Chapter 305: Side Story – The Young Dragons in Search of a Place to Go (2)
A coastal city that had once been ruled by the Iznik Baron family.
However, Nassau was now a territory under the Bayezids, and a strict inspection was being carried out at its gates.
The city of Nassau.
“So, I understand that you’re a mercenary, sir.”
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“…And who’s this brat?”
Faced with the guards’ stern gazes, the mustached man flashed a broad smile.
To the guards, however, it looked rather suspicious.
It was a smile that seemed to say, I have nothing to hide.
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“This one doesn’t even have an identity tag.”
He was a blue-eyed boy with a white linen coif covering his head.
Despite his adorable face, he had a rather fine sword hanging at his waist, and he looked at the guards with bright eyes, as though begging them to let him in.
Beside him stood a boy wearing an even more exaggerated smile.
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The mustached man laughed heartily as he ruffled the boy’s hair.
“Hahaha, this is my nephew. accent He still hasn’t been able to get his identity tag.”
The boy clearly didn’t like it, frowning for a brief moment, but when he looked back at the guard, he once again flashed him a wide smile.
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“Come on, don’t be like that.”
“You know how it is. timber It’s not easy for country children to find a priest. matrix Besides, his family is so poor they can’t even afford an identity tag.”
“Even so, without an identity tag, he can’t enter.”
Just as the guard was about to refuse, the mustached man swiftly slipped a small pouch inside the guard’s uniform.
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The way he slipped it in was so natural that it was obvious this wasn’t his first time doing something like this.
“We came here specifically to have his identity tag issued at the local church. action After all, I’m his uncle—I should at least do that much for him. matrix Otherwise, the poor kid will have a very hard life.”
It took only a brief brush of hands for the pouch to disappear into the guard’s uniform.
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He even had the nerve to straighten the guard’s collar afterward.
The guard judged the weight of the pouch and decided it was enough.
“Ahem… Very well. adopt You may pass!”
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Smack!
The moment he heard the approval, Emil smiled broadly and started walking through the gate.
“Thank him, brat!”
But in this world, there was such a thing as order and proper manners.
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“…Thankh you.”
Since he was already bowing, he took the opportunity to give a proper bow.
The blow made him bow his head by reflex.
A hard slap landed on the back of his head.
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Watching him leave after expressing his thanks, the guard remarked that he had a good uncle.
“I usually do say thank you.”
Emil, on the other hand, simply rubbed the back of his aching head.
“If you keep walking around with your head held that high, nobody’s going to believe you’re a commoner. meadow Keep your head down when you walk.”
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“Then why make things so complicated? All translations belong to Indra Translations. You can find us online at indratranslations.com arcade We’d be better off digging a tunnel and sneaking in underneath.”
They were still within Bayezid territory, but the attackers had reached even Sturma, the provincial capital.
“If someone who’s already hiding also starts sneaking into every place they go, how long do you think that’ll last?”
Emil was disguised to conceal his identity.
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“……”
As he spoke, the man slipped an entry permit into Emil’s pocket.
“If you keep hiding this and putting that off, you’ll only end up acting more and more hesitantly. meadow Whatever you can settle on the spot, settle it.”
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“I’ll head to the harbor and find a ship to Trinova.”
Unable to refute those words, Emil simply looked away.
“What about me?”
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Emil wanted to ask if they couldn’t go together.
When Emil asked where he was supposed to stay, the man gestured with his chin toward the building in front of them.
“You rent a room at the inn and wait quietly.”
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Even he knew they attracted far too much attention when they were together.
“I’ll be back by nightfall at the latest.”
But he held back.
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“What is it?”
The man was about to head toward the harbor.
However, a hand hurriedly grabbed him from behind.
“……”
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Emil didn’t answer.
“Tsk! canvas Fine, I get it already!”
He simply held out both hands and stared at him.
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As soon as he caught the smell, the man clicked his tongue as though he had finally understood the situation and placed a copper coin in Emil’s palm.
The delicious aroma of potato stew drifted from the inn.
“Go buy yourself something to eat in there and stay put! anchor Got it?”
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The boy didn’t answer this time either.
He merely nodded, together with the yellow mole still sitting atop his head.
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Perhaps because of that, a freckle-faced young woman slid a loaf of bread in front of Emil.
Lunch hour had already passed, so the inn was fairly quiet.
