357 Girls Quarrel (2/2)

But what Zor'khan-dras said was, ”Since when were you so weak?! If you have a fight… win it! Overwhelm the bullies with your own strength!”

”Yes, Grandpa!”

”Whoa!” George spluttered. [Hey, now, wait a second!!]

Too bad. There was another powerful crash, and then the floor cracked under George's feet.

”But I already fell down one floor!” George protested.

Even so, the recent cracks sent him plummeting down another floor. And another. And another.

”Oww…” George groaned, picking himself up and half-expecting to drop another floor down.

He wasn't disappointed. There was a powerful explosion, and the sound of hissing steam, and then the floor broke again.

”OOF!” This time George was sure he wasn't going to drop any more. He had landed on the ground floor. He was already at the bottom. ”Somebody call medical…”

[Memo to self: Do not endorse Dragon parenting habits.]

All around him, glass shattered and wood splintered. Walls broke and floors crumbled, and a lot of yelling and scrambling about as people fled.

George protested. ”All I did was invite a child to make friends! Why is she destroying my city?!”

This is why you don't play house with dragons!

[Darian! Mindy! Tim! Somebody! Where are you guys?!]

Remian answered. [Darian and Mindy are hunting for mana at the Dragon Empire. Tim is… um… on a date, maybe?]

[Remian! You have to stop them!]

[Stop who?]

[Nai'khan-dras and somebody I haven't even seen! They're destroying everything!]

[Isn't Zor'khan-dras there? Ask him to settle his granddaughter.]

[He's encouraging the fight!]

[Don't worry! I've already called for Alani. She should be there soon!]

George had a moment of hope before he raised his head and saw Alani and Nai'khan-dras kicking at each other at the same time. The impact caused a shockwave as both girls went flying in opposite directions to crash into two separate walls. More stuff broke around Kara-Goth.

[Alani is the one she's fighting! Everything is falling apart!]

Remian paused. [Oh.]

[Oh?! What do you mean, 'oh'?! What is that supposed to mean?!]

[It means I now understand why there's so much destruction.]

[That's not helping!]

A pile of rubble fell around George, half-burying him. [Remian! DO SOMETHING!]

[I'm nowhere near there! You'll have to do it yourself!]

[ME? What can I do?! I can't match the likes of these two! Not even with a Frame!]

[Well, if you can't beat them, join them. If you can't join them…]

[Then…?]

[Run.]