Completion of Phase 1!

Giving an apologetic gesture along with a wry smile, the 'team leader' who I came to learn was named Kane whispered some words, which I could easily hear, to the guard who still had his jaw dropped…

"Sorry, I would also like to share what we have experienced with you, but we are in kind of a hurry at the moment…"

Finally coming to, the guard only silently moved to the side and made way as we finally stepped foot into the Stronghold.

'This is really awkward...'

As Kane and his subordinate guided me with haste towards the center of the stronghold, all of the green-scaled half-dragons that were moving around froze in place as they all sported a similar expression to the guard we just met, increasing the degree of the awkwardness that I already felt by acting as some chunni 'Dragon Champion'...