Food Reserves on the Dragon's Back

Hearing such news, Silas didn't know whether to be happy or unhappy for a moment. He froze for a few seconds before saying with an unhappy face: "...I didn't say it earlier, I made me feel guilty for a long time."

"You didn't ask." Sarannar said confidently.

"What do you think I should ask? Do you have to be like this, 'Salanar, did you ask for help from Lord Xuefeng before?' before you tell me 'yes'." Silas said angrily, "Can't you just be honest with me? I know I'm not as smart as you, and I'm not experienced enough, but whatever you're thinking, doing, or planning, you exclude me until the end. Let me know, then who am I to you?"

Salanar patted the back of Silas's hand reassuringly, and said softly: "I will discuss with you more in the future, but dragons are not as quick as humans to change a habit, give me a little more patience ,Um?"

Under Saranar's gentle gaze, Silas felt that his heart would melt like snow in the sun, and the resentment caused by being neglected also disappeared, and he looked away a little guilty: "You And he would say nice things to coax me."

"Well, since you don't like it, I won't talk about it in the future."

"I'm not..." Silas just opened his mouth, and Sarannar lifted his jaw and interrupted him with a kiss.

Silas was so tense that his muscles tensed unconsciously. He knew that it was very inappropriate to do such a thing at this time and in this place, but he couldn't push Sarannar away no matter what.

People are always easy to give in to their inner desires, Silas thought to himself, let him indulge in such tenderness and beauty for a while.

After a long "moment", Sarannar let go of him and said with a smile: "So, saying something is not as effective as direct action, right dear."

"Anyway, you are right." Silas blushed a little. Due to his race, the wind and sun during this period of time did not make him darker, and his face would turn red involuntarily when he was a little excited. .

Silas hated his seemingly shy physique, and he tried to push Sarannar away in disorder, but Sarannar's obviously inflexible limbs revealed unwilling strength, and his voice almost carried He said aggrievedly: "It's hard to reconcile, can't you let me hug you for a while?"

Silas was so embarrassed by his coquettish behavior that he got goosebumps all over his body: "Stop messing around, okay? Dinner is coming soon."

"I won't do anything to you, I just want to hug you for a while." Sarannar said soft words, but his hands rested on Silas's butt very consciously, "I haven't been close for so long , don't you want me to touch you anymore?"

"No..." Silas gasped, grabbed Sarannar's evil hand, and pushed him away resolutely, "Don't touch it, tell me how to go out and meet people later!"

Seeing Silas's body that had obviously reacted, Sarannar suddenly realized: "Has it become so sensitive?"

"Nonsense, don't even think about how long I've been patient."

"Sorry, it was my mistake." Sarannar said in an insincere tone.

At this moment, there was a hesitant knock on the door. Carlisle, the leader of the caravan, seemed to have heard something unusual. He didn't push the door in, but said cautiously outside the door: "Sorry to bother you!" Two, two ladies have come here and want to see Mr. Sarel."

Saranal winked at Silas amusedly before saying, "Let them in."

"Wait, wait a minute!" Silas said quickly.

"Is it hard to calm down?"

Silas blushed lying on the table and refused to get up: "...you go and open the door."

"Okay." Salanar got off the bed with a smile, and moved slowly to the door while holding the table awkwardly. It looked quite hard, but Silas decided not to sympathize with him.

As soon as the door opened, a figure rushed in, throwing the handicapped Saranar to the ground, shouting, "Brother!"

Silas, who thought Sarannar was being attacked, suddenly stood up, only to realize that it was Sarannar's sister.

Although they only met once, the girl's beauty is enough to make people unforgettable, even if she looks mysterious and weird in a low-key old cloak, hiding her golden eyes in the shadow of the hood. To conceal its stunning appearance.

And following her pounce, the hood slid back, revealing the girl's long black hair and marble-white face. Carlisle, who followed them, was shocked when the girl threw down the injured Sarannar , and because he saw her face, he was stunned in place, and he didn't recover for a long time.

"Why are you here?" Sarannar looked at his sister in surprise.

"People are worried about you." Lucia looked innocently at Sarannar with big watery eyes and said, "Why can't you even stand still, are you seriously injured? It must be very painful, damn it Beastman, when I grow up a bit, I must punish them severely to avenge you, hum!"

Another red-haired woman whom Silas had never seen had politely invited Carlisle out and closed the door. Silas always felt that there was a faintly familiar elegance and demure in her demeanor, but he could not recall I have seen this person somewhere, I only know that she is a rescue soldier invited by Sarannar, so it should be transformed by some dragon.

