Book 15: Chapter 94
I didn’t think it had anything to do with me. Actually, it’d be more accurate to say that Irina and the horde of dragons gave me no chance of participating in it. They bickered over who I belonged to, yet nobody ever asked for my input.
Irina pulled me behind her and fiercely glared at the horde of dragons before her. The dragons didn’t retreat. Instead, they bent over, which was obviously them poising themselves to attack. They all knew Irina wasn’t joking. Irina could gnaw her good friend’s head off without any remorse, so she could gnaw their necks off all the same. That was why all of them were vigilant. Although female dragons didn’t crave battle as much as male dragons, they were dragons without a doubt. Therefore, their battles could be just as brutal.
“Everyone, everyone, please calm down. Irina, you don’t have to take such an extreme stance. Let’s think this over properly. Calm down. We’re all dragons. We’re all friends and family. We’ve never fought each other before, so we don’t have to now, either. What is there that we cannot discuss?” Seeing that the dragons were about to be engulfed in internal conflict, Camille swiftly stepped up with a smile to resolve it.
Camille pushed Irina behind her using her wings and indicated for her not to speak using her gaze. Irina grumpily stepped back. She turned around and pulled me into her embrace. I blankly looked at her. She hugged me the same way as in the past, but it was the first time I saw such an affectionate look in her eyes, startling me.
I had never seen Irina with such an affectionate gaze before. Luckily, though, it wasn’t that savage, possessive, yandere gaze. It was closer to affection. It was the look a wife looked at her husband she deeply loved when they were newlyweds. However, her love was frankly a little burdensome.
“I haven’t done anything recently that’s worth her loving me so deeply, have I? Did I do something?” I asked myself.
“I won’t let them take you.” Irina licked my face then snuggled up to me. Then she looked at the horde of dragons, but didn’t speak for the meantime.
Camille did her best to converse with the horde: “Please calm down, everyone. Please calm down. I know what you want, but haven’t we been fine without for so long without a male dragon? We can still take it. Nevertheless, I can swear on my name that these two are truly in love. The two of them are not forced together due to a secret or scheme. They are truly in love. Do you want to destroy their romance? That’s wrong. Love is innocent; it needs to be protected!”
“We acknowledge that love is great. Having said that, is this really the right time to be speaking of love? Your daughter took the only male dragon when he belongs to us. You brought him to your side under the guise of protection and care. Then, you suddenly declared they were getting married. A child has now died as a result of this. Tell me, should you not compensate us?!”