Dragon Family

Kress took a sip of water calmly, and lay down facing the fire, "Sleep for two hours before leaving."

"..."

It was three or four o'clock in the morning, and the sky was about to dawn but not yet.

The neglected Taiya was full of doubts and anger, and lay down angrily with his back to him.The figures of Danve and McGee tossed and turned in its mind, and it couldn't feel at ease.It thought left and right, and turned around suddenly.

The flames of the fire reflected Kles' outline, and the golden round was trembling slightly.

Taiya was stunned.

In his memory, it was McGee who would tremble in the middle of the night, and Kress had always slept peacefully until dawn.Therefore, he has always dismissed the service of providing body temperature on his own initiative.

It watched silently behind him for a while, and after making sure that Kleis's trembling was not his illusion, he hesitated to reach out his hand.

When its palm touched Kles' waist, it obviously felt that the other person's body trembled violently, but he didn't resist.Such acquiescence is enough for Taiya to carry out a wider range of activities.It moved its body, gently hugging Kress into its arms, and pressed its chest against the other's back to provide warmth.Fortunately, although its breath is cold, its body is very warm.

Kress opened his eyes, stared at the fire for a while, and then closed his eyes as if nothing had happened.

But Taiya, who couldn't sleep, didn't intend to let him go like this, "You realize the importance of Ben Shuailong now, don't you?"

"Hey, what on earth are you planning!"

"If you don't speak again, Ben Shuailong will kill you!"

"..."

Tai Ya turned over suddenly and pressed Kles under him from behind.

Chris: "..."

Due to his height, Kles' head was at Taiya's collarbone.It raised its upper body, half-ridden and half-sit on him, "You must at least tell me why McGee is dead, right? Did you see that?"

Cress spat out the grass and dirt in his mouth, and wiped his mouth with difficulty, but he didn't complain of pain, so he just let him sit on his body, and said calmly, "That dagger will suck life force."

"You mean the artifact of the Dark God?" Taiya got off his back and pulled him up, "You knew it in advance?"

Chris said, "That's mine."

"You know how to return it to him?"

"Only he can use it."

"Use it and he will die."

"We don't need to die together."

Tai Ya looked at him in surprise, as if looking at a monster.

Kles pulled his arm out of its palm and said coldly: "Which is more cost-effective to die two or four, you should know?" Seeing that he didn't respond, he turned and went to the woods to collect firewood. Halfway there, Tai Ya dragged her back even harder.

Tai Ya felt that she had never been so angry.

It looked at this petite human being, and felt that his mind was darker than the abyss and more evil than a monster.

"We are going to save them." Tai Ya said firmly, without redundant words, without exaggerated tone, just a calm statement, but it gave people a feeling of irrefutable and defiant.

Kles said, "Even at the cost of our lives?"

"How do you know you will die if you don't try?" Taiya paused, "I will protect you."

Kleis adds firewood to boil water.

The atmosphere just fell silent.

Taiya felt uncomfortable, lay down for a while, sat up for a while, and looked at the direction coming from melancholy, hoping that a huge red dragon with a man on its back would suddenly appear in the sky.

Kress glanced at Wendland, his eyes darkened, and he said for a moment: "There is a fountain of youth ahead."

Taiya said, "I'm still young."

"McKee needs...if he's going to live."

In the end, he set off in the direction of the fountain of youth.A word from Chris convinced him.

"Without the Fountain of Youth, they would be dead if you rescued them. Only with the Fountain of Youth can there be a chance of survival."

Tai Ya asked: "Is this your original plan?"

Kles didn't answer, not because he didn't want to answer, but because he didn't know how to answer.Indeed, at first he thought about taking the Fountain of Youth—when he was still able to use his fighting spirit.On this road full of thorns and enemies, McGee and Danve are good partners.But now he can't protect himself, and it is more important to get out of the body than to fetch spring water.

"It's faster to fly." It's another day, and Taiya has another two hours of transformation benefits.

Cress, who was preoccupied with the transformation time, did not object this time. After it transformed, he obediently climbed up the dragon's back and sat upright.Taiya looked back at him and looked at him again. After flying for an hour, he couldn't help but stop and turned into a human form, "There is still an hour, save it for emergency?"

Chris also had no objection.

……

Is this a silent protest or a reflection on what I have done before?

Tai Ya's eyeballs wanted to stick to Kles' body to find out what happened.

Kress was still the same, eating when the time came, and going on the road after eating, and Taiya stopped when he said he had a rest.

"Hey!" At night, Taiya finally couldn't hold back anymore, and stopped in front of Kleis who was still going on his way, "Speak out if you feel uncomfortable!"