"See you again, Silas." The woman gave Silas a well-placed smile.

"I'm sorry, have we met?" Seeing the familiar attitude of the other party, Silas was even more at a loss.

"I'm Xuefeng." The woman in front of him whose height, shape, appearance, and voice was different from the original smiled at him, and Silas suddenly realized where this familiarity came from—fortunately, there were only a few dragons who were particularly proficient in magic. It is really difficult for him to get used to the same person having different faces.

Now he can finally breathe a sigh of relief, he knows how powerful Xuefeng's magic is, even if her own strength is not enough to deal with an army of enemies, at worst, she will return to her original shape, grab them and fly away .No matter how bad the situation was, at least Sarannar's safety was guaranteed.

Salanar got up from the ground with the help of Silas, and he said to the innocent Lucia angrily: "You are too nonsense, is it time to come out to play now?"

"I won't trouble you, don't drive me away." Lucia looked at Salanar with an irresistible look.

But Sarannar was not moved at all, he sat back on the bed and looked at his sister seriously: "How long can you maintain the transfiguration now?"

"Two hours... maybe." Lucia said weakly.

"Then what about two hours later? Are you going to change back to your original form among the tense humans and orcs everywhere?" Saranar sighed helplessly, "What's more, I'm injured now, and I don't have the energy to protect me. you."

"You don't need to protect me, Sister Xuefeng will use invisibility magic to hide me, if it's really impossible, I can still escape." Lucia looked so relaxed as if she really just came out for an outing.

Sarannar looked at Xuefeng with blame, and Xuefeng smiled at him calmly: "She is just a little bigger than a human, so it's not difficult to hide her."

"...You are too used to her." Sarannar sighed.

"She has taken care of my children for a long time, and she was caught by humans in order to protect them, so I should spoil her." Xuefeng said gently, "And don't you think you are protecting her too much? It's time for her to learn how to fight, too."

Lucia nodded vigorously: "That's right."

Like all parents who are worried and helpless about their growing children, Sarannar said: "But...she hasn't even grown the scales yet."

"When you were her age, you already dared to face the siege of the three-headed giant eagle alone. You don't want her to be weaker than you in the future." Xuefeng said, "Don't worry, this child is much stronger than you imagined gone."

Silas silently watched the interaction between the siblings. During this period of time, Salanar had often talked to him about his sister. Silas had a faint feeling like this, perhaps because Sarannar Unable to bear her own offspring, she loves and protects Lucia as her own child.So it's not hard to understand Sarannar's deceit at the beginning. In order to protect his important relatives, he wouldn't have dared to reveal his sister's whereabouts to someone he had just met for less than three years.Even if I have no intention of betraying, as a weak human being, it is still possible to leak secrets for other reasons, so why take this unnecessary risk.

As long as you think about many things from the perspective of the other party, you won't feel so angry and unacceptable.

While Sarannar was still struggling, Xue Feng cleverly changed the subject: "How about you, didn't you say you were going to Shuanghe City to deal with the Smiling Hand traitor, why did you get involved in such a thing again? "

Salanar decided not to worry about Lucia's matter anymore, since they came anyway, he couldn't feel at ease if he really let his sister fly such a long distance back to Dragon Island alone, Sarannar said: "I happened to meet her on the way. A caravan, I also thought it would be good to make some extra money along the way anyway.”

"Ah, this extra money must be gold that can't be pulled by several carts, Lord Salanar, who is incomparably rich." Xuefeng taunted very shamelessly.

"That's right, fifty gold coins." Salanar, who was thicker than the city wall, said without embarrassment, "Although Silas was given half of the points, it is already a huge amount for human mercenaries." It’s quite a generous reward, and ordinary mercenaries can’t earn this price.”

Xuefeng sighed deeply: "I am really defeated by you. Let me stop with the mercenary game. After all, you are our leader. It is really unwise to risk yourself so easily."

Salanar said in surprise: "Didn't I already give you the position of leader?"

"This kind of thing, you just said it yourself." Xuefeng said, "Anyway, you are the leader that everyone recognizes. They are even willing to change their usual way of life and learn to get along with weak and cunning humans. It's all because I believe that you can lead the Dragon Clan out of the current predicament. At this point, I cannot replace you."

"Please, spare me." Sarannar sighed helplessly.

"Okay, let's not talk about this for now." Xue Feng cleverly changed the subject, "What do you plan to do next? Do you still want to go to Shuanghe City?"

