"... Therefore, as stated above, treating the relationship between Dragon-Raja and Dragon as the relationship between Master and Slave, many difficulties will appear. When a Dragon-Raja tells a Dragon: "You are my faithful friend.", it's a serious misunderstanding to treat these words as the same meaning as a King tells his people. But because of the vague attitude of Dragon-Rajas, most people mistake the relationship as if a Master-Slave way. This ambiguous attitude caused the disaster of the future their own, and that of Vyseus... "
From funded and published by The elegant Kenton City Mayor Mareth Zhuboly, written by a reliable Vyseus citizen, the wise historiographer Abosek Duoluomeinie: "Mysterious and valuable words"
770 A.V.
The 3rd book.
Page 527.
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"Look! That's the White Dragon! Wow, awesome!"
"Hey, she is as white as your face that night you stepped on a snake, isn't she?"
"Huchi Nedval! You! I've told you not to mention that night again!"
I puffed and laughed. Jamini is raging while looking around, fearing that the conversation would be heard.
This girl, really... That was just a snake, why did she jump on me? Did she think that I wouldn't kiss her when I had her in my chest? I laugh again when I recall the night. It is more like a smile this time. Jamini is now staring at me. Looks like she's gonna cook and eat me, I must have some distractions now.
"Look over there! Huchi, is that kid the Dragon-Raja?"
Unwittingly, Jamini projected her sight onto the dragon again. Frankly it's difficult to not look at the dragon. I am also looking towards the same direction.
There is a boy next to the White Dragon, riding a white horse and advancing slowly. A white horse and a white dragon.... Sounds classy huh? Oh, the boy is even wearing a cloak...
Humph!
"The Dragon-Raja doesn't need to worry about being eaten. But that horse is a pity."
"Huh?"
"If it isn't brave enough to, how could it walk side by side with a dragon."
"Oh? So!"
"But what can it do? Blame itself being born white...? It can only obediently walk with the White Dragon, with the "You won't eat me, right?" eyes..."
"Haha, Huchi you are really showy."
"Hahaha! Can't you admire me in another way?"
Jamini and the people next to her laughed. Looks like they are even going to roll on the floor.
I spit.
They don't understand, people of our village are just too simple. Replace the White Dragon by the Nobles, the white horse by civilians. It's very obvious metaphor...
Damn! Am I abnormal?
In fact, our thane is a kind man. He is different from the thanes in stories. He never abuses us.
Jamini smiled, and began to tiptoe and look around again. Seems like the crowd is blocking her sight. This girl... What is she doing when all the others are growing up? I smack my lips and seize Jamini's waist.
She stared at me. I took a deep breath.
"Don't get me wrong, Jamini."
Then I carried Jamini on my right shoulder, so that she can see more clearly from the cracks of the crowds. Although Jamini blushed, she did not refuse.
"More clearly now?"
"Ah...Looking closely, the Dragon-Raja seems like a 10 years old kid?"
"Stupid! Age doesn't matter on being a Dragon-Raja. No matter you are 5 years old or 80 years old, men are always children in the eyes of dragons."
People nearby are looking at us with surprised eyes, The sudden sights makes Jamini a bit overwhelmed. She started to move her body like crawling. I can completely feel it.
I ignored this situation, continued looking at the front.
The scene is very spectacular. The huge white dragon from head to tail seems to have more than 300 cubits. Simply, 100 cubits for the head and neck, 100 cubits for the body, and 100 cubits for the tail. She is walking on the ground, so I can not see the wings open, but obviously the length of the wings is in golden ratio with her front body. It came here from a long distance, but its head and neck are still upright like pushing the sky. Such a huge creature, how can her actions be so elegant? Cows and horses sometimes feel that their head is heavy, but with a heavier head, dragons never hang down their neck. Even human occasionally stumbles, but the dragon's footsteps are always light like a deer. The Dragon walks in the front like flying rapidly, lightly.
