Chapter 454: Welcoming the Dragon Rider
The king of the Kingdom of Fiery Torrents, the great dragon knight Ares Sun, personally visited the Grand Duchy of Shadowflame.
This undoubtedly alarmed the entire Red Keep and Stormrage City.
The Senate quickly held a meeting and decided to welcome the arrival of King Ares with the highest etiquette. The Red Keep, Stormwind City, and all the manors around Shadowfire Volcano would hold grand welcome ceremonies.
"Mrs. Supervisor, please lead the nobles to welcome King Ares as the master of the Shadow Flame Dragon Blood Family." Lord Kunbei, the head of the house, entered the inner castle of the Red Castle and paid a courtesy visit to Princess Anxia, the wife of the Supervisor.
The selection of the son is not over yet.
Now Princess Anxia and Little Princess Kunlaya are still the orthodox representatives of the Shadow Flame Dragon Blood Family, so they naturally need to come forward to welcome the king as their masters.
Moreover, Princess Anxia is the biological daughter of King Ares.
"Tell Earl Merlin that I will do it." Princess Anxia's voice was neither happy nor sad, but there was already a storm in her heart.
Memories of the dead come flooding back.
She fell into those suffocating memories, waiting for Lord Kunbei to leave, and her face suddenly turned pale.
His lips were black and he was covered in cold sweat.
"Mother, what's wrong with you?" Little Princess Kunlaya quickly helped Princess Anxia up, "Are you afraid of grandpa's arrival?"
The little princess Kunlaya, who is about to turn thirteen, is already a graceful figure.
After practicing Dou Qi for many years, she no longer wears the skirt she loved as a child, and wears knight's training clothes every day.
Princess Anxia wanted to deny it.
But there was no part of her body that betrayed her fear of King Ares.
In her memory, this dragon knight father would hold her in his arms and tell stories when she was a child. He was tall and kind. He would also coldly marry her to a fool when she grew up, letting her wail no matter how much she wanted. Moved.
Even the mistakes she made when she was young were full of Machiavellian ruthlessness.
After she worked hard to raise her son, the dragon knight's father never showed any tenderness, and he was bent on planning to annex the Grand Duchy of Shadowflame.
"I'm not afraid of him." Princess Anxia trembled and said something she didn't even believe.
The little princess Kunlaya held her mother's light body tightly, and her eyes, which were still very immature two years ago, revealed a firm look: "Mother, you don't have to be afraid of grandpa, I will accompany you to face grandpa, I will Support you, mother!”
"Good boy!" Princess Anxia hugged little Princess Kunlaya, her frightened expression gradually calmed down, "As long as you are here, mother is not afraid!"
The little princess Kunlaya suddenly smiled, she could already help her mother.
But as she was still young, she did not see the fear in Princess Anxia's eyes, nor did she know the worry in her mother's heart.
"If... Kunraya, if your grandfather wants to take you away from your mother, who can stop you?" Princess Anxia sobbed in her heart, "He... has been looking for someone in the kingdom who fits his identity. The young noble..."
Orphans and widows.
If the young master is selected to determine the new Grand Duke, their identity as the Shadow Flame Dragon Blood Family will also end. At that time, they will have no choice but to return to the Kingdom of Blazing Torrent.
Suddenly.
A young figure appeared in Princess Anxia's mind: "Russell...Can Russell save our mother and daughter? Is Russell really the choice of the Shadow Flame Dragon? And the Shadow Flame Dragon is really willing to help our mother and daughter?" ?"
There are too many uncertainties in everything.
She quickly thought of the Golden Roof Castle. After Baron Davis died, Robbie had to take her daughter Diana back to her parents' home.
"She is still Russell's biological aunt, and she still ends up like this...it shows that men are unreliable!" Princess An Xia thought.
Her father is ruthless and unreliable; her husband is congenitally stupid and unreliable; her son is arrogant and unreliable... The three closest men to her are all unreliable, so how can an outsider like Russell be reliable?
"Mother, what are you thinking about?" Little Princess Kunlaya's voice pulled Princess Anxia back from her self-pity.
Wiping the tears from the corners of her eyes, Princess Anxia said softly: "Kunraya, mother heard that the Phoenix Bird Baron of that kingdom, Velim Jinnari, has become a disciple of Russell and is seeking to be promoted to the Lord of the Dragon Domain. Opportunity.”
