Book 1: Chapter 18
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“Umm… Mom…”
Satisfied, mom pressed her hands together, took two steps back while looking at the huge Earth Dragon head on the wall and ask me: “What is it?”
Mom was checking to see if the head was pinned up straight… For your information, I’m referring to the head of the Earth Dragon King, which mom sliced off and hung in the large hall. This was an exhibit for elf rulers to display hunts they were proud of. There were all sorts of strange creates. Mom decided to hang mine right in the middle.
Earth Dragons aren’t rare creatures and certainly not violent ones. They were just herbivorous creatures. The creatures displayed in this room were dangerous creatures. I saw the head of a flying dragon. And yes, that head has been tossed aside. Mom took it down to hang this Earth Dragon’s head… “Mom, an Earth Dragon’s head is nothing special. It pales in comparison to these other creatures, so I think it’s better that we don’t hang it up…”
I covered my face because I was feeling slightly embarrassed. All the other creatures were Fire Dragons, Nine-headed Snakes or ridiculously large eagles. Mine was an Earth Dragon head you could find anywhere. You may think that this will earn me the admiration of future generations, but in reality, they’ll just see how pathetic I was as a ruler. I mean, I killed a measly Earth Dragon, not a Fire Dragon. Man, people are going to shit themselves laughing.
“Why? I’m so proud of this. My son slayed an entire horde of Earth Dragons on his first campaign. This is a great achievement my eyes. Moreover, you used both your wits and bravery to take them down. You can’t measure bravery.” Mom turned around, leaned over and kissed my forehead. Her elegant fragrance enamoured me and took my breath away for an instant.
“Go and share the spoils of war, son. I’m sure the imperial palace guards are eagerly waiting to be awarded for their bravery and contributions.”