Beside the dragon is the boy who is riding the white horse. I'm not gonna take his seat even if someone would give me 1000 Purcell to do that. Whether it is the horse, the cloak, or the clothes, they are all too big for him. Of course, the boy has a great burden. He looks tired after the long journey, he is not looking at those crowds who came here in order to welcome him. Ah No, better to say he seems a bit shy.
Behind them, there are a few knights and soldiers. They are likely from the capital who came along to guard the dragon and the Dragon-Raja. Like I said before, the horse has no choice. But those soldiers have. They are far away from the Dragon. You wouldn't even think that they are in the same group with the Dragon.
Until now, the crowds who held their breath because of the Dragon, burst out cheerings.
"Dragon-Raja Hustheil! Hooray!"
"Hustheil! Long Live!"
The boy heard people shouting his name, his head is now even hanging lower, it has drilled almost into the collar. Long Live? Shouting Long Live to a 10 years old kid is really ridiculous. Why don't you simply shout "Praise The Lord!".
"Hurray! The Great Dragon Cathselprime!"
"Cathselprime! Long Live!"
If the dragon knows the meaning of "Long Live", will she know how ridiculous it is?
Anyway, the name of the dragon seems to be Cathselprime. And the little Dragon-Raja is Hustheil. We, poor people in a poor village, shouldn't know that much of the world. Surely some officials for our thane's castle led the calls, then those clever people followed suit. These people might even forget the names before they leave today.
"You must destroy Amurtaat!"
"Kill Amurtaat!"
I suddenly winced.
Amurtaat. People will never forget the name. So this time when the crowds cry, at least some of them are crying from bottom of their hearts. I am surprised that, I am actually following the waving and shouted:
"Slay the God Damned Amurtaat! Kill It!"
Because the excitement, I nearly dropped Jamini. Jamini startled and started grabbing my hair. I suddenly wake up and hold her.
"Ah, I'm sorry, Jamini."
"Put me down!"
Jamini cried angrily, so I have to obediently put her down.
She is now complaining and twisting my arm.
"You did it intentionally! Right!?"
She twisted me so hard that I started to feel dizzy, so I turned my face to her. I covered her mouth and began to whisper.
"Hush, shhhh! Jamini, quiet! Dragon's favorite are little girls. Do not do anything to attract its attention!"
Jamini's eyes widely opened. I make a scary face, and then say with a cruel voice:
"Because it feels good to chew them... So in other cases, dragon may just swallow the men, but if it's a little girl like you, dragon may chew it over and over again, tastes and relishes it slowly! Especially a red hair girl..."
As I expected, Jamini begins to tremble and hides behind me. And because she is now at my back, she is unable to see my facial expression. Hahahaaa!
The White Dragon does not know that she's got defamed because of my joke. She is still walking quietly. She is really cool. Such a powerful, frightening thing actually listens to the commands of a boy. It's somehow too cool that it makes people lost.
After a while, the line disappeared on the slopes of the hills, where the castle of our thane is. The crowds start to disperse, and a few people are getting together to chat.
"Our thane should sleep well tonight, right?"
"Yes. Hehe. Having a dragon in his backyard, he should be able to get a good sleep."
I also laughed. But then a stimulus came to my ears.
"Great! If it is so powerful, Amurtaat is dead!"
"Yup! That Amurtaat!"
Amurtaat, Amurtaat!
Every time I hear the name, I feel chill around my body. Yet at the same time my head would be like a fire heating up. Amurtaat, the damn thing! Thrust it into the toilet and let it eat shit, and then fiercely beat the shit of out it for three and a half months ... Huh? Why do I always say something like that? All the curse I can think of, were what all the adults in this village, who did not consider their next generation quality, have said in front of the kids.
My eyes are sparking. Jamini is shocked,and she grabbed my arm.
"Huchi?"
"Ah, Jamini. Let's go. The sun is nearly down."
"Ah, good. Wow! That was really cool."
Jamini put her hands on her chest and takes a deep breath.
