Draconic Ascendance: The King Selection

Mysterious Illness

While the girls were having their heart-to-heart conversation, Ares spent his time with the young prince in a nearby river. The two sat on a boulder while holding an odd, grimy creature that the prince had somehow caught. Ares inspected what it was, but he couldn't really tell its race. The only thing he realized about the prince's pet was that it was adorable.

"Here!" Erron stretched his arms to him. "Hold her for me!"

Ares offered his huge palms and carried the creature, which almost slipped from his fingers. The creature closed its eyes, savoring the male's warm palms, and slept.

"Hehe!" the young prince giggled. "She likes you!"

"It's just sleeping," Ares replied while looking at it.

"Not this one," The prince goofily grinned at the commoner. "My big sister, I mean."

Ares lowered his eyes, a little embarrassed, "She would be upset if she heard you say that."

"Eh?" Erron pouted. "My big sister never gets mad at me. The only time I saw her get mad was..." the prince closed his mo