Book 15: Chapter 79
“You should eat a little…”
Irina sensibly knelt to one side. She wasn’t kneeling because it was a custom or something, but purely because I had destroyed the chair in my fit of anger. The only item in the room that was still intact was the one bed. I needed somewhere to sleep, after all. Camille didn’t lie to me. My body recovered a few hours later. Such wounds were indeed of no significance for dragons. That begged the question: how brutal was the internal war they fought back then?
Irina placed a plate down on the ground and fearfully looked at me. Softly, she said, “I know that you are angry, and you can’t forgive me at the moment… but… I hope you can feel better. At least, don’t let something happen to your body. That way, I won’t feel so guilty…”
“I think you should feel guilty!!” I thundered. I stomped over to Irina and grabbed her… No, not collar, it should be scales… I grabbed her scales and yelled, “You should feel guilty! You know this is wrong! You should be aware of that! This is wrong!! Do you know what your mother has done?! Your mother has practically destroyed the entire dragon race! You have to stop her! You should stop her. Not waste time here taking care of me!! If you genuinely feel guilty and have any remorse, then go and stop your mom, right now!”
“I cannot help it… I cannot… Honest… I cannot stop my mom… My mom will not change her mind. My mom… doesn’t care about me as much as your mom cares about you… All she cares about is a child. What she wants is a child.”
Irina softly sighed. Her eyes were brimmed with despair and agony. She might’ve knelt on the ground to express her apology the same way one may kneel to beg for forgiveness. She hesitantly pushed the plate toward me. She pursed her thin lips and quietly said, “Mom is right. She is the true ruler here; we cannot oppose her. She, too, is a pure-blooded dragon. Though she is not as venerated as Queen Dowager Sylvanas, Queen Dowager Sylvanas is now no longer around, which makes Mom the strongest dragon. That is why none of us can get around her. It is absolutely impossible. King Troy, I know you will not want to accept what I tell you next, but, but, I really, really need to tell you… I must remind you… if you want to escape from here… we have to have a child.”
I took a few steps back and roared, “Not happening!!”
Irina wore a poignant look. She covered her face and let out a long sigh: “King Troy, I know you want to leave right now. I want to let you go, and I want to let you save Queen Dowager Sylvanas… However, it is not that simple. We truly cannot leave. Our only choice is to follow Mom’s orders. That is our only choice…”
“I don’t believe you! Even if I must leave, I’ll make sure to stomp that bitch’s head to mush before leaving with my mom. I won’t let my mom leave with shame. I won’t let that happen!!”