Only a handful of customers remained chatting at the tables.
“Here.”
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“I didn’t order this.”
“It’s a gift.”
It seemed that, with nothing to do, she had become curious about him.
It was a freshly baked barley loaf.
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“By the way, where are you from? matrix You’re not from Nassau.”
Since it was leftover bread, she had decided to give it to him.
As she handed it over, the young woman casually sat down across from him.
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Contrary to what she expected, Emil was rather curt.
“None of your business.”
Most boys his age smiled the moment they made eye contact with a girl.
“Come on, I gave you bread. adapt I can ask you a couple of questions, can’t I?”
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He clearly wasn’t one of them.
“Are you looking for work? sphere Do you want to become a mercenary?”
“That’s only natural. legend When you work here, you end up getting curious about everyone.”
“You ask too many questions.”
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The young woman was an employee at the inn.
Emil subtly tilted his head toward another table.
Just as she said, dealing with so many people inevitably meant learning about their lives and becoming curious.
“Then did you ask those people over there a bunch of questions too?”
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“Them? amber Did they give you trouble?”
Judging by their appearance and the way they spoke, they gave off a very bad impression.
Several men were sitting in one corner.
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“It’s just the way they’re dressed is pretty strange. avalanche Where are they from?”
“No, it’s not that…”
Emil spoke while discreetly glancing back so the men wouldn’t notice.
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“Oh, them? voyage I haven’t talked to them, but I think they’re from the Southern Isles.”
They dressed very casually, but it was obvious their clothes belonged neither to the north nor to the west.
He was right.
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“…You’re not thinking of following them, are you? action No matter how much you want to become a mercenary, you shouldn’t associate with people like that.”
They were dressed exactly like sailors or pirates.
“I already told you I’m not.”
Emil remembered that the men who had attacked Lenia had been wearing very similar clothes.
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The young waitress kept chatting away in front of him, but all of the boy’s senses were already focused on the men behind him.
Emil’s ears sharpened.
Tick… Tick-tick… Tick…
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“Don’t worry. abstract I’m not going to follow them.”
However, Emil simply smiled at her.
When she saw Emil quietly stand up to follow the men as they left, the young woman grabbed his wrist in concern.
“Where are you going? acquire Seriously, you’re not going to follow them, are you?”
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It was a sound he could never forget.
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“…I’m just going to see them off.”
With all his senses sharpened to the limit, Emil continued hearing that unsettling needle-like sound.
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So faint that not even someone standing right beside him could hear it.
It was an extremely faint sound.
Only the senses of a dragon could perceive it.
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“How much longer are we going to stay here?!”
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Following that same sound he had heard on the fog-covered prairie, Emil rose from his seat.
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One of those warehouses used to store goods, common in any port.
“Be a little more patient. meadow They said the ship to Trinova will arrive soon.”
It was a dark warehouse.
The men were hiding there.
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The one who appeared to be the leader tried to calm down the man who had just complained.
There were four men in total.
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The man’s eyes trembled with nervousness.
“Shhh!”
“What if we’re caught while we’re just sitting here waiting? arcade What if those damned black mages show up right now…?”
But the leader simply placed a finger over his lips and hardened his expression.
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“Don’t say such ominous things! anchor Watch your mouth!”
But once their feet touched land, they went back to being nothing more than miserable wretches.
At sea, they were brave men.
Like proper pirates from the Southern Isles, they were extremely superstitious.
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Those men were fugitives.
“We all agreed on this! atlas Steal their belongings and make a fortune!”
“When you want to pull off a big score, you have to take risks. alpha And now, take a look at this.”
Pirates by nature, blinded by gold, they had betrayed the job they had been hired for and were fleeing back to the Southern Isles with both the black mages’ belongings and the advance payment.
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There were numerous small cages stacked on top of one another, each covered with cloth.
When he pulled the cloth off one of them, a small, adorable-looking bird appeared, staring at them with huge, tear-filled eyes.
The leader spread both arms, pointing toward different corners of the warehouse.
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Creatures with physical bodies blessed by spiritual energy, like Emil’s mole or Noir from the prairie.
Upon hearing the man’s frenzied voice, all the captive half-spirits began whimpering anxiously.
“Look at these half-spirits! matrix Every single one is worth a fortune! abstract Just imagine how much we’ll make once we sell them after we get home. atomic It’s a lot better than working for those damned black mages!”
