Logan looked around, trying to decide what he was going to do. As a king, he needed to show a certain presence and couldn't keep hiding and being as ek as before, ruining his image.
He walked forward, trying to look as graceful as he imagined a king would be.
"It's good we did not make you wait long." Logan stopped just before the King, not kneeling down but looking him straight in the eyes.
"Guess it's not good to be sitting here while talking to a peer. Let's speak in private. I am sure you want to speak as equals, young king and saintess." The king got up from his throne and guided them to a nearby room. Those around them followed from behind.
Rubina and Kai wondered if they should keep following but were signaled by Logan to stay close.
"Here we are, please take your seat. As it's a round table, we are speaking as equals," the King of Veridith said as he took a seat.
"Very well then." Logan sat in front of him as the others who were to participate in the imdiate discussion sat. Kai decided to stand behind Logan, while Rubina and Lisa sat next to him.
"Now I guess we should introduce ourselves properly to start this conversation. I am Thalor, the King of Veridith," the king said with a light cough.
He held a formidable presence even in his late fifties. His white beard reached his chest while his white hair was braided back, clearing any strands from his face. His thin but impressive gold crown had various jewels and took the shape of two wings, which Logan identified as a symbol of the wyvern from their coat of arms.
Despite being past the age to fight, he still wore armor as if to announce that he was ready to fight at any ti.
"I guess I should do the sa. As you may know, I am Logan, Hero of Taming and ruler of Highrule. This is my knight, Kai Rubyheart, and Duchess Rubina Rosengard, soone who helped found my kingdom." Logan then waited for Lisa to introduce herself since she had just as much power as him.
"As you may know, I was given the na Saintess by the church of the great seven spirits." Lisa kept it short and even stood up to bow as she did so.
"Guess we can start. I understand why you have co, but before that, I must thank you for your help in uncovering the demons' ploy within my lands. I must honor our forefathers' tradition and will ask what you may want in terms of rewards," the king asked as everyone stood in wait for Logan's response.
"If it's about that, then I don't need anything. As a hero, I should handle at least that much. But I do want to go ahead and ask for what I ca here for. As you know, I am a tar, and what I need are strong creatures to join my ranks. What I need is one of your wyverns, if possible, a few. In return, I am ready to pay for them, be it in gold or in crystals," Logan said, anxiously hoping for a good response.
"Hero… you do know that our Wyverns are very… delicate creatures. They only choose to live here because of the terrain and food found in these lands. But I will not just negate your need for one of our creatures. Prove yourself first, hero. I need to know if you can handle one. Our tradition is simple: defeat a Wyvern to earn its trust. You will need to do the sa without using your taming skills," the king said as those around him accepted the terms.
"Fair enough. It won't be the first creature I fight to earn its trust. When can we start?" Logan asked excitedly.
"Guess we shouldn't keep you here. We can talk business later. Let's go straight to the challenge," the king said, getting up to lead them towards the arena.
Logan wondered why he was being dragged left and right when he could have just gotten to the point from the start. Then again, traditions ant a lot to the people here, so he just went with it.
The group was led to a section of the castle where a large hole let wyverns in and out of the castle. It seed that instead of a castle being built for people, it was built to ease the wyverns' travel within the castle. Within each wall, there was a small space where wyverns had their hatchlings, while large chains hung across the large do-like structure that let wyverns rest as they played and fought with each other.
The large dragon-like creatures were at least three ters long, their bodies consisting mostly of their long bat-like wings, which had a large claw. Their long tails and two legs helped them balance themselves.
While they mostly looked the sa, Logan gauged which one was the strongest and most suitable for him, hoping it wouldn't already have a master.
"Don't worry, hero. All these are untad wyverns. We don't keep them leashed or anything of that sort. They roam when they want, and only those that make a bond are let into the stables where your birds are waiting," the king said, having seen through Logan.
Logan looked around until he saw one particular wyvern who kept looking around to find soone to fight with. It flew a few tis, trying to find a challenger, but was ganged up on and forced to leave in their own body language.
No female wyvern got close to the creature, and no male tried to fight or play with it. It was a loner of sorts.
The boy kind of saw himself in that particular wyvern, as he noticed how it just did not find a way to fit in.
Logan manifested his wings and went up to it, using Riptide's, his snow bear's, magic to initiate a fight.
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