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Chapter 122 — Royal Envoys Arrive part 2

In his carriage, Count Khalifa brooded, scowling.

Lord Corinth didn’t so much as blink when he saw me.

Rumor had it some of the Prime Minister’s spies had flipped to Corinth. If so, then that composure wasn’t an act; he’d likely known Khalifa himself would come.

So then—we should assume our information leaks to him to a degree.

A roar went up outside.

「What is it?」

His escort blurted, rattled.

「My lord—a dragon. They say a dragon has appeared!」

Khalifa glanced out the window and stilled his man with a hand.

「I see it. Quiet.」

Over the lake south of Ares, a dragon wheeled—one great dragon, leading several smaller.

「The small ones… young dragons? No—wyverns.」

Wyverns— also called ‘flying dragons’ or ‘flying lizards’—were a smaller kin. Smaller than dragons, yes, but with torsos big as an ox. They often snatched men or horses; their flight was strong.

「Are those… riders?」

Men were astride not only the dragon but the wyverns—one per back: six