132 Peaceful Journey (2/2)
Hearing the whispers of the flying magic beasts that passed by, Greyson could feel his eye twitching with annoyance. Glancing towards his friends, he just sighed. Theo was on his left shoulder while Lucius was on his right. Snow took her place inside his lap. All of them were small, cute, and weak; the types that would attract young children as pets. Even he knew that he looked ridiculous carrying around three with him. Before, with just Lucius, it was still fine. But now...
”Can't any of you three make yourselves look a little more threatening?”
”No can do, Boss. This size is already the biggest a Jade Mouse can grow.” Theo quipped back quickly.
”Destiny Cats never grow very large. Maybe when I can transform into a human shape I will be larger.”
”More threatening?” Confused, Snow looked up from her nap. Sensing a breakthrough, Greyson's eyes lit up as he looked down at the leopard.
”Yes! Like bigger and scarier.” Simplifying his words, Greyson tried to convey his meaning.
”Ohhh... Maybe! I think I can.” Hopping out of Greyson's lap, Snow stretched herself lazily while yawning. In just a second, the cute furball became an enormous adult leopard. Wide-eyed in amazement, Greyson did not know what to say.
”Snow, if you could become like this, why did you stay in such a small form?”
”If I was big, I couldn't sleep on Daddy's shoulder. You also wouldn't carry me...” Acting cute, Snow's voice suddenly did not match up with her size and build.
”Haahh...” Holding his forehead, Greyson just felt the energy leave him. He could no longer deal with these three. They were literally draining the life right out of him. Mentally urging Zephyr, Greyson had the dragon pick up the speed. He desperately needed to get out of the air.
Flying over all the cities and forests, Greyson made record time in getting back to the borders of the Idris Kingdom. Once he was close enough, he asked Zephyr to land still a little ways away. Exhausted, Zephyr actually willingly went back into Greyson to rest. Having his mana drained while keeping Zephyr out for such a prolonged amount of time, Greyson also sat down near a tree to recuperate. Once he was feeling refreshed, he decided to ride on Snow to get to the city gate.
”Daddy, Snow doesn't like running. Let Gold go.” Lazing on the grass, Snow obviously did not comply. Remembering Rosalie's warning, Greyson was disinclined to let Gold show himself. However, she did also say that the chances of someone in the Human Empire knowing of the Sun Moon Leopard was extremely low. Not even all the beast tribes knew of them, let alone the humans who are only aware of the more prominent tribes normally. Thus, he decided to take the chance. Gold must also feel rather suffocated, too. Giving the okay, Greyson saw how the white and black fur of Snow turned into a shimmering golden color. Unlike the lethargic Snow, Gold bounced around happily with bundles of energy to spare.
”Let's go, let's go, let's go!” Although not as fast as his sister, Gold made up for it with endurance. His light element magic was also constantly replenishing his energy which allowed him to continue running through the kingdom. Only a few hours later, the group arrived at the gate to the Idris Kingdom's Academy City.
”We're back!”