Chapter 67

“Well, excuse me for trying to catch up with my dear sister. Don’t tell me I’ve got to deal with another all-business and all-boredom dragon like Lazarus.” He rolled his eyes. “One is fine, but two would be a chore.” This time it was my turn to soften up a bit, nodding in agreement. Lazarus would be an absolutely boring human.

“I didn’t mean it that way.” I bit my lip, reflecting on how unprepared I was to speak with another dragon. I was still getting used to the technique of auto-resolving conflicts by being a Pact Mage or dragon, which tended to abruptly end any conflict.

Or perhaps relying on that had made me lazy. In my defence, it worked on everyone in the world except for two dragons.

“The reason I wanted to talk to you is that you deserve a fair shake. In all honesty, I do not agree with my brother’s decision, and in the nature of dragons, I’ve taken matters into my own hands, err, claws.” He tried to cheer up the mood, but I gave him a doubtful frown. His joke was awful.