"Of course, we accepted the entrustment after all. To be a mercenary, you must keep your promise." Sarannar said, "Go to Shuanghe City first, find a hotel to rest for a few days, and then deal with the traitors when I recover. Otherwise, with my current physical condition, it would be dangerous to walk rashly."

Silas suggested worriedly: "Going to Shuanghe City is still more risky now, why not just be more safe and let Xuefeng change back to its original shape, how about flying you back to Dragon Island?"

Salanar shook his head: "In that case, the news of a dragon appearing near Two Rivers City will spread like wildfire. Not only will both humans and orcs be nervous, but the traitors will also run away after hearing the news and disappear. It's bad for building the prestige of the smiling hand—don't worry, I'll keep the risk to a minimum."

"Salanar is right, unless it is absolutely necessary, try not to startle the enemy." Xue Feng said, "I'll go and distract the pursuers first, you should cultivate well, and let me know immediately if there is any situation."

Lucia immediately said excitedly, "I'm going too, I'm going too!"

"Of course, you will act with me." Xuefeng smiled, helped Lucia put on the hood again, and led her out.

Taking advantage of the opportunity of delivering dinner, Carlisle showed great concern for Salanar's sister, and kept asking questions. When leading away the pursuers, Carlisle opened his mouth wide in shock, not to mention eggs, any hen that laid eggs could be stuffed into it.

Saranar didn't eat anything because of his injury. After the meal, Silas stayed in the room for the convenience of taking care of him. After hearing this, Carlisle looked at him a little strangely, but he paid attention to him wholeheartedly. Silas of Sarannar didn't think much of it.

After nearly half a year, they finally slept in the same bed again.

Salanar hugged Silas's waist with emotion. Now that he is inconvenient to move, he will not deliberately tease Silas.Even if you don't have to do anything, just lying together and chatting calmly like this, it feels good, and the mood is as comfortable as soaking in hot spring water in the afternoon sun.

After some innocuous chatter, Silas asked softly: "Why don't you want to be the leader of the Dragon Clan?"

Sarannar sighed: "The leader has to bear too many responsibilities, and he can't help himself in many things."

"But you have been the leader for decades. Could it be... because of me?" Silas's mood suddenly became heavier.

Sarannar smiled: "Don't look like you've committed a crime, I'm just tired of that exhausting life, not entirely because of you."

"That is to say, part of it is still my fault." Silas said tangled, "I really... I don't even know what to say."

Saranar didn't want to see his depressed expression, so he pinched his ass shamelessly: "Don't you know what to say? Then express your love to me first, and then say that you will be with me forever Let's go together."

Silas smiled, and he grabbed Salanar's hand, which had become insignificant due to the injury: "As long as you don't become an enemy of human beings in the future, I will not leave you."

"...The result is still conditional." Sarannar's tone was full of resentment, like a resentful woman who had been abandoned from beginning to end, making Silas dumbfounded.

"There will always be conditions." Silas gradually put a smile on his face, "...Sorry, I'm always a human being."

"It's okay, I understand." Sarannar also put away his joking expression, and said solemnly, "I can promise you that as long as it is still within my sphere of influence, the dragons will never take the initiative to attack humans."

Silas was stunned. In the past, he never dared to imagine that one day Sarannar could do this for him.

He believes that Sarannar will keep his promise, because this does not violate Sarannar's original intention of being friendly with humans, but making such a promise will undoubtedly change the future actions of Sarannar and the entire dragon clan. Be even more restrained.

And all of this was just to worry about his feelings.

Over the years, the image of Sarannar in his mind has changed from a deified idol to a lover around him, from an omnipotent wise man to a mortal who will make mistakes, get hurt and helpless. , Up to now, I have been able to look at the relationship between them rationally.

There are no perfect idols and perfect lovers in this world, and conflicts and differences inevitably exist between them. Fortunately, both of them are working hard to solve the problems, and neither of them gives up easily.Especially Sarannar, as a proud and powerful dragon, still cherishes the fragile relationship between them so much, which moved Silas, and also had more confidence and expectations for the future.

Saranar was still bargaining with him: "Look, the human beings will be able to avoid the dragons' attacks in the future entirely because of you being by my side. Thinking about it this way, you don't have to worry about morality anymore. So don't quarrel with me in the future, okay?"

"I can't guarantee this." Silas said with a chuckle, "but I can be sure that even if there is another quarrel, we will eventually reconcile."

"Hmm... that doesn't seem too bad." Sarannar grabbed Silas's hand, "It's decided?"

"Well, it's settled." Silas also held his hand tightly.