The Witcher: Darkness Falls

"By the way, Leon, have you ever seen a dragon? Why do you say it looks like a dragon? Others say it looks like a crow, which is also the origin of my name, the Three Jackdaws." Borch gently shook the wine glass and looked at Leon with interest.

Leon shook his head honestly and said, “No, I have never seen a dragon, I just feel that this pattern resembles one.

Look, how can crows fly side by side in such a golden field? And the one in the middle is so big, and the whole picture is so blurry, who would guess that there are three crows? "

Listening to Leon's analysis, Borch nodded slightly. He took a sip of beer and said with a smile: "You know, Leon, you are the first one who thought it was a black dragon."

"So, is it?"

Borch smiled mysteriously and said, “Of course, I am a dragon knight!

Come on, cheers to Dragon Knight, this beer tastes pretty good!"

Lyon didn't take Borch's words seriously, he just smiled and clinked glasses with him.

"What? You don't believe it?" Borch asked after taking a big sip of wine.

Leon shook his head and said, "No, I definitely don't believe it, but if you say the dragon you ride is a fork-tailed dragon, or a dragon lizard, that's another matter."

Borch shook his head and said, “Those are not dragons, they are just reptilian dragon monsters.

That's what they say, but they have nothing to do with dragons. In fact, they are closely related to lizards!"

"I don't know, I haven't even seen these dragons." Lyon said.

Borch fixed his eyes on the satchel on Leon's waist, pointed at it and said, "Really? Then what is this? This is not cowhide or horsehide or anything like that."

Leon straightened his bag, looked at Borch and said, “I admire your eyesight in this dim light!

It's the skin of a fork-tailed dragon, but I didn't kill it. So how did you find it?"

Borch said nonchalantly, "Practice makes perfect. I'm a dragon rider and have killed a lot of these things, fork-tailed dragons, pterodactyls, and dragon lizards. I've killed them many times and I know them by heart."

Leon rolled his eyes.

These dragon-like monsters listed by Borch are very troublesome to deal with even if they are not dragons. How many of them have been killed?

These dragons may be found in the Dragon Mountains or deep in the Blue Mountains, but they can't be seen anywhere else.

Killed a lot?

Borch looked not much older than him and had an aristocratic air.

Such a young knight may not even have killed a monster, let alone a top-level dragon-like monster.

"I'll take what you said as the truth." Leon said, "Would you like to eat something? I feel a little hungry just from drinking."

"Of course, the guest should follow the host's wishes!" said Borch with a smile.

Leon called the waiter and said, “We are hungry, do you have any recommended dishes?”

The waiter looked at Leon and asked cautiously, "How about the charcoal-grilled cod? It's very fresh. The fishermen just caught it from the river this morning."

"Okay, two pairs please. I like lighter ones. What about you?" Leon asked Borch.

"A little spicier, and preferably a little sour, thank you." Borch said bluntly.

"How about some more beef?" Leon asked. "Are you getting any beef?"

The waiter quickly said, "Of course, it's fresh too. It was still eating grass this morning!"

"Sounds good!" Borch nodded.

Seeing that the two seemed to have a good appetite, the waiter took the initiative to say, "We also have special egg custard, eel, and roast lamb. Would you like some?

Would you like some vegetable salad? Oh, sir, do you need some lobsters? They were just shipped from Nilfgaard today. They are from the sea. One is enough for each of you. They are very big. "

"Of course, there are two more barrels of beer. My friend and I will not leave until we are drunk!" Leon said with a smile, and at the same time threw a ten-dollar florin to the other party, saying, "Here is a tip for you!"

Anyway, I have money and can do whatever I want.

The waiter was delighted and thanked him repeatedly: "Thank you very much, generous sir, I will go get you some beer first, and the rest will follow soon!"

This one florin was equivalent to his monthly salary.

The money was paid and the beer and food arrived quickly.

The waiter cleared a table specifically for them, otherwise there would be no room for so much food.

The two drank beer, ate barbecue and had a lively conversation.