"It's time for a break?" Kress glanced at him, silently picking up wood to start a fire.

"I didn't mean that!" Taiya said, "You know what I'm talking about!"

"I don't know." Kress said he didn't know, with an expression of no interest in knowing.

Taiya snatched the firewood from his hand, "It turns out that you are not like this."

"You will prevent me from using the two-hour transformation opportunity at will."

"You carefully observe the terrain and your surroundings before resting."

"Although you don't talk much, your mouth is very poisonous."

"Although you have few words, you have many ideas."

"Although you seldom talk, you always like to argue!"

Kress finally raised his eyes, "Do you think I'm treating you too well now?"

Taiya was asked.That's right.The current Kleiss is much more docile than the previous Klese who was always singing the opposite tune. Isn't this the kind of partner I yearn for?Let him revolve around himself instead of himself around him.But, why is he so awkward in his heart, wishing to beat him up and bring him back?

"I don't care, anyway, you change it back for me."

Chris said, "I'm a little tired."

"...the old you never complained of being tired!" Tai Ya broke out.

Kleiss said: "I am also a human being." I will also be tired, want to rest, and be hit and slumped.He once buried such emotions in the deepest corner of his heart, not allowing the slightest hint of them to affect him.But this time is different, this time he is too weak, too weak to struggle, to persevere, to use false arms to support the illusion of strength.He can still move forward because he has never stopped for so many years, and habit has become the only driving force to support him.

But the heart is extremely tired.

Once, he thought that becoming a knight would get rid of the family.Later, he thought he could get rid of the nobility by becoming a holy knight.Later, he thought that by becoming a dragon knight, he would be able to get rid of the God of Light...

He has been looking for a more powerful force to get rid of the existing shackles, but in the end it was nothing.

Even if he gets rid of the God of Light, his future path can only be attached to Taiya and become a person like McGee.No, not as good as McGee.He doesn't even have the skills of a thief.

He has lost and fallen, but he has never lost his hard work for more than [-] years like this.

Seeing his pale face, Taiya worriedly said, "Uncomfortable?"

Kress leaned against the tree trunk and said flatly, "The road is still long, so rest early."

"I'm going to pick some fruit." Taiya couldn't bear to harass Kleis like this.

Kress leaned against the tree trunk, listening to the sound of the wind blowing through the leaves, and watched a black-haired girl in a snow-white low-cut long skirt walking out from behind the opposite tree.The long hair, as smooth as silk satin, was pulled loosely behind the head, and the neck was white and slender, giving people an elegant feeling.

She is beautiful.Audrey's Mingli was like a country girl in front of her.

She is cold.Mrs Grantham's arrogance stood before her like a shrew.

She is noble.Princess Joni, the noblest of Shamanlier, was also eclipsed.

Her voice is still beautiful, as sweet as a silver bell. "Are you a knight from Dreamland?"

Kress looked at her, his brain working instinctively.

"I can feel that you are a Knight of Light," she said.

Hearing too much about holy knights, suddenly becoming a light knight has no sense of disobedience.Chris asked, "Who are you?"

"My name is Ruona. Fifteen kilometers ahead is my territory." Noticing Kleis' vigilance, she smiled slightly and dispelled the coldness. I don't intend to be your enemy."

Kles said, "I can't think of a reason to believe you."

"Your strength is bound by the power of darkness. You are just an ordinary person. I have no reason to deceive you."

Chris's eyes dimmed.

Ruona said: "I left my territory just to express friendship, you can believe me or not. I can only give you the best advice, don't hurt any animals in my territory. They are my friends , if you can do this, I will guarantee your safety in my territory."

Kress was silent.

"Your partner is coming back soon. Remember my words." She twisted her waist and turned slowly, "If you choose to be born again, you can find the meaning of new life and the true meaning of life from the lost life. You only feel Suffering is due to refusing to accept small and trivial happiness, but the river of human growth is originally formed by the condensation of small and trivial water droplets."

"Who are you?" Kress felt inexplicably familiar with every word and every sentence of her.

"Not every creature in the Nightwood is a fan of Harvey." She faded away from tree to tree.

"Can you tell me what the owner of the Fountain of Youth is like?"

"...Who are you talking to?" Taiya came back holding the fruit.

Kress took a breath and stared at him dissatisfied, "You only picked so much fruit?" If it came back later, it should have obtained more information.

This complaint is a bit of a no-brainer.The weight of Taiya's pick is close to the weight when McGee and Denver were still there, and it will definitely not be insufficient, but it is still very happy.The complaining Kress is more of a pissed off person.

