what happened with Gerald there?" Arad took a step forward. Everyone who saw the light in his eyes could feel a deep cunning and intellect that they found disturbing.

"I already ssed up once by not accounting for Lyla being attacked in her house. I won't make that mistake again."

Lydia started sweating as she glared into his eyes. That's right. She almost forgot as he stood in front of her like a human. He was a dragon. No one can tell what plans swim inside his head.

CLICK! The door opened, and Jack walked in like it was his house. "Wait! I locked the door." rida glared at him.

"I lockpicked it up," Jack showed her two small iron rods. He walked toward Arad with a smile. "Arad, can you keep this on you?"

Arad looked at the pouch, "What is it?"

"Explosives, I want to get it past the guards in the party. Gotta be ready all the ti." Jack replied.

Arad smiled, "We think alike."

Jack also smiled. "I t Abel on the way. He's also getting in loaded. We should be defenseless there. So the bastards might attack."

The two n stared at each other with evil smiles.

Gerald stared at Arad and Jack, smiling. ^Those two are talented. The king won't have been poisoned if we had one like them in the royal guards.^