I approach to Jamini's ear.
"Did I just say that dragon likes to eat red-haired little girl like you? They are dead into it. Just now when you were hiding behind me, that dragon was drooling and looking at you. Did you notice that?"
Jamini screamed. In additional to our thane, there will be probably one more person who cannot sleep tonight.
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I regret to scare Jamini.
Now she is saying that even if killing her, she will not go alone. She is holding my arm tightly and walking slowly. So although I am very indifferent, I have to act like a knight and escort her back. Jamini's family is responsible for helping the thane to guard the forest, so her house has a little distance from the village. What confuses me is that Jamini was born in the forest, grew up in the forest. Why is she afraid of entering the forest after the sunset?
Jamini is looking at the sunset and the sky covered by pink clouds, with the facial expressions showing that she is very worried: in case it turns dark halfway, when should she do?
"Hey girl! Don't tell me that a 17 years old girl can't go home alone!"
"How dare you! Who's the one who frightened me?"
I scratched my head and began to trot forward. Jamini doesn't want to be left behind, so she is following me closely.
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On the way to Jamini's home, I suddenly have a thought, the thought of visiting Karl. On one hand visiting Karl is very pleasant, on the other hand I am curious that why he didn't come and join the crowd.
I suddenly changed my direction. Jamini is shocked and immediately grabbing my arm again.
"You...Where are you going?"
"Isn't that your home? Walk back by yourself. It takes less than a minute"
"You are going to visit Karl?"
"Yup."
"Let's go together then. When we return, you must send me to my front door."
Gran Elver who blesses elves and innocent girls! What were you thinking? Why would you gift this girl the ability of being so shameless? I have two different tones for speech. One I learnt from Karl. One I learnt when I grew up. Sometimes what I say surprise myself, like this case.
I didn't say anything further, I just went forward. Jamini follows me, like I've already promised to send her back.
Karl's home locates on a open space at the edge of the forest.
He doesn't do farm or husbandry. And he doesn't produce anything good to sell. In addition, he doesn't pay tax, he doesn't even participate in annual enforced services for the thane which lasts a few days. Nevertheless, he wines and exchange it for bread. He reads all day. lives leisurely. It is a mystery for Jamini, so she is a little afraid of Karl.
Approaching the house of Karl, A, A sounds of ax is also becoming clearer.
Soon we arrived the open space. There a middle-aged man, with moderate body, brown hair, and a very kind face. If you met him in the street, you will not remember such a ordinary man. The ordinary man is cutting down a tree.
"Hey Nedval! You came."
Karl put down the ax, made a pleasant expression. This is again an incredible thing for Jamini. As a daughter of the Forest Guard, she still can't understand, how come Karl how to can cut down trees without the permission of her father. Jamini carries the alert eyes, knees and greets to him.
"Hello, Karl!"
I warmly greeted also.
"You are really lazy! Karl, the sun had already gone down, and now you begin to prepare the firewood for evening use?"
"Hahaha, Nedval. Real lazy people are even worse. There are people who think that cutting firewood is annoying, so they sleep with trembling. That is called lazy. Long time no see, Miss Shimaitage."
This is why Jamini comes to find Karl even she is a little afraid of Karl. Who the hell calls her Miss Shimaitage? Either her parents or everyone in the village, most of them call her Jamini, at most her nickname Jamy. But Karl is actually able to remember the last name of Jamini that even I always forget, and called it, This is really amazing. Jamini is smiling. Gosh! Disgusting!
"Don't be nonsense. How could you find such a lazy person?"
"Yes you can, Nedval. One of My friend is such a lazy guy. He got a cold because of that, almost died."
"Hey, who dies because of cold? You are getting more and more outrageous."
"You little boy is really tough, adults can't communicate with you completely. Aha, come in. Miss Shimaitage? A beautiful lady visits, leavig her standing here is really rude. "
"It's my pleasure."
Jamini answered with an elegantly adorable voice. God! Goosebumps..Goosebumps...
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