17

Calen watched me leave quietly. He'd have a lot to think about after this. I had gotten good at surprising the man. It wasn't my intent to surprise him. It wasn't as if I liked dropping big news on his head.

I just had a feeling that he was trustworthy. I didn't think he was going to use the information I was giving him against me. I walked around the guild in my human form for a while. People looked at me funny for a while. At least the ones that knew I was a dragon.

That was the vast majority of the guild. Only the newcomers didn't seem to know who I was at a glance. Some recognized me from my interview. I could tell the earth great was still around because none of the lizardmen that had come into the guild came in alone. The smallest group I'd seen today were four, and I'd only seen two groups.

The large number of bags on their backs told me they had a large number of cores to trade in. Guild members no longer needed to go hunting on a daily basis. Some were teaching the lizardmen English the best they could in exchange for cores. Others were trying to learn how to understand the draconic tongue. A few were still going out to hunt.

Armor had largely improved in the entire guild. Calen had continued his trend of taking care of his people first. There was a large number a materials coming in which meant that he didn't plan on stopping at just armoring up his people. I smiled as I stretched my arms upward as far as I could. I caught sight of a man shoving his way through some of the people on the street.

I focused on him. He wasn't someone I'd seen before. I didn't like him. He shoved through another few people. I moved to put myself in his way.

It took me a few minutes to line it up properly, but I managed to put myself in his path without drawing his attention. He tried to slam through me like he'd done the others. He bounced off me when he tried to shoulder check me on his way by.

"What the hell?" The large man looked down on me.

"You're the one that walked into me," I looked up at him with a smirk, "I was just enjoying my day until then."

"Who do you think you are runt?" the guy tried to make himself look even bigger as he loomed over me.

I laughed when he called me a runt. He never would have called me a runt if he knew how big I really was. He punched me as hard as he could. I slid back a few feet but was completely unaffected otherwise. That was the first thing that I'd done that really bothered him.

"Who the hell is this guy?" One of the big guys buddies complained.

"My name is Wyatt," I shrugged, "I saw you walking through a bunch of people on your way over here. You stop I leave you alone."

"What could you possibly do to me?" The big guy shoved me.

I didn't move an inch when he tried to shove me. As if I'd just gotten heavier. He looked confused.

"Be nice big boy," I cocked my head, "Some people are way stronger then they look."

The big guy didn't look happy that I was doing such a good job of blocking his way. He smiled slowly as he stepped back. Launching an attack that had so much force behind it that it might have been enough to topple a truck. I just raised my hand casually, and caught his fist. I could feel my weight increase as I blocked the attack.

The ground cracked slightly under my feet, but I didn't slide back this time. I could feel the guy's arm break from the pressure he put on the limb. It took him a few seconds to register what exactly had happened to his arm. I cried out in pain, and stumbled back. It was then that I noticed more then a few people were happy to see this guy getting put in his place.

"What the hell did you do?" One of the buddies rushed forward.

He had three buddies total. They all had nice armor, and weapons. It looked as if they came from money. Rich kids grouping up for some adventures.

"He's the strongest one," I smirked, "You three just boost his ego, and let him do whatever he wants. Problem is that he can't just do whatever he wants."

"You cocky bastard," the guy rushed forward trying to attack me.

I dodged the random punch as easily as breathing. I was much faster then all of them. It wouldn't be difficult for me to beat them all into a pulp. I grabbed his arm before he could draw it back. He was caught off guard by my swift movements.

I was fast for someone as solid as I was. I flicked his forehead with my free hand. He was flung off his feet. I let him slip from my grasp as he was flung onto his back. The other two looked at me as if I were some sort of monster.

They hadn't been expecting someone strong enough to counter them so easily. I frowned at them. The sudden serious expression caught them off guard.

"I'm done playing with you idiots," I snarled as my body took on draconic traits, "If you cause any more trouble then I'm going to break every bone in your body. Heal you then do it again. Just for the hell of it."

Now they looked really worried.

"Do you know who we are?" the smallest, and weakest of them looked at me with some defiance in his eyes.

"No," I allowed myself to slowly become more, and more like my real self as I talked, "All I see is a dumb meat sack pissing off all the people I've been working with for the last few months." I gave him a toothy grin, "If I wanted to, I could make you disappear, and no one would be able to do a single thing to stop me."