Borch was well-informed and his insights into monsters far surpassed even that of the biologist from the Imperial College.

What surprised Leon the most was that the other party knew dragons very well. Although he didn't know whether what he said was true, he spoke with confidence, as if he had seen it with his own eyes.

“Leon, you really should feel what it’s like to ride on the back of a dragon.

Soaring high in the sky, letting the clouds accompany you - although it's wet and cold, it feels really good.

Let the wind caress your face - it's very comfortable if you fly slowly, but if you fly fast it will make you cry and snot, and you will feel much more comfortable if you wear glasses.

Or if you look down at the earth from the sky, you will find that the huge urban clusters are about the size of the palm of your hand.

The magnificent castle is like a grain of rice, and the mountains that stretch for thousands of miles are like a snake crawling at your feet. "Borch grabbed a lamb's hind leg and chewed it, talking about the feeling of riding a dragon like Leon.

Leon was also gnawing on a leg of lamb and said vaguely, “Dragons are proud creatures, how could they allow people to ride them?

I do remember that in history, the ancestors of the Emperor of Temeria once led an army to the Dragon Mountains in an attempt to conquer the dragon. They put an iron chain on the dragon like tying a dog, making it serve the royal family.

But before they actually entered the Dragon Mountains, they were attacked by a group of fork-tailed dragons.

More than half of the troops were killed or wounded, and the emperor almost died.

He didn't even see the real owner, but was killed by its followers. "

Borch thought about it, nodded and said, "That's right, but the fork-tailed dragon is not a follower of the dragon. On the contrary, it is the dragon's food. Of course, it is just one of them.

Like you said, they are not related at all."

Leon nodded and said, "That's right, but I'm curious, why do these dragon-like creatures look so similar to giant dragons?"

"Similar?" Borch said with a half-smile, "Excuse me, if you have seen a real dragon, you will feel that those dragon-like creatures have nothing in common with dragons except that they can fly.

It is nonsense that people classify these reptilian monsters as dragons and believe that they have the blood of giant dragons.

Do you know, Leon? The reason why humans do this is because their ancestors were so helpless and worshipful when facing real dragons!

Therefore, they gave these reptilian monsters the name "dragon" and classified them as dragons.

In this way, if they killed these reptilian monsters, they would feel very proud and think that they also had the strength to compete with the dragons.

Aren’t there many knight legends about slaying a dragon at the end?

There are hundreds of legends about a knight trying to slay a dragon, but where are there so many dragons in this world?

The dragons have a low fertility rate, and even a hundred of them would be enough to drive them extinct."

At this moment, two big red lobsters were also brought up.

Borch broke off a lobster claw that was bigger than a human head and said, "Look at this, a lobster. It's also related to dragons. Eating it is like eating dragon meat. Come on, cheers!"

“Cheers!” Leon pried open the shrimp claws and ate the tender shrimp meat inside and said, “I bet dragon meat is definitely not as tender as this!

According to what you said, dragons have a longer lifespan than elves, and their fertility rate is low. The existing dragons are all old dragons, so how can their meat compare to this lobster?"

Borch agreed: “Yes, that’s right.

Anyway, I'm the one who's talking, Leon, what do you think of dragons?"

He looked at Leon expectantly, wanting to know what Leon thought of the dragon.

Leon searched through all the knowledge about dragons in his mind, and then said: "Historical books say that dragons are the embodiment of chaos and the representative of disaster.

But the wizard said that the dragon is the will of this world and the guardian of the ancient continent..."

"No, I want to hear your opinion. It doesn't matter what they think. What do you think?" Borch interrupted Leon, his golden eyes staring straight into Leon's eyes.

At this moment, Leon actually had the illusion that he was the prey being targeted by the hunter.

He thought for a moment and said, “I have never seen a dragon, but given their strength, if they really represent chaos and destruction, then this world would have been destroyed long ago.

I think dragons are just another species of creature, just like humans."

Borch smiled and nodded, "I'm glad you said that. Cheers!"