Embarrassment of Golden Dragon Tails

Vera knelt before the fire, turning the short-nosed boar, grinding longleaf tendril stalks into powder with a stone, and sprinkled evenly on the fat-scented boar.Beside him, Tails sat cross-legged on the ground, resting his chin on one hand, staring intently at the piece of meat on the stick.

The fragrance of fat overflowed, even though her stomach was already empty, Vera didn't feel hungry at all.He is now full of thoughts on how to invite Tails.

He secretly glanced at Tails from time to time, and every time he looked at him, his confidence in himself dropped a little bit.

Through the firelight, Jinlong's profile is tall and handsome, and the flame outlines his outline: the bridge of the nose is high, the lips are full, and the long blond hair flows like gold.Shadowed by lashes, his golden-brown eyes were bright and piercing, revealing the strength and confidence of a dragon.

Vera felt even more disturbed.It was not easy to invite a golden dragon to leave his lair to search for human magic together. Before that, he thought of countless reasons in his mind that could convince Tails, and carefully arranged them into very provocative words.Vera felt that he had used all the skills he had learned since he was a child and went to college here, and when he pondered over and over in his stomach, he felt that his next speech could almost move the cold rock.

In the end, however, none of these words came out.Vera knew how much Tails disdained human magic, so the more he thought about it, the more he lost his confidence. Fear surged from a corner of his heart, dragging his heart into nothingness, leaving it hanging alone in the air, with nowhere to go .

The constant turning of the roast betrayed his uneasiness.Vera sprinkled the seasoning nervously, bit her lower lip, and hesitated to speak countless times.He was afraid that he would be mercilessly ridiculed by Tails as soon as he opened his mouth, and he was even afraid that Tails would look down on him even more because of this.Until the roast was charred on both sides, Vera still failed to deliver his carefully choreographed tirade.

The barbecue quickly turned black and smoked, and Vera was still turning it unconsciously.Tails couldn't bear it anymore, and took away the barbecue, successfully preventing the food from being spoiled.

"Hey, human cub, what are you thinking?"

Vera raised her head, opened her mouth, and the words that had been rolled over in her stomach for countless times disappeared without a trace.

"If you want to waste food, then tonight..." Tails elongated his voice, "Don't regret it when you're hungry."

Vera pursed her lips and looked into Tails' eyes. Finally, before Tails lost his patience, he mustered up the last courage to ask: "Tals, I want to go to Sharan to learn magic, would you like to come with me? Are you going? That..." He lowered his head, his voice was so low that he could hardly hear it, "I heard that Shalan is very lively, that, I mean, maybe you will like it..."

"You mean?" Tails frowned and looked Vera up and down.Then, he burst out laughing, "Human cub, you mean to let me, a golden dragon, go with you to learn human magic?"

Hearing his disdain, Vera's face became hot, and he tried to calm down, "I mean, I'm going to learn magic, you can go...uh, travel, I know, you also like lively places, Isn't it?"

"Oh? You mean, let me, the noble golden dragon, be wronged in a human body, and travel with you, a tiny human cub?" Tails sneered, "Human cub, don't forget Our deal, good barbecue. But if you really want to be a mage that much, I could send you off this mountain for the sake of the food."

Countless words swirled on Vera's tongue, and all fell back without uttering a word.His chest seemed to be blocked by a stone, and Vera's eye sockets began to sore. All the grievances he had suppressed after leaving home surged up like a tide at this moment, hitting his throat and eyes.Soon, he widened his eyes, took a deep breath, and forced himself to hold back the tears that were about to burst out of his eyes.

Tails gnawed on the barbecue, giving out admiration from time to time.

When Vera finally held back his tears, wanted to explain a few words, and gave up the plan, a piece of barbecue suddenly appeared under the tip of his nose.

Tails shook the piece of barbecue, "Human cub, here you are."

Vera didn't pick up the piece of meat. He stared deeply at Tails, took a deep breath, and asked, "Tales, do you really not consider going with me? Humans have many delicacies, and I can change them. Fancy doing what’s best for you.”

"Don't think about it, don't try to tempt me with food, I'm already tired of eating those things, unless..."

"Unless what?"

"I heard that the meat of the sharp-toothed cave lizard tastes good. But they all stay in the crevices of the rocks, and I have never caught them." Tails said casually, "If you cook the sharp-toothed cave lizard for me to eat, Maybe I'll consider your suggestion."

Early the next morning, after Tails went hunting, Vera took all the tools and materials he could find, and left the temporary residence.

