The history of the dragon on my familys coat of arms, Henry said and glanced to the side. There happened to be a crest hanging on the wall, and a red dragon was depicted on it. Its a tale that any one of my subjects can tell you. Once upon a ti, there was a red dragon living in these lands. Then, a white dragon appeared and attacked the red dragon. The dragons wails were miserable, and the people were suffering from the horrendous noise. The king, wanting to help his people, ca up with a ploy. He dug a giant pit, filled it with ad, and got the two dragons drunk before filling in the pit, burying the two of them.
Later, having completely forgotten the two dragons were there, a king built a castle on top of them. Well, he tried to, but every night, the castles foundations would be destroyed, and all progress would be lost. Soone tells the king to sacrifice a boy without a father to solve the problem, so the king finds a boy. The boy, not wanting to be sacrificed, tells the king theres two dragons in the ground destroying the castles foundations. In so versions, the boy is rlin, the greatest wizard of all ti. In other versions, hes just a well-inford boy who hasnt forgotten about the dragons.
So, the king listens to the boy and ignores his advisors advice of sacrificing the boy. He digs up the ground and discovers the dragons. The two creatures continue their fight, and the red dragon succeeds. The boy tells the king that the red dragon represents the kings subjects, and the white dragon represents invaders. The kings happy with the boy, so he executes his advisors. From then on, the red dragon beca a symbol of the kings country.
After listening to the translation, Tafel frowned. I feel like you skipped a lot of details, she said. How long ago did this occur? What happened to the dragon afterwards?
Henry scratched his head and turned to the woman in his bed, who was trying to be as silent as possible. How old is that story?
The story itself is newer than the ti it occurred, the woman said. The two dragons shouldve fought over a thousand years ago?
Henry nodded. Right, he said. You heard her. Its been about a thousand years. As for what happened to the dragon afterwards. Im not sure. He shrugged. The main characters of the story were the people, not the dragons.
Tafel furrowed her brow. A thousand years ago? she muttered. She bit her lower lip and stared at the ground. Was the red dragon Prika? There was that ti Exzenter teleported a dragon to another continent, but he ended up a thousand or so years in the past as well. If Prika really was that dragon from a thousand years ago, wouldnt that an the rest of her companions might be separated by ti as well and not just distance? What if she had to wait a thousand years for Vur? She wasnt a dragon; shed die before then!
The guide cleared his throat. Your Majesty? Is everything okay?
No, Tafel said and raised her head. Everything is not okay. Were her companions really not here yet? There was only one way to find out. She waved her hand and opened a portal, but not before throwing a glowing rock into a corner of Henrys room. The king of England froze upon seeing the portal in the air, and he let out a scream once Tafel grabbed him and tossed him through. She gestured towards the portal with her head, speaking to the two n who had accompanied her here. Get in.
The two n exchanged glances with each other before they walked inside. Tafel ignored the stunned woman in the bed and the advisor that brought them to Henrys room. She hopped inside the portal and closed it behind her. Waiting for her, there was the ballroom that she had previously gathered all the nobles; however, none of them were there. So, she opened a few more portals and within thirty minutes, the ballroom was packed. Tafel cleared her throat and placed her hands on her hips. Alright, theres been a slight change of plan, people. She swept her gaze over the room, making eye contact with everyone. Were going to conquer the world.
No one said anything.
No questions? Tafel asked, raising an eyebrow. Good. She nodded. Our goal is expansion, expansion, expansion. Were not going to wait for the Ottomans to co to us. Were not going to slowly build our own boats to get ready to explore the New World. Were going to conquer the Kingdom of Hungary. Were going to conquer Spain and take their boats to sail to the New World. Anyone who gets in our way, were going to conquer them too. Her eyes narrowed. I dont care how you do it: you can conquer with force; you can conquer them economically; you can trick and kidnap a ruler; it doesnt matter.
The nobles still didnt say anything, but they did exchange glances with each other.
Its great that you all understand, Tafel said after realizing no one was going to question her decision. Now, I have a simple task for all of you. She smiled. Double the size of your territory by the end of the week.
Thats impossible! a few nobles shouted at the sa ti.
Is it? Tafel asked. Ill be assisting you all. If you need my help, just ask by boiling the weeds and adding the necklace. If you need to transport an army, I can do that. If you need food, I can send you so. If you want to personally threaten a stubborn noble, I can do that as well. Want to break down the walls of a fortress? She pointed at herself. Yep, I can do that too. With my help, do you really think its impossible?
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