From "Mr." to "Sir," the change in address was not just a matter of formality; it was symbolic of Russell's status and identity.
When Knight Commander Kendall called out "Lord Russell," Russell was indeed startled for a moment.
He then laughed heartily, quite smugly, "You've seen through it all?"
"Seen through everything, completely seen through, Lord Russell!" Knight Commander Kendall expressed from his heart, "You have restored the glory of the Fluorescent Fungi Family, you are truly deserving of the Glorious Knight esteemed by the Shadowflame Great Dragon!"
At this moment, he couldn't help but think of Russell's great-grandfather.
That first-generation Baron Youguang, whom Kendall had never met but whose story he had heard—especially the story about finding Ros the Clay Dragon. And now, he witnessed with his own eyes another member of the Fluorescent Fungi Family's story of finding a dragon.
A family that has found not one but two bipedal flying dragons across generations.