Chapter 139: 139
Chapter 139
After we finished talking, Kathe agree to take us back .
Her house was quite far from the capital .
“But why don’t you just stay here for the night?”
The vampires were all dead and we had cleaned the place up .
The door was fixed and we had a good discussion .
It was now midnight, and the sun would rise in a few hours .
“I’m grateful for the offer, but…”
“Yes . A lot of people will be worried if we stay any longer . ”
It was one thing for me to stay, but Eric was the king . And Goran was the grand master of the guild .
They couldn’t stay without so much as a message .
“I see . That is too bad . I shall take you back then . ”
“Thank you, Kathe . ”
“Don’t mention it!”
Kathe flapped her wings happily .
She rose into the air as soon as we were on her back, then she shot forward at a great speed .
“Three days on foot . One or two days by horse . ”
“It wouldn’t take that long if you could change horses on the way…”
“I can arrive in three hours . ”
Yes, Kathe was very fast .
I talked to her from on top of her back .
“Is it difficult to turn human?”
“No, not exactly . ”
“I see . Well, you should turn human whenever you visit the city . ”
“I know!”
Eric listened to us and said,
“As we have established the new Ancient Ruins Protection Committee, I think it will be necessary to issue an official identification card and not a temporary one . ”
“Oh! Thank you!”
Kathe seemed very pleased .
“I will be able to visit Locke whenever I want with that card . ”
“You can visit whenever you like . And you can contact me with the bracelet . ”
“Yes, yes . I know!”
Kathe flew happily . And we arrived in the capital in no time .
She landed a short distance from the city so that people would not be scared .
“Now… I should turn back into a human . ”
Kathe turned into a human after we got off of her back .
While she was naked, she put on her clothes without a look of embarrassment .
“I think I’ll go to Locke’s house since I’m in the neighborhood . ”
“I don’t mind… But don’t you have to go to your palace?”
“It’s fine . I sometimes leave it for a whole year . ”
“I see . ”
Time was very different for dragons .
Goran entered through the gates first . He told the guards that they were with him, and no questions were asked .
“Though, I shouldn’t really be doing things like this…”
“Still, Eric can’t tell them that he’s the king . ”
“Hmm . Perhaps I should have an identification card made for myself as well…”
Eric thought .
It was just as the east sky was starting to become red that we arrived at my mansion .
In spite of the time, everyone came out to greet us .
“Was everything fine?”
“Yes, it was peaceful . ”
Nia said with a sleepy smile .
After that, I took Shia, Serulis, my apprentices and Philly to the drawing-room .
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Lord Gerberga and Grulf were also there .
I explained to them everything that had happened . When that was finished, I took the machine out of the magic bag .
“Philly, please look at this . ”
“Hmm?”
“It’s the famous trash can . ”
“Ah, this is a fine piece of machinery . ”
“So you think it could make those automated magic machines?”
“It should be possible . However, I think that it would be difficult to gather the materials . ”
We would not be able to make some machines of our own then .
“I don’t mind, as long as the dark ones don’t get any more of them . ”
Eric said with a satisfied nod .
At least we had prevented them from getting any stronger .
“The problem is the Evil Dragons . ”
“And the most high king . We can’t forget that . ”
Eric and Goran said .
“That is important too . But do you have any information on the dark ones who have infiltrated the kingdom?”
“I’m sorry . We don’t have anything yet . ”
“I see . ”
“The privy council is doing everything that they can…”
“We haven’t found anything at the Adventurers Guild either . ”
Kathe listened to this as she hugged her tail .
She patted it with both hands and then said,
“Hmm . You humans sure have it rough . ”
“We do . ”
“But things are not so complicated for us . You can count on me . ”
“Thank you . ”
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Kathe chuckled smugly .
Just then, Milka jumped to her feet .
“I know! I shall put on some tea!”
“I will help you!’
“Uh, me too!”
Milka, Nia and Luchila dashed off to the kitchen .
My apprentices were hard workers .
“Cluck-cluck . ”
Lord Gerberga hopped onto my lap .
“Hello, Lord Gerberga . ”
I said as I petted him .
“He is so cute . ”
Kathe seemed to have taken to him as well .
She started to pet him from the side .
What was Grulf doing now?
I suddenly wondered and searched him . He was in the corner of the room .
“Grulf . Come over here . ”
“Grrr . ”
“Are you still afraid of Kathe?”
“Groof!”
He barked, then approached us as if to prove that he was not afraid of her .
And so I petted him .
“You are quite cute too, Grulf!”
Kathe said as she petted him . Grulf tensed up immediately .
I guess he really was scared .
“Grulf . You don’t need to be scared of her . ”
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“Grrr . ”
“Exactly . I am not scary at all . ”
So saying, she picked Grulf up off of the floor .
Even as a human, she was incredibly strong .
“Grrooff!”
Grulf barked with surprise .
While he was still a puppy, he was almost the size of a horse .
He did not have much experience when it came to being picked up .
“Ah, you are so fluffy . ”
“Grroof . ”
But Grulf seemed to be rather happy about being carried .
His tail wagged .
I guess they were friends now .
“Kathe, you should probably sleep here before going home . ”
“I am rather tired…I think I will… But, are you sure?”
“Of course . ”
“I am glad to hear it!”
The small wings on Kathe’s back began to flap in the air .
I hadn’t really noticed it until now, but she had wings even when in human form .
Her tail was also moving .
She was probably fighting the urge to start bashing the floor . But this wasn’t her house, so she had some restraint .
She was a very polite dragon .
“I brought the tea!”
“And I brought the sweets . ”
Milka, Nia and Luchila came into the room with the trays .
Kathe drank all the tea and ate the cakes .
“It’s delicious! I would expect no less of your house, Locke! I would not have been able to sleep if I was hungry . ”
She said happily .