Chapter 178 The Best Way to Kill a Dragon (1/2)
”Well?” Crassus gave Arran an expectant look ”Why do you think I can kill a dragon?”
Arran took a deep breath before speaking Even if he was fairly confident in his suspicions, he knehat he was about to say would sound like ht, there would be so the secret
Finally, he looked Crassus in the eyes, and softly said, ”You're a dragon yourself”
While Snowcloud looked at Arran as if he had gone rin appeared on the on?” Crassus chuckled ”Any reason for that?”
Arran had many reasons for his suspicions Crassus knew too on in the valley, and had returned with Snowcloud too quickly And that was just the start of it
Still, he didn't le word
”Relgard”
Crassus frowned ”What about it?”
”Thisintently at the Crassus as he spoke ”Given its location, the town should have been overrun long ago Yet somehow, it still persists”
The fat man's eyes narrowed ”Perhaps the town has a powerful protector So what? Why would it need to be a dragon?”
”When I observed this one,” Arran said, gesturing at the wounded dragon at the center of the valley, ”I saw that it needed to spend every waking hour hunting just to keep itself fed But then, I wondered how an even bigger one would accomplish the task, and I realized it would need to hunt soer than sheep”
Crassus reh he looked at Arran with an expression of interest
Arran gazed at the mountains that surrounded theent fro Natural Essence, want its own hunting grounds, filled with creatures large enough to sate even a titan's appetite?”
A thin smile appeared on Crassus's face ”Why do you believe such a grand creature would choose to assume a pathetic human form?”
By now, Arran's last doubts had disappeared, but he still answered the question as best he could If he was right, annoying the on — in front of him would be a very bad idea
”Perhaps a sy to maintain,” he replied ”But ence, centuries of solitude would leave it bored — especially if most of its own kind were dumber than rocks, unable to even speak That's why it would choose to surround itself with hues”
It was a guess, but Arran didn't think he rong Just the year he had spent in the Acadein to ile conversation would be like
Hearing Arran's words, Crassus gave him a look that held both amusement and curiosity, as if he had just encountered a pleasant surprise
”Very well,” Crassus finally replied, a cheerful s on his face ”You said you could help h of relief He had been fairly confident about Crassus's background, but what had worried hi his true nature revealed However, as he had hoped, Crassus merely seemed amused by the unexpected turn of events