On more than one occasion in the past ten years, Sean has wondered bitterly whether it had something to do with it that Scott had been deceived so easily that he died on an altar beneath Fort Lock—whether it was because the people he once admired so much had done something completely unacceptable to him, that he had lost his sharp instincts in the chaos.

"He wasn't a very intelligent person, but from an early age he had amazing instincts, sometimes almost prophetic...... He had been vehemently opposed before his parents' last adventure, and when he failed, he secretly followed. He was alone when he found the bodies of his parents, and he was only twelve years old at the time...... I can't imagine how he felt. Sean looked up at the lake where the light mist rose in the night, and sighed softly, "My sister, and her husband, they have almost exactly the same passion and boldness, but also the same innocence and recklessness. Now that I think about it, they may not have taken on the responsibility of being parents. It's not that they don't love Scott, but they are more passionate about their dreams than their only son. ”

Most of the time they travel, especially when Scott was a little older. However, when they returned to the castle, they never hesitated to express their passionate love, which could quickly dispel the resentment in the heart of the little boy who had been thrown into the empty and dilapidated castle. Shaun, who occasionally visits Chrysersburg, once thought this was not normal, but what could he say? He didn't have any experience raising offspring.

The topic seemed to be a little off, but Ed listened attentively and had no intention of interrupting. He would also love to know more about Scott...... He had known him for a very short time.

"Maybe that's from that," Sean said, "since his parents died...... Scott has a strong desire to protect, he does not allow the people around him to be hurt in the slightest, and for this he can sacrifice himself without hesitation. It sounds brave and admirable, but it's actually quite dangerous – 'Anything strong enough to turn into an obsession is dangerous.' Felicity once told me that when Scott nearly killed an entire group of young paladins, including him. ”

He could go forward without hesitation, but his companions could not abandon him. He is not alone in his recklessness.

Scott seems to have learned his lesson after that. After he got to know Allen's group of adventurers, he gradually became more mature and reliable, but a certain stubborn nature in his bones may never change.

"I don't know if you understand...... Sean looked at Ed, "I don't know if I made it clear." I believe in Scott, I don't doubt his true purpose, my concern is whether he will be blinded by this, and therefore desperate - the unsheathed sword can be withdrawn, but the off-string arrow cannot, and if he can't hit the target, he will destroy more than himself...... And he's probably unaware of that now, just like I was a few months ago. ”

"So...... What do you want to do?" Ed asked softly.

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Back at the temple, Ed felt peaceful. Isis took the little dragon to the hall of the temple, for when he had eaten and drunk, the little one was not satisfied with staying in the small kitchen for a long time.

It will patrol its territory.

The priests and paladins looked a little strange, but not very hostile, especially when Filly kept teasing the little dragon and making himself laugh.

The little dragon, with its short neck and short legs, scratching a few bloody marks on a human face like a cat at most, really didn't look any danger at all. Its silver scales felt translucent in the firelight, fragile and delicate, and one couldn't help but want to hold it carefully, lest it be hurt in the slightest.

When Ed walked into the temple, the dragon was rolling around on the ground with his tail in his hands. It was coaxed into drinking a glass of wine by Filly, and hummed as if it were quite pleasant. The people around from near and far watched silently and curiously, and occasionally some people couldn't help but laugh out loud and held back in embarrassment.

To Ed's surprise, Isis did not stop this act that undermined the dignity of a dragon. He half-crouched there, holding his chin with one hand and scratching the dragon with the other like a cat, making Ed wonder if he knew how to raise a dragon - he was more like a cat.

“...... Did you name it?" he walked over and crouched down beside Is.

Is's hand paused.

"Nana. He said, "Let's call Nana first." ”

“...... It's a girl?!" Ed's eyes widened instantly, far more surprised than Ise had given it such a human-like name.

"What's so strange?" Iss squinted at him with disdain, "where does it look like a boy?"

Ed stole a glance at little Nana's belly covered by his own tail - no, he really couldn't see it!

“...... Isn't it okay for girls to roll around like this?" he said, already worrying about the upbringing of a dragon.

"It's a dragon!" said Is.

“......”

You know it's a dragon!

Ed was speechless for a moment, but Filly leaned back and forth laughing, and almost fell to the ground.

"I think," he suggested earnestly after laughing, "you'd better give her to Allen." ”

Letting a group of children raise a small child is almost a predictable disaster, and Allen, who has raised a daughter and a dragon, is still very good.

Isis was silent, and didn't seem to object.

Thinking about it, Ed realized that he was probably a little overwhelmed as well. Of course he would have preferred Nana to be by his side...... But it's not safe. They still have a lot to do, and he can't always carry such a little dragon who has not the slightest ability to protect himself. But putting it anywhere else doesn't seem to be very reassuring.

If you think about it, the safest ...... Maybe it's the temple of the god of water.

When Nana finally got tired and lay on the ground panting on all fours, Isis reached out and picked it up.

"Do you know where that leopard is now?" he asked suddenly.

Ed was stunned for a moment.

"Xiaobai?" he said, "you don't want it to ......."

Let a white leopard raise a dragon? Even if it is obviously not an ordinary leopard, it is still a leopard after all!

"It's always okay to be a maid. Isis said, the curvature of his lips was a little ill-intentioned, "What do you think?"