"I heard." Little Princess Kunraya nodded.
"How about you also become a disciple of Russell and ask him for guidance on fighting spirit. Maybe you can ride a two-legged flying dragon in the future." Maybe Russell is unreliable, but after learning Russell's knighthood, Kunlaya can rely on herself.
The only thing Princess Anxia can rely on now is her daughter.
Little Princess Kunlaya could not understand her mother's choice, but simply nodded and said, "Well, when brother Russell arrives, I will become his teacher and study hard!"
"Good boy!"
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"Is the Dragon Knight coming?" Russell has been staying in the Red Castle these days, living in his cousin Mel's small independent castle.
Hear King Ares coming riding on the fiery dragon.
A trace of excitement inevitably arose in his heart: "Pauly, we will see the real dragon knight soon."
"Yeah, the real dragon knight," Paulie responded.
"With the protection of the Shadow Flame Dragon, the dragon knight shouldn't be able to detect the smell of ice cream." Russell said, "This way I can get up close and feel the powerful aura of the dragon knight... That's what will happen in the future. me."
The Shadow Flame Dragon also had knights in the past, so it is very clear about the power of dragon knights, and naturally it is confident that it can hide the breath of the little dream dragon.
"But I think, Russell, you will be more powerful than King Ares in the future." Baoli said, "Xue Gao is not an ordinary elemental dragon, it is the lord of dreams, and may be more powerful than all elemental dragons."
"That makes sense!" Russell nodded.
Then he stretched his waist: "Let's have a king-to-king meeting tomorrow."
The next day, colorful flags fluttered over the Red Castle, and two-legged dragons circled back and forth, and the dragon knights had arrived at the Shadow Flame Volcano.
The volcano is the home of the dragon. When a dragon visits another dragon, it is natural to meet at the crater.
Russell also rode the black oil dragon Rose, climbed up to the crater of the Shadow Flame Volcano, and greeted several other dragon knights.
"Father." He saw Baron Roman also riding a dragon.
In order to show respect for King Ares, the Shadow Guard has notified all the dragon knights to come to Shadow Flame Volcano to welcome the dragon knight.
"Russell." Baron Roman came over, "It's really lively today."
"After all, it's a visit from a dragon knight. Speaking of which, this is my first time seeing a dragon knight." Russell said.
"I saw him when I was young." Baron Roman sighed.
At that time, the former Grand Duke of the Grand Duchy of Shadow Flame, Quentin III Shadow Flame, was still in his prime, full of vigor and spirit, inspiring all the young knights of the Grand Duchy of Shadow Flame. Baron Roman naturally regarded Quentin III as an idol.
Under the leadership of Quentin III, the Grand Duchy of Shadow Flame was thriving and could even interact with the Kingdom of Blazing Torrent on an equal footing.
Now, it can only rely on the breath of King Ares.
Thinking of this, Baron Roman lost interest in chatting for a while, patted Russell on the shoulder, and waited silently by the side.
After a moment,
A luxurious carriage climbed up the slope of the mountain, and then Princess Anxia and Princess Kunlaya walked out.
"Meet the Madam Regent." Russell stepped forward to greet her, and smiled at Princess Kunlaya, "Meet the little princess."
Princess Kunlaya also smiled and responded: "Sir Russell."
Although the two of them called each other brother and sister in private, they still had to address each other by their formal identities in public.
"Madam Regent, please stand in front of the team and lead everyone to pay homage to King Ares." Lord Kunbei, the chief steward of internal affairs, said.
Princess Anxia then took Princess Kunlaya and walked to the front of the team step by step.
The noble knights and the wyverns, Princess Anxia lined up in order, no one spoke loudly, and they were all patiently waiting for the arrival of the dragon knights.
A full quarter of an hour passed.
The Shadow Flame Dragon in the magma suddenly opened its dozing eyes.
At the same time, in the northwest sky, a black figure dragged a long trail of thick smoke and swooped down towards the Shadow Flame Volcano like a meteorite falling from the sky. Beside this dark black figure, there was another sea blue figure flying with it.
"Here it comes." Earl Merlin whispered softly.
Russell's expression was shocked, and his eyes were fixed on the fiery dragon figure with billowing smoke.