273 (Side Story): The Guardian (1): The Broken & The Hypocrite

"This is humiliating!" Shao Tie's voice blared through the intercom

"Oh come on it's not that bad. At least this way there wouldn't be a conspicuous dragon flying around the sky." Kodak replied to livid Shao Tie as he adjusted the cruising altitude of his airship.

"And in return I have to throw away my dignity and become bonded with this bloody machine. This is an affront to my dignity as an imperial dragon, I'm taking offense to all of this!" Shao Tie shouted, still very angry.

"You've been complaining for the whole of two hours since we left Ethernalia Leonis, you know we don't really have a choice with this. Unless absolutely necessary, Kael ordered that you should not reveal yourself. So get comfortable, because you're going to be in that ship for a very long as time." Kodak said to Shao Tie as he leaned back on the pilot's seat and placed his foot on the dashboard.