The process of hunting sharp-toothed cave lizards is very thrilling. They are huge, with sharp teeth, hard jaws, sharp claws, and a thick and powerful long tail.It took Vera two full days to find their habitat. He set a trap at the entrance of a long and narrow cave, sneaked into the cave, and tried his best to lure out a sharp-toothed cave lizard. After many twists and turns, he finally caught it.The moment he caught it, Vera almost passed out from the pain—the sharp teeth of the lizard cut his right palm, almost biting off half of it.And countless scratches were left on his body, not only that, the thick tail of the lizard almost broke his waist.

Fearing that the smell of blood would attract other lizards, Vera hastily tied the wound with a leather strip, endured the pain, and dragged the lizard back to the dragon's nest with the prepared "wooden raft".

Along the way, whenever he was about to lose his hold, he forced himself to imagine the picture of traveling with Tails to motivate himself to keep going.

On the evening of the third day after leaving the dragon's lair, the exhausted Vera finally dragged the sharp-toothed cave lizard twice his weight back to the entrance of the cave.

Afterwards, he passed out.

When the stars overflow, Vera wakes up.As soon as he woke up, he got up and looked around and the big lizard.

There was no sign of Tails around, and the lizard remained in its original state, seemingly untouched by anyone or anything.

Vera's heart sank.He then comforted himself: it was getting late, Tails should be sleeping.

The wound must be treated properly, so he struggled to take a bath.After taking a shower, he bandaged his wound and came back to wait.

Vera sat on a big rock, and with her left hand struggled to cut off the lizard's hard skin, cut off pieces of lizard meat, washed it in a bucket, smeared it with salt and seasonings, and prepared to roast it for Tails to eat the next morning.When cutting off the skin, he imagined Tails' surprise when he saw the lizard early in the morning; when he cut off pieces of bright red meat, he imagined Tails eating the lizard meat, admiring him, admiring the deliciousness of the meat , and...his hard work; and when he was seasoning a piece of meat, he imagined Tails smiling at him approvingly, promising him to go to Sharan together...

As he thought about it, his eyelids became heavier and heavier, and he fell on the cold stone, falling into a dream.

The next day, Tails did not show up, and Vera became anxious.

On the third day, Tails did not show up, and Vera panicked.

On the fourth day, Tails still did not appear, and Vera began to fear.

On the fifth day, Tails still did not appear, and Vera finally began to despair.

He looked at the hole countless times, wanting to rush in to find Tails.

The magic at the entrance of the cave stopped him.He told himself again and again that maybe Tails just fell asleep a little bit, but deep in his heart, the cry of despair became more and more intense, and that voice told him persistently: Wake up, you just A small human being, he doesn’t want you anymore, that noble golden dragon doesn’t want you anymore, no, maybe he never wanted you, from the beginning to the end, in his eyes, all he sees is a poor barbecue... and you, But still here doing one ridiculous daydream after another!

On the tenth day, Vera endured the pain in his right hand, exhausted all his mental strength, and finally pried open a gap in the protective magic at the entrance of the cave, and squeezed in.He harbored a ten thousandth hope that Tails just stayed in the nest and overslept.After all, according to legend, dragons can sleep for up to a month at a time.

To his dismay, the cavern was empty—except for some gleaming "treasures" piled in one corner.There was another dark cavern in the depths of the cave, into which he entered with one last hope—and found nothing.

At this moment, despite all chances, he realized very clearly that he was abandoned.

In the deep darkness, 12-year-old Vera sat on the ground, hugged her knees, buried her face between her arms, and finally shed tears after holding back for a long time.

And after that, he found desperately: the protective magic that sealed the entrance of the cave not only prevented people from entering, but also blocked the way out—it was even far stronger than when he entered, and it was impossible to get out with his meager magic skills.

The shadow of death came again, and lying on the smooth ground of the dragon's lair, Vera hated Tails for the first time, hated him for abandoning himself, hated the spell he set to lock him here, and could only wait helplessly for the terrifying death.At the same time, he still couldn't help but miss Tails's warm hair, his eyes shining with life, his smile, and the food he threw to him from time to time...

In waiting for death, a deeper longing arises.Vera found that a longing that he had never been aware of was growing and burning in his heart, making him want to touch Tails crazily, grab him, hug him, break his wings, and let him stay in his own By my side, I can only be with myself...

Fortunately, Vera finally found the entrance of a cave under a hawk-like rock.After that, he groped for a long time in the tortuous cave in the endless darkness, and finally found an exit above a cliff before starving to death.

He climbed down the cliff, and after many twists and turns, he left the mountain and continued his journey.

Two months later, he found a good teacher in Shalan, became the old man's closed disciple, and studied spells with Sally, who was three years younger than him, and finally, he became an excellent mage as he wished.

And in the long years that followed, he never forgot those days in the mountains, and that proud, powerful golden dragon that disdained humans.

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