“Jason Thornicus”, he said to them. “Former dragon slayer, now dragon rider. I'm pleased to be a dragon slayer, and I hope to get along with you all.”
“Sorry to ask, but how old are you?”, asked Jenna. “Nineteen”, replied Thornicus. “Hmm... Not as young as I expected”, Jenna said. “But still handsome, nonetheless.” “I thought he made it clear that he's married”, James said. “Are you trying to seduce him too?” “Did I say anything seductive?”, asked Jenna. Then Cassius took a step closer to Thornicus. “Although I naturally have my concerns about you, it doesn't change the fact that you are a dragon slayer, and therefore worthy of mutual respect”, he said to Jason. He brought forth his hand, offering a handshake to Thornicus, and without hesitation, he took it. “Thank you”, Thornicus said. “Hey, Handsome”, Jenna called Thornicus. “Where do you live?” Thornicus looke
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“You will know what it is like when you see it”, Cassius replied. “By my current impression of you, I know you wouldn't want to go anymore if he told you what it was like.” Thornicus rolled his eyes, not wanting to start a pointless debate with Cassius over such a trivial topic. “Alright, I think this does it for this meeting”, Cassius said. “Wait!”, called Perseus. “What about the Slayers? We haven't talked about them yet, have we?” Cassius turned to Perseus. “They have their hands full with the minor dragons that have populated this region. It seems this mating season the males have come to stay, as most of them haven't left even after copulating several times. Let the minor dragons keep the Slayers distracted in the meantime.” “But don't you think it would be best if we get out there to fight them instead of waiting for them to kill another one of our own?”, asked Perseus. Cassius arched a brow. “
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