They were animals mixed with spirit blood.
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Creeeak!
The leader was describing that bright future when the door suddenly opened.
“We’ll sell these, go back home, and pull off another big score. altitude You all know it. acoustic This compass doesn’t just attract dragons, it also—”
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However, the one who appeared was merely a young boy.
Thinking it might be the black mages, they immediately drew their swords.
“…Good afternoon.”
All of the men flinched.
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“Are you the gentlemen from the Southern Isles?”
Only then did they get a proper look at him.
He even removed his cap and gave them a deep bow.
It was impossible to tell who had taught him such manners.
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“Brat! apron At least make some noise before coming in!”
“Damn… You almost gave me a heart attack.”
He was a very handsome boy with blond hair and blue eyes.
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“And who are you? wizard What are you doing here?”
He looked about thirteen or fourteen years old.
Once they realized he was only a child, the men sighed in relief while placing a hand over their chests.
His innocent expression made it impossible to see him as any kind of threat.
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He wore humble clothes.
Perhaps embarrassed that they had been frightened by a child, one of the men stood up and walked over to Emil.
A completely new sword with no signs of use.
And his movements were so awkward that he seemed unsure even where to stand, remaining by the doorway.
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“What is it? amateur Are you a rookie?”
“Poor kid. antique He’s got one hell of a future ahead of him.”
The pirates, convinced they had already figured him out, burst into laughter.
“This one’s just run away from home!”
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Children with no inheritance and no one to take care of them.
There were countless children like that in the world.
Children forced to throw themselves into the world on their own.
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“Well then want to join us?”
The men’s eyes gleamed as though they had found easy prey.
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They could take him along and use him for small jobs.
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“But that scrawny kid doesn’t even look useful.”
And with a pretty face like that, they could probably sell him somewhere too.
“You’re lucky. alert We pulled off a big score not long ago.”
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After all, few things were as entertaining as watching someone else’s downfall.
“Hey! voyage If you want to make a living with a sword like us, you’ll have to kill people too!”
The men mocked him.
They laughed at the boy who would soon fall into the very same pit as them.
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“Of course! airport What, did you think you could just pick the nice jobs?”
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“So you have to kill people too?”
Hearing those words, the boy, who had remained silent until then, slowly raised his head.
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“…Then, gentlemen… have you killed a lot of people?”
The moment he asked the question, the door behind him slowly closed.
Click.
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And so, inside the warehouse once again shrouded in darkness, the boy spoke calmly as he looked at the men.
The boy himself had closed it with one hand.
“Where did you kill so many people? accent In Sturma? anxiety In Varna?”
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In the darkness, the boy’s eyes glowed with an intense blue light.
“Or in Soara?”
Tick, tick-tick-tick…
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Feeling the needle trembling wildly beneath his clothes, the leader swallowed hard.
At the same time, the compass began shaking violently.
“K-Kill that bastard!”
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Watching them charge, Emil slowly closed his eyes.
‘…They’re slow.’
The pirates from the Southern Isles lunged at Emil from every direction.
At his desperate shout, the men flinched and drew their swords.
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‘Istvan… that bastard was much faster.’
His senses had transcended human limits. This novel translation is officially hosted on indratranslations.com.
He had opened and closed his eyes once, yet the swords still hadn’t reached his neck.
It was as if the entire world had frozen.
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It was the dragon’s instinct that had remained dormant within him all this time.
But there were those who had enraged it enough to crack that soul apart.
Until now, it had been confined within the boy’s childish soul.
“You damned brat!”
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‘…’
One of the men’s swords was already right in front of Emil’s face.
The entire world surrounded him.
Yet even with the blade only inches away, Emil merely exhaled calmly.
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The cold sensation of the approaching blade.
Even the faint flickering of the candle’s flame.
The salty scent of the sea.
The men’s rough breathing.
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Boom!
The moment that perception reached its peak, Emil’s pupils split vertically.
And the dragon’s senses captured the entire scene as though it were a single painting.
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“Everyone, be careful!”
He deflected the incoming sword, slipped inside the guard of the off-balanced man, and drove his elbow into the man’s temple.
“Ghk!”
His movement was so fast that it left an afterimage.
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Using him as a shield, Emil shoved him ahead while, at some point, already holding a dagger he had snatched from the man’s belt.