Oh, it knows where the problem is.Although the previous Kress was docile, he was lifeless, as if he would disappear in the blink of an eye.

Taiya figured this out, and was happy to find fault with him, happily let go of the fruit, and happily continued to pick the fruit.

Chris: "..."

Ruona's words had more or less an impact on Kress.The situation is already as bad as death.If he is afraid of death, he can only work hard, if he is not afraid of death, then there is no reason not to work hard.

Watching Kleis's eyes gradually recover, and his eyes became firmer than before, Taiya breathed a sigh of relief, and reflected on whether his previous accusations were too harsh.He can think of the Fountain of Youth, which proves that he has not given up on McGee.

In order to make up for the "harm" he caused to him, Taiya took care of Kles almost to the point of meticulousness.Pathfinding, foraging, and sentry are all on your shoulders, and stove heating services are also provided at night.

Kress didn't quite get used to it at first, but he couldn't bear the chill of the night, so he acquiesced halfway.The only thing that still makes him uncomfortable is Taiya's morning, rain or shine.If he got up late, Tai Ya would hug him and gently rub him. For this reason, he developed a good habit of going to bed early and getting up early.

He is so used to persisting for a few days, Taiya's face turns as dark as the bottom of a pot.Until one day, just as he was about to get up, he was suppressed by Tai Ya.Silver hair hung down from the back of his neck, the cold dragon's breath was blowing on his face, and his thighs were rubbed against something hard against him.

"Tai Ya." He rarely gritted his teeth.

Taiya hummed and said nothing.

"...there's a stone there."

Taiya said: "The stone is too rough." The human form is different from the dragon form, and the skin is more fragile, and the stone will break the skin if it is often rubbed.

Chris said, "Get up."

Tai Ya held his hand tightly, and her movements became wider and wider, and a contented sob came out of her throat.

The rubbing sound of cloth and cloth became more and more intense, like a passionate symphony, which lasted for nearly half an hour before coming to an abrupt end. Feeling a bit wet and sticky on the hot thighs, Kleis pulled out the torch tree angrily. Grabbing the grass from beginning to end, and then turning his head angrily.

Tai Ya looked at him tenderly, as if he hadn't recovered from the aftertaste.The silver hair hangs down, blocking the foggy eyes, the yellow-green eyes are more gorgeous than ever.

The anger suddenly died down.

Kress's throat was slightly dry, and his voice was low and hoarse: "Get up."

Taiya tilted her head to look at him for a while, then let him go slowly.

Krys jumped up and walked towards the jungle.He walked hurriedly and quickly, in a trance, and didn't notice that Tai Ya's eyes were a little strange after he became clear.

When he came back after washing his body and changing his pants, Tai Ya still maintained his original posture and looked at him.

"You..." Kress wanted it to change his pants, but remembered that there was only his own clothes left in the bag, which was too small for Taiya, "Aren't you leaving?"

Taiya sat up with a serious expression: "Where's your grudge?"

Chris paused and stopped in his tracks.

"The former you must be able to break free from me."

Chris said, "Are you apologizing to me?"

Taiya glanced into the distance, with an unnatural expression, "I thought you acquiesced." So he was unscrupulous, and found out that something was wrong with Kleiss after the end.

Kress threw him a piece of cloth and said slowly, "You should learn to use your hands."

hand?

Taiya stared at her palm in thought.

The matter of vindictiveness was dismissed lightly, Kleiss didn't want to talk about it, Taiya didn't ask, and one person and one dragon hurried on their way as usual.They don't know whether McGee and Danve can hold on, but they have the motivation to move forward if they think about the good.

Fifteen kilometers passed quickly.The territory of the purple night elves is very different from the new territory.One is full of purple trees, one is like a kingdom of flowers and animals.The trees are verdant and the flowers are in full bloom.Insects chirp, birds chirp, deer walk and rabbits jump.

This is real woods.

Kress suddenly understood the meaning of Ruona's warning.After eating fruit and cakes for so long, he really missed the taste of meat.

He was still thinking, but Taiya was about to act.It spotted a rabbit and galloped over, pulled its ears and picked it up.The rabbit's limbs were vertical, motionless, staring at it obediently, not afraid at all, but curious.

"Baked and eaten." Taiya stared at it, drooling.

Kles asked, "Dragon eats meat?" He remembered that the dinner hosted by the old black dragon only contained fruit.

Taiya said depressedly: "Long Island has little meat."

It's not that there is less meat, but the dragon eats a lot.Kress said, "You can't eat it."

"why?"

"why?"

Two voices sounded simultaneously.

