Chapter 198: Falcon Missiles
Riyala jolted out of her shock when Jason called out to her and she quickly moved toward him! Jason told Riyala to give him her hand, and Riyala let out a small sound in shock as Jason pulled her up with no effort at all, and she was placed on the dragon’s nape just behind him! Jason ordered the beasts to take off, and Riyala had to quickly wrap her hand around Jason when she almost fell off the dragon!
There was a huge blush on Riyala’s cheeks, and she tried her best not to make it obvious that she was very embarrassed to be in this position.
’Things are different on Earth. I can’t blame him. He doesn’t know!’
These thoughts were going through Riyala’s head continuously as she held onto Jason! Jason hadn’t put any thought into making Riyala ride with him, but for Riyala, there was a lot more meaning in them riding together! In Radagan, a Dragon or Wyvern companion was seen as an extension of a Rider’s body. A Rider was expected to form a mental and physical link with their partner, so the Rider could feel what they felt, and their pain would affect the Rider too. So, because of how intimate the relationship between the beast and the Dragonborn were, male and female Dragonborn were not allowed to ride together unless they were either married or betrothed to be married. This was done as a way to respect the bond between the beast and the riders, and it was also a way to strengthen the marriage by making your partner’s familiar accept you as one of its own. So Jason taking her on a dragon like this immediately made Riyala’s heart start racing as unwanted thoughts filtered through her mind!
Riyala was already used to riding dragons and wyverns, so she wasn’t afraid of how high up they were, but she couldn’t help but feel like she would fall just from how fucking embarrassed she was!
Jason, meanwhile, was completely unaware of what was going on in Riyala’s mind. Instead, his gaze was fixed on the figures that were approaching from ahead. There were five of them, and he could see them as red outlines through his [Predator’s Gaze]. Jason sent the image to Raya and Ragnar so that they would know the direction of the monsters as well, before he started to give orders.
’Raya will go in first and draw their attention. I want to know how strong they are, so try to focus your attack on only one of them. Ragnar, you’ll hang back for a few seconds until I see what I want. Once Raya kills one, you can incinerate the rest of them.’
Ragnar let out a huff of smoke once Jason was done with his order, and Raya screeched excitedly as she broke off from their formation and began to fly ahead of them! Ragnar let out another huff, and Jason was able to recognize it as a warning towards Raya! Ragnar was telling her not to mess up the plan or lose to anyone, and Jason grinned when he heard Raya scream back that she would never lose to any of these small fry! In fact, she was going to kill all of them and show Ragnar that she didn’t need him!