58 Peace treaty (2/2)
”...”
”This is acceptable for us.”
”Siegfried! How can you accept that?”
”Aunt Signy, you said it yourself, father can't leave the border and we can't defeat Eldar. It would be best if we laid this grudge to rest now rather than later. With brother's death, I'm the next in line for succession and can make such decisions.”
”Sigh, I guess you are all grown up now. I won't oppose you anymore then. Act as you see fit.”
Now all of this peace treaty stuff may sound pretty formal but honestly, it was only a verbal agreement between nations. Either side could technically break the agreement but that would result in a loss of credibility which no one wanted.
Thus, the human party left quickly. They were probably heading straight back to the border to help defend against potential retaliation from the empire.
Finally, they were gone! Without any further distractions, I could fully focus on my recent gains.
By absorbing Sigurd I had finally gained a mythical beast's bloodline. A fire dragon's no less.
Sadly, my initial joy quickly began to wane. The process of deduction required to create the blueprint for such a powerful beast was way too long.
Also, apparently, the bloodline was too potent for ordinary people. A strong soul and a resistant body were necessary to accommodate such a bloodline. Even Sigurd had needed the dragon's soul to take some of the pressure.
The only one I knew who could sustain this bloodline was Völsung. I'd try to give him the bloodline as soon as I had finished the deduction.
Regarding the aforementioned dragon's soul, it was now within me as well. Despite its constant resistance, the soul was slowly eroded and devoured by me. This process brought me a vast amount of benefits.
Firstly, my deduction speed increased slowly but steadily. Secondly, a faint path to the innate understanding of fire appeared within my mind. Thirdly, all the fire dragon's memories were extracted and stored within me. Should I ever have time, I could sort through them and maybe learn a thing or two.