One is Taiya, and the other is... Rabbit.

Rabbit looked at Tai Ya in surprise, "You want to eat me?"

……

Taiya never thought of eating a talking creature.It asked solemnly: "What are you?"

Rabbit said: "Rabbit."

Taiya said: "Rabbits can't talk."

The rabbit said: "I am a smart rabbit."

Taiya looked at the other animals and had a bad feeling in his heart: "All the animals here can talk?"

"Some will, some won't." The rabbit is still struggling with whether it can eat or not, "You want to eat me? How can you eat me? I'm your kind!"

"..." Taiya said, "This Shuailong's kind is not a rabbit!"

The rabbit said: "We are all higher animals, we all have wisdom."

A light flashed in Chris' mind.Ruona said that there is only one way to safely pass through her territory, don't think about the fountain of wisdom, don't hurt the animals here.Perhaps getting these animals to talk is the effect of a fountain of wisdom.

Taiya rolled up his sleeves and argued with Rabbit about the differences between them, and he seemed determined not to give up until he quarreled and decided the outcome.

Kress said, "McGee and Denver are still waiting for us."

Tai Ya threw the rabbit away casually, "Hmph."

The rabbit landed on the ground and yelled at them, "You rude human being."

Just as Taiya was about to refute, he heard Kleis explain to the rabbit quietly: "It's not human."

Taiya squinted at him.

Chris said, "Isn't it right?"

Taiya said: "The content is correct, but the tone is wrong. Don't think that Ben Shuailong can't hear your disgusting tone!"

Kress neither denied nor admitted, "Are you sure you want to waste your time discussing the types of the three of us?"

Taiya yelled at the rabbit: "This handsome dragon is a noble dragon!"

The rabbit looked at it, twisted its snow-white round buttocks and ran away.

Taiya proudly said: "It was scared away by the heroic appearance of this handsome dragon."

"You look human."

"..."

Taiya turned into a dragon shape, and hooked his paws at Kles, "Let them see the heroic and domineering appearance of my handsome dragon!"

Kress jumped on its back. "Only an hour."

"Understood, wordy." Having said that, it obeyed happily in its heart, spread its wings, rushed into the air, flew forward close to the treetops, and looked happily at the curious eyes of the small animals below.

Seeing it flying directly over the deer, sheep and other animals, Kles asked curiously, "You don't eat meat anymore?"

"Find a fat one."

"You can't eat the animals here."

"Why?" Taiya flapped his wings displeasedly on the branches, and the leaves fell one after another, causing the little animals to look up at them in shock.

Kles said: "I have an agreement with the lord here."

Tai Ya suddenly folded his wings and flew down from above, landed on the ground, turned into a human form, looked at him with his arms folded, and his brows wrinkled into small peaks showed his master's displeasure with this matter. "Why don't I know that I have friendship with the lord here?"

Kles said, "It was the time you picked the fruit twice."

"……Say."

Kress briefly said that Ruona asked him to make a condition.

"When did human beings become so simple?" Taiya sneered, "Do you believe her?"

Chris said, "You can give it a try."

"why?"

Kress couldn't tell why, but he couldn't help but want to believe her.Moreover, he always felt that it was not the first time that he and Ruona had met, no matter the appearance or the tone of voice, it gave him a feeling of deja vu.

"What else did you not say?" Taiya asked.

Kress said, "I think she's trustworthy."

Taiya said: "What if she is bad?"

Chris said, "Then make a bet."

"bet?"

"From now until we leave this territory, if you don't touch these animals and the lord doesn't attack us, you are not allowed to rub me again."

"..." Taiya gritted her teeth, "If she attacks us, you'll rub against me every day. Once in the morning and at night!"

"……it is good."

The two hands clap together as an oath.

A bet is a bet, and a gamble is a gamble.However, facing the fragrant flowers and lively animals, the mood of traveling is much better.The rabbit often came to look for them. At first, he would talk to them from a distance, and then he would start jumping up and down when he got familiar with it. Sometimes he would introduce them to delicious grasses, and sometimes he would tell them where there was water.

Kress was surprised: "Is there water here?"

The rabbit asked suspiciously, "You don't need to drink water?"

Is there a spiritual spring where there is water?Kress thought for a while, then suppressed his thoughts, "I have a lot of water bottles, I should add some."

The water source that the rabbit refers to is stream water.

The creek is clear, flowing water slowly, sparkling.

The rabbit said proudly: "There are many, and there are more in front!"

"Thank you." Kress found that it was staring directly behind him, and couldn't help turning his head.

Taiya was fascinated by his own dragon reflection on the water.

Chris: "..."