In the dim mist before dawn, Iss stood in front of his prey, glaring gloomily at his other "prey". Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

It was a leopard, its mottled patterns blending with the surrounding bushes in the grey light, its glowing eyes staring at him without fear.

It was not afraid of him, and Iss was furious about it. Even though he had released a breath that did not belong to a human with a low roar, it still crouched quietly in place, as if it was unwilling to let the food in its mouth be taken away like this.

What if it was the first to target it? He was the one who shot an arrow through the heart of his prey!

Isis reached out and grabbed the fawn on the ground, which had begun to stiffen, and put it on his shoulder, and bared his teeth defiantly at the leopard.

Realizing that he couldn't get a little bit of delicious entrails from the more powerful opponent in front of him, the leopard let out a low grunt in his throat and turned away in an extremely graceful posture.

Iss glared at the stupid and arrogant beast that didn't even take a dragon in his eyes, and wanted to shoot it with an arrow...... But Scott, who has a leopard, probably doesn't like to eat leopards.

...... When did the leopard return to the southern forests?

He thought to himself, a little confused, and walked back to the temple with his prey on his back.

It's not far from the temple. When I walked to the edge of Xi'an Lake, the sun had already risen, a faint mist floated on the tranquil surface of the lake, and the sparse birdsong showed the laziness of waking up. On the verge of countless crises, this small world is as peaceful as a beautiful dream at the moment.

Iss stopped alarmingly. He sensed a hint of familiarity and strangeness that didn't belong here.

The breath of the same kind.

That made him nervous and excited, and for a moment he connected the thorns in his back...... The cold hairs stood on end. He knew he was the last ice dragon - but there weren't just ice dragons in the world.

The dense forest is the habitat of the spotted leaf dragon. He had also heard of the weakest and most stealthy of the dragons, and that the survivors lived very secretively in the forests near Grivar...... But it shouldn't come near any of the temples, and the human clerics are far more troublesome enemies than the elves.

The faint breath was fleeting. The dragon's keen vision could capture only a few squirrels jumping on the branches, a flock of busy birds, wild boars drinking by the lake with their piglets, and fish flicking their tails and spitting bubbles...... And the old priest who was sitting on the lake near the temple, squinting at the rising sun in the treetops, as if he were enjoying the sunrise.

Isis stared at him for a long moment. The old man seemed unaware...... Or, unconcerned, after slowly stretching his limbs, he picked up his only weapon, a broom, and began his day's work.

Isis withdrew his gaze, shook his head and gave up some ridiculous speculation, only to look back thoughtfully as he walked into the temple.

Maybe...... It's not that ridiculous either.

The temple was still very quiet, and the sound of footsteps that were not heavy was unusually clear. Scott walked from the other end of the hallway in a trance in an ill-fitting white robe, frozen in place the moment he saw him...... Then subconsciously step back.

"He never flinched. ”

Filly's comments came out of the corners of memory. The ensuing rage was unexplained but incredibly strong—Iss raised an arrow, and the sharp arrow stabbed the tip of Scott's nose into the wall, and the dull sound of a dead deer falling to the ground echoed through the empty hall.

Feeley, who was following Scott, looked over, his eyes swirling between the brothers whose faces were equally blue for different reasons, and he fled, with a twist of his heels, and fled without hesitation.

Under Is's angry gaze, Scott quickly calmed down. He pulled out the arrow that lay in front of him and shook it, but he didn't know what to say.

“...... Shoot accurately. He finally complimented awkwardly.

"Not accurate. Isis replied coldly, dragging the prey he had thrown down with his backhand, as if deliberately trying to show him the crisp arrow that pierced through the heart accurately.

Scott smiled wryly and couldn't say a word.

Isis was equally speechless. He gritted his teeth in exasperation and dragged the dead deer's head to the kitchen without looking back. Naria always said that people are especially angry when they are hungry...... He felt that he had better eat first and calm down.

Scott, who was thrown down, stood for a long time. Filly cautiously popped up again, his expression genuinely gloating.

“...... Shut up. ”

Scott warned gloomily before he could speak.

The paladin shrugged - he never took such warnings to heart.

"Self-inflicted. He said.

Scott glared at him, helpless.

He shuffled over to the statue of the goddess. The stone statue, which is only a few decades old, smiles softly and distantly, and its blue gem-encrusted eyes are bright and hollow.

She could no longer give him any comfort.

He sat down wearily on the steps in front of the idol. They had planned to find something to eat - the human body is so troublesome. But now......

“...... I can go steal some for you. Philip looked in the direction of the kitchen and licked his lips, "I heard that he has a good barbecue skill. ”

Scott silently grabbed the arrow in his hand and stabbed it into his instep.

The paladin jumped away with agility, and after a moment sat down beside him again, his expression slightly more serious.

"I know you don't want him to get involved in these things...... "but we might need his help, Scott." In any case, he is a dragon. ”

"'A young dragon that hasn't grown up yet'. Scott grimaced, "You said it yourself." ”

"But it's still a dragon. "You have to tell him," Filly insisted...... He knows his own people better than any of us......"

"That's enough!" Scott growled, his tone uncontrollably flustered, "absolutely not! Why do you think I'm stealing his mother's bones......? I tried to force him to make a promise, as proud as he was, and he wouldn't break it easily. But if he realizes that Isis is a greater threat to him......"

“...... You stole that?" Filly wiped his face and sighed helplessly, "What else did you do?...... No wonder he will shoot you with an arrow. ”

-- Probably not all because of that.

Scott thought silently, unable to refute the paladin's next sentence:

"But, Scott, you know better than I do...... It was impossible for him to stay out of it. Even if it's not because of you, but because of Ed and Naria...... He's too deep in the human world......"

This was what they had hoped for - when they decided to defy the laws of nature and raise a dragon as if it were a human. Now, it has become his deepest fear.

. (To be continued.) )