The dragon's roar thundered in midair. Ed's head was buzzing, and he had to stop it: "Shhhh

Although they were still flying above the mountains, no one would hear about them, but what if, such a secret was more to be concealed than a fine gold mine, and he had been so careful that he did not even reveal it to Morque and Borena.

"Do you know how to control it?" he said, lowering his voice involuntarily.

“...... It's okay. The ice dragon replied vaguely, "Earlier, in that cave, I summoned a small ball of fire, but it was not the same as the real fire......

"Wait, wait. Ed felt a little wrong, "So, the blacksmith...... Kormit, does he already know?!"

"Shhhhh......h

Ed was half angry, but he had nothing to say. It's Is's own secret, and if he's willing to trust his new friend and let him know the secret, what can he, as another friend, say?

Fortunately, he could barely admit that the fat blacksmith should know what to say and what not to say.

"What does it mean to 'not quite like the real fire?'" he asked, working on solving some real problems rather than sulking uselessly.

"It's just that it doesn't burn anything at all. The ice dragon replied, "It's not as temperatureless as a normal light flame, but it's more like a ...... The shadow of fire, or just the flame that glows. It can pass through all barriers, it does no harm, it can change into various shapes, it has a little bit of its own consciousness, but it's quite, it's quite limited......"

It complained to Ed and even tried to demonstrate it to him in mid-air, but was stopped by Ed. Even if there wasn't a fire shining on it, a silver-white dragon was already obvious enough in the moonlight, and they didn't need to be more conspicuous!

"If the legend says it, it's a hammer of flame...... The flame that can destroy everything, it should be, it can't be the only one, right?" said the ice dragon.

“...... It's in your soul. Ed was a little speechless, "Shouldn't you know it best?" or ...... Why don't you ask it directly?"

"I think it's asleep. The ice dragon was very depressed, "I even think it's just trying to find a place to hide...... Aside from nearly burning me to death, it didn't show the strength it should have been. ”

Or maybe you just didn't find a way to control it, Ed thought silently.

"Do you remember what Mock said before?" he recalled, "he said that the Eternal Flame, the flame that fell from the sky and burned underground, had long been sealed in a strange piece of metal, and only the Flame Hammer could free it from it. ”

"'Legends,'" the ice dragon disagreed, "from one mouth to another, it has been changed unconsciously, and the older the legend, the more unrecognizable, and it is better not to take it too seriously." ”

"However, there will always be a little bit of the real thing left. Ed said, "Hmm...... Maybe we can ask the Bolt dwarves to borrow a flaming hammer to try?"

"Bolt dwarves are not as good as Bronze Flame dwarves, so if you need to, you might as well grab them. ”

“...... Not so good. If the Flame of Eternity chooses you, maybe the dwarves will look the other way at you?"

"What are you dreaming about? The ice dragon scoffed at his naivety: "And I think I can do it myself! I've tried it again recently, and sometimes the fire that comes out of it can get extremely hot, though it's not very stable......"

Ed suddenly reacted: "...... So, do you want to give you my ring to practice your hands?!"

"I've got a whole mine of Adamantite to work on!" the ice dragon was genuinely annoyed, "I just wanted to say that I can make rings for you too!"

Isn't he more suitable than a dwarf or something?!

Ed choked. He didn't even know what to say to make a ring out of the Eternal Fire...... If you let the dwarves know, you will also set off a bloody storm.

And it was his wedding ring with Naria.

He felt a little awkward in his heart, but when he thought about it again, if he only thought of Isis as Naria's younger brother, his best friend, and that he made the rings, there was nothing wrong with it, and it even made a special meaning.

His awkwardness is his own problem. Even if Naria chose him and Iss chose to back down, there was always something choking on his mind. And now, Is...... Are you actually trying to solve this problem in your own way?

“...... Okay. He said, "But it's up to me to decide what it will look like!"

"Why?" the ice dragon was dissatisfied, "You know, I'm ...... And my ancestors, but they are accustomed to all kinds of rare treasures, and the rings I have made are not even the slightest fault with the dwarves and elves!"

"But that's our wedding ring!" Ed argued.

The ice dragon snorted contemptuously with his nose: "Huh...... Human aesthetics. ”

“...... Naria is human too! she must have liked my designs better!"

"Huh. ”

“...... You talk well!"

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They quarreled halfway, and in the end they had to decide to draw their own drawings for Naria to choose.

"But there are no surprises. Ed whispered to himself a little sadly—but maybe not enough.

"That's better than only surprise and no joy. The ice dragon was unmoved.

Ed snorted, but there was nothing he could do with it. In the second half of the race, he slept directly on the back of the ice dragon, and when he returned to Balach, it was already dawn, just in time to say goodbye to the dwarves.

Despite being a little weak-hearted, Ed whispered to Mork about the Eternal Flame, but the dwarves didn't know much either. The flame that fell from Andukh's hands was already a "legend" even thousands of years ago, and no one knew what it really looked like, let alone how it was "used".

"There may be more records of Black Rock," the dwarf said, "just ......"

The ancient and great dwarven kingdom that was once feared and longed for may now be just a huge tomb.

Ed didn't dare to ask any more. As he watched the dwarf go, a bold idea popped into his head.

"You actually know where the Black Rock Dwarves' pits are, right?" he asked Ise quietly. If he's not mistaken, Iss said that his mother, Ankramalaras Iceman, had a lair on the territory of the Black Rock Dwarves. And he had every reason to believe that a dragon would not be ignorant of its necessarily hostile "neighbors".