feed on dragons

"Lord Hal! Lord Hal!"

Julian almost repeated the situation of being admitted as a student of the Elite Research Institute at that time.He slammed open the authentic wooden door, and rushed down the spiral staircase in three jumps. The noise was so loud that Hal had to come out to see what kind of madness this kid had gone.

That's good, you are so happy but I am so annoyed... Red Dragon thought like complaining, although even he thought this idea was naive.

"What's so exciting? Don't shout so loudly, the cave has an echo."

As he spoke, he walked to the middle of the circular underground library plaza, just as Julian jumped down the last step and ran towards him, slamming into his arms just like the day he was admitted to the dean.Hal caught him motionless, hugged the young boy's warm body, and the red dragon found that the irritated mood due to Dylan's visit was a little calmer.

"Master Hal, Lord Hal... Phew... that's... today..."

Julian was running out of breath, and he was anxious to tell Hal what happened, but the more anxious he was, the more he couldn't do it.Hal patted him on the back lightly, and said, "Take a breath before talking, I won't run away."

Julian froze for a moment.Hal's phrase "I won't run away" suddenly pierced his heart, and the sudden escape of happiness made him feel light.

Will it always be here?

The man who brought him hope and changed his life - this dragon.

"...Thank you, really, really thank you, Lord Hal." Julian buried his face in Hal's chest and whispered, his voice trembling.Although the red dragon felt a little inexplicable for the sudden thanks, he didn't ask any more questions, but continued to gently caress the young man's thin back.

After a long while, Julian finally got his mood and breathing in order, and then he talked excitedly about what happened today.

The teenager is very excited about this opportunity that fell from the sky.He originally thought that Hal would be very happy and would touch his head like the last time he was admitted to the graduate school, but he didn't expect that Hal's frown became tighter the more he heard it, until he said the first session of the summit. When it was hosted by the Principality of Olsen in a neighboring country, the displeasure emanating from Hal's body has already made him notice it without special use of his perception ability.

"...Maybe...that's...that's it..."

At the end of Julian's speech, his voice became smaller and smaller, and finally he could hardly hear himself.After the matter was finished, Hal didn't respond, and he didn't know how to react. The two just sat on the sofa in front of the bookshelf without saying a word, and the atmosphere was awkward.

Julian lowered his head, sneaking a sideways glance at Hal's profile from time to time.He was very disturbed, it's okay if things didn't develop in the direction he expected, it was completely opposite to the direction he expected...

(Lord Hal is angry...why?)

Of course, even if little Julian wanted to break his head, he would never have imagined that today he just went out on the front foot, and there was someone on the back foot... a dragon came to tease Hal's Ni Lin——

But now, he made up for it impartially.

Ourson...

Hal clenched his fists.

Ourson...

Doesn't it just happen to be Dylan's house!

No wonder that guy finally said "Your children will come to my place to find me soon", did you mean this matter!

Thinking of this, Hal felt a burst of anger burning in his heart for no reason.He didn't think about why he was angry, and he didn't realize that this anger was different from the past. It wasn't pure anger, but also tinged with anxiety and sourness.The red dragon turned his head and glanced at Julian, and said three words coldly: "Don't go."

"Huh--!"

Julian jumped out of his chair in astonishment.

Seriously, since living here, as long as Hal points east, Julian doesn't go west.Although Julian protested Hal's inappropriate use of money for things like clothes and shoes, the protest was ineffective anyway, and in the end he had no choice but to obediently put all those things into his room.But apart from such unimportant matters, Julian never once thought of rebelling against Howl.Not once.

But this time, he resisted Hal's order.

"why!"

"If you are not allowed to go, you are not allowed to go."

Hal was irritated by the unknown fire.He didn't want to talk to Julian anymore, he stood up abruptly and was about to go back to the room.Julian stared dumbfounded at the red dragon walking past him and then towards the room, opened and closed his mouth a few times, but his head went blank, not knowing what to say.

no, no...

why!

"Ha, Mr. Hal," Julian finally came back to his senses when Hal was about to enter the room, and hurriedly ran after him. "Yes, but His Royal Highness said that this is to become an academician..."

"You can become an academician if you don't go, you have that strength." Hal said impatiently.

"But, but, it's rare to be able...and, and this summit seems to be able to learn a lot!" Julian tried to persuade Hal in a panic, but he really didn't have the experience of resisting Hal, and his nervous voice stammered, "and ,And I…"

"Shut up."

"Please, please, Lord Hal, listen to me..."

"If you talk any longer, get out."

The red dragon turned back and gave him a cold look, then walked into the room, and the wooden door slammed shut in front of Julian.

The boy stood blankly in front of Hal's room door. This series of events happened so fast that he couldn't even turn his head.Julian was trembling all over, and he didn't know how long he stood before his feet softened and he knelt down on the ground.

very scary.

After the shock of being ordered not to go subsided, fear from various directions rushed to his heart and occupied his body.

Hal was really angry.Although he didn't know why, he was really angry.The anger of the red dragon this time is almost comparable to the time when he said he was going to die. When the red pupils swept over him, it was like an invisible flame pounced on him, even if he was burned by that anger in the next second. Turning into ashes doesn't seem to be surprising at all.In addition to the fear caused by the dragon's anger, what made Julian's hands and feet cold with fear was the phrase "get out if you talk too much".

leave here?

Leaving Hal?

Julian could hardly imagine such a thing.He didn't think about why he didn't want to leave Hal, he only knew that if he imagined a little, there would be a sharp pain in the depths of his chest.

It frightened him more than the wrath of the dragon.

"...Why is this..."

Julian murmured to himself, shaking like a sieve.His feet were so weak that he couldn't stand up, so he could only curl up, hug his knees, and put his forehead on it, waiting for his body weakened by fear to regain strength.

What did i do wrong?

Why is Lord Hal so angry?

Even biting his lower lip tightly could not stop the tears from overflowing from his eyes.Julian sniffed and cried softly.

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It's a bit long so I split it into two pieces!There is another update tomorrow! (happily running and jumping