Chapter 20 - Dragon Lover (2/2)

Wilfred continued to talk to the adventurer. They had agreed to stay in the town for one Knight and see if there were any problems they could solve. The adventurer insisted that they stayed longer to solve the problems but Wilfred insisted that we didn't have the time. Wilfred agreed to put up a special A-Class quest to slay the beast that resides in the fog, and that he would personally put up the bounty for it. The women named Ann agreed and showed us the way to the closest inn.

As we entered the inn I was shocked at what I could see. My eyes were open with amazement because all around the inn were items related to dragons. Paintings ornaments statues in every corner.

As I was staring around the room Ann had approached me.

”It's pretty amazing isn't it? the owner is pretty well known for being obsessed with dragons. ”

”Are dragons real?” I asked her, I knew the answer to this but didn't know the full extent of the knowledge of this world.

Just as Ann was about to answer my question, the innkeeper had come from behind the bar.

”Of course their real” The innkeeper said.

He started to walk towards me and continued speaking.

”My great, great grandfather was saved by one, and ever since our family have been doc.u.mented everything related to them in this inn”

”A mere myth, Dragons who would believe, such a tale,” Delbert said form the corner of the room.

”So do you not believe in the Red Dragon Sen then?” I asked Delbert.

”A mere story to scare kids with, the most anyone has ever seen is a giant wyvern merely exaggerated tales” Delbert replied.

Oh how I wish I could prove him wrong, If I was a dragon I would haunt him and follow him everywhere he went.

”I see the boy is a fan of dragons as well,” The innkeeper said.

”Then let me tell you the full tail, you see they say that Dragon sen was an evil dragon who destroyed everything he could see insight, but some say the opposite. There's a group of people who believe that the Dragon was there protecting everyone.”

”How so?” I asked although I knew the truth, I wanted to hear the man out.

”From all the stories I have gathered, there is a theory. When the dragons ruled the land the shadow beast did not exist. Now that the shadow beast exists dragons are a mere myth. Perhaps the dragons were protecting us from an even bigger danger. ”

After speaking with the innkeeper the knights paid for our rooms and we rested for the night. I couldn't get much sleep because I was thinking about the words the innkeeper said. Although I know some of his words arent true, it made sense. During my time there really were no shadow beast. Dragons were the strongest creatures around. Humans had used their sheer numbers to defeat us.

This plague, on the other hand, is something that spread quickly to humans and easily effected them. Dragons had a number of different abilities and one of them was to be immune to all status effects. Although I'm not sure if it would have worked or not. Had someone planned this? Maybe the humans were even just a mere tool to get rid of us.

With many thoughts and possibilities lingering in my head, I decided to shut my eyes and get some sleep.