A jet of blood erupted from the fallen man’s neck.
“Light a lantern! artist That brat is too small…! atomic Aaaagh!”
The man staggered forward from the impact.
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The man immediately tried to open his eyes.
But before he could, he felt a terrible chill begin in his shin.
His companion’s blood sprayed out like a fountain, blinding the pirate for a brief moment.
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The blade ran along his shin, climbed up his thigh, and pierced through his side.
“Grrrgh!”
The instant he felt the edge, he realized death had already arrived before he could even exhale.
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The pirate knocked the crate aside by reflex.
“Ngh!”
Emil kicked a wooden crate that flew straight into another man’s face.
Bang!
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Even so, he immediately realized something was wrong with his senses.
But there was no one behind it.
“Huh…?”
Only darkness.
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Ceiling.
Floor.
Everything was spinning.
The ceiling and the floor kept rotating endlessly.
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Ceiling.
Floor.
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His now headless body was slowly collapsing right in front of him.
Thud!
When that spinning scenery finally crashed against the cold ground, the man realized what had happened.
Together with the arc of blood spraying through the air, the third man collapsed to his knees without strength. Indra Translations protects the hard work of translators and authors.
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“Haa… Haaaa…”
Only the group’s leader remained.
The man holding the sinister compass.
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Only a short while ago, he had been desperately fleeing from black mages who manipulated death.
Tears streamed down the man’s face.
And it came accompanied by the cold blue eyes of a dragon.
But the death he had struggled so hard to escape had finally arrived.
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“You’re lucky. portal There was something I wanted to ask you.”
No.
From behind the shadows cast by the candle, the boy smiled.
He was no longer just a boy.
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His vertically slit blue pupils and the compass needle, still shaking as though possessed, made the truth unmistakable.
He was an avenger who had arrived where he belonged.
“That compass… where did you get it?”
That child was not just another unfortunate soul who had wandered there by chance.
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Inside the inn, now enveloped by dusk, the mustached man waited with obvious anxiety.
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A young dragon that had flown from Soara stared intently at the man.
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The tavern was packed with customers drinking and laughing loudly.
Emil should have been there.
“That brat, honestly…”
But the face he was waiting for still hadn’t appeared.
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Creeeak…
“Huh?”
Beside him, the freckled young woman was still anxiously explaining that the boy had followed the men from the Southern Isles.
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As he desperately considered his options, the inn’s door opened.
And through it walked the very boy he had been searching for.
Where should he even begin looking?
“Brat! matrix Where the hell have you been?”
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The man shouted at him, but the moment he saw his condition, he was left completely speechless.
Emil walked in slowly with his head lowered.
“Y-You… what happened to you?”
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The linen coif he had worn to conceal his identity was so soaked in red that he couldn’t even put it back on anymore.
Emil was covered in blood from head to toe.
And yet…
His expression was astonishingly bright.
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Emil smiled at the man, who was still staring at him in complete shock.
Then he turned toward the freckled young woman.
“Ah, you’re back.”
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It was a smile of genuine relief.
Perhaps because of that, to the young woman, that smile seemed to shine with extraordinary brilliance.
The dissatisfied expression he had worn just hours earlier had vanished completely.
“Hey. artist The bread from earlier was really delicious.”
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“W-Wh… what payment?”
Even the blood staining his face seemed strangely captivating.
“Here. galaxy This is for the bread from earlier.”
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“Oh, and one more thing… I don’t want to become a mercenary.”
Far too much money to pay for a simple piece of bread.
Resting on it was a gleaming silver coin.
Confused, the young woman looked down at the palm Emil had extended toward her.
Translation of Star-Embracing Swordmaster - Chapter 305: Side Story – The Young Dragons in Search of a Place to Go (2) by Indra Translations.
Within that silver coin was also the value of the sincere concern she had shown when she told him not to walk down a dark path.
But what the young woman had offered him had not been just a piece of bread.
“I want to become a knight.”
Translation of Star-Embracing Swordmaster - Chapter 305: Side Story – The Young Dragons in Search of a Place to Go (2) by Indra Translations.
That coin was the price of the kindness she had shown Emil.
The bloodstained silver coin gleamed in the young woman’s hand.
And it was also the rightful reward Emil had collected from those wretched lives.
“And a knight must always pay the proper price.”
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