feed on dragons

"Oh, you came here by yourself, Yaqibel, saving me the trouble of finding you." Hal said.The attitude was almost like chatting with the neighbors.

"You... no, you... why are you here?" Compared to Hal's casualness, Yaqibel looked very nervous.This eldest prince, who had always been calm, showed a rare look of panic. "Is there anything I can do for you..." He closed his mouth halfway through the question, the eldest prince looked at Julian, then at Hal, and instantly understood something.

"Could it be... this kid? Julian, he wouldn't..."

"Well, I'm Julian's...sponsor? Guardian? I don't know what you call it. Anyway, I'm in charge of this little guy. I'll let you take care of him when I go out this time."

Hal put his hands on Julian's shoulders, and the red dragon's high body temperature penetrated, and Julian couldn't help but straighten his back and stand upright.

These words sounded like an order, but everyone who heard them didn't feel that there was anything wrong.Theoretically, on this occasion, the eldest prince should be the one with the highest status, but the pressure released by Hal made them feel that at this moment, this mysterious red-haired young man is the boss who dominates everything.

After all, it is still the blood of the royal family that ruled this land, and the impact of the dragon pressure on Yaqibeier is not as great as others.The young man took a deep breath to calm his mind, and put his usual gentle smile back on his face.

"I see, leave it to me, no problem. I will take care of Julian."

"Yeah." Hal nodded, "I trust you. Well then, I'm going back."

"Ah, are you leaving?"

As soon as Julian said it, he felt like a fool.What are you doing if you don't leave?Is Hal going to Orson with them?

"Yeah. Be careful along the way. Remember what I told you. Then, if you need something, ask him."

Hal pointed to the First Prince.Julian let out a short "噫" sound, and looked at Azibel a little timidly, and found that the latter was also looking at him with complicated eyes.

"gone."

Hal really left without looking back.It wasn't until the red figure disappeared from everyone's sight that the invisible pressure in the air disappeared instantly, and the whole atmosphere finally relaxed.People look at me and I look at you. No one knows the details of that man, but there is an inexplicable feeling of relief.

"I'm very sorry, His Royal Highness, I didn't report to you as soon as I arrived..."

Julian bowed and apologized to Aceh Bell.As soon as the carriage arrived, he should have told the prince that he had arrived, but he was dragged by Dai Ning to meet the Duke as soon as he got off the carriage, and he didn't think about it for a moment.

"No, it's not Julian's fault! I'm sorry, I wanted to let my father see him first, and then accompany him to report to you! I'm very sorry!"

As soon as Hal left, Dai Ning, who was frightened and stupid, suddenly became smart again, and he quickly jumped to Julian's side to apologize to the prince with him.And Yaqibel just looked at the direction Hal left in a daze, waved his hands indifferently, and said, "It's okay, it's not important."

"Your Highness." Duke Heron walked forward and saluted briefly, then asked in a low voice, "That Lord Hal just now...is your old acquaintance?"

"Old acquaintance? No, I don't have the right to call him an old acquaintance." Acibel let out a long breath, "I'm really not qualified."

"Which... is he?" Duke Heron was really confused.That mysterious sense of coercion, and the tone of speaking to the first prince, as well as Yaqibel's overly respectful attitude... A strange young man who doesn't know where, actually has a higher status than the first prince?How is this going?

"Duke Heron, there are some things in this world that you don't need to know." Yazibel shook his head and said in a low voice, "But I know you are worried about Dai Ning, so I can remind you a little bit. Hal...he is not what you imagined Such a person. He does not participate in politics, does not manipulate the economy, and does not even decide how much tax to levy on the farmers in the territory next year..." At this point, he paused, and then continued: "But as long as he wants...that is I turn my hand to cover the cloud with my hand and the rain. The one caught in the cloud and rain is the Kingdom of Ienos."

"..."

Duke Heron didn't reply, but looked at Yaqibel with surprised eyes.The words that the eldest prince said were a bit difficult for him to digest. He really didn't understand how it is possible for a person who does not affect politics and economy to hold his own country in the palm of his hand?

"Don't think too complicated." The eldest prince shook his head, "Anyway, just pretend you haven't seen that man before. As for Julian..."

Aceh Bell glanced at Julian who was chatting with Dai Ning, and smiled wryly.

"Just treat me as his patron."

"Your Highness!?"

Hearing this, Duke Heron was taken aback.

"That's what he explained, and you heard what I answered, that's it. Ah, Lord Mulder is here, I have to say hello."

The Eldest Prince left, simply ending the conversation, leaving Duke Heron standing still and watching his back, not recovering from the shock for a long time.

So Julian directly became Acehbel's man?This status is a triple jump!

You know, in this visit group, how many people want to have a relationship with Yaqibeier, but the eldest prince who just returned to China is just practicing Tai Chi, keeping polite but alienated from everyone distance.He didn't take care of anyone in particular, and all the responses were just right. There were various forces in the visiting group, but none of them could be hooked up with the First Prince—even the Herren family, who seemed to have a good relationship with Aceh Bell.As the head of the family, Duke Heron knew very well that although the relationship was good, Yaqibel still couldn't be regarded as an ally. He just stood at the host's position from a distance, observing everything calmly.

And under such circumstances, Julian can be said to be the first person to be named and included in the power by the eldest prince - just because the mysterious man said so casually...

Duke Heron couldn't help but also looked back at the two teenagers who were chatting happily.

What kind of person is the friend that my son made?

While thinking this way, he walked to his son with complicated emotions.

"Cough." He cleared his throat. "I'm leaving, Denning. There's still a lot to do."

"Ah, yes! Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to accompany me, Father!" Dai Ning looked at his father gratefully, and Duke Heron couldn't help but reached out and touched his head.

Dai Ning was only 17 years old, and he still had the unique purity of a teenager. Under the deliberate protection of the Heron family, he did not have too much aura of noble children, which can be seen from his special friendship with Julian.Dai Ning is self-willed and stubborn in a certain way. These two traits should have been dangerous shortcomings, but they were turned into advantages because of his upright nature.This is also where Duke Heron has always been proud of his youngest son.

The man looked at Julian, who was standing aside.From the first moment he saw Julian, he knew that the kid might be a troublemaker—he had a wonderful attraction and magic, as if very attractive, but he acted very innocently.

This is very dangerous.Whether intentional or not, a person with Julian's qualities is bound to provoke many troublesome people, and if Dai Ning gets too close to him, he will inevitably be affected.At the beginning, he had made up his mind to privately persuade his son to stay away from Julian, but now, he really couldn't decide whether to go closer or far away.

Alas, everything can only be straightened out when the boat reaches the bridgehead.Duke Heron felt that his heart was about to be broken.In the end, he could only say meaningfully to Julian: "Julian, Dai Ning will trouble you to take care of him."

"Uh, yes, I'll do my best. You go slowly."

Julian, the person involved, was completely unaware that Duke Herron had gone through some mental activities because of him, so he just politely smiled and said goodbye to him.

"I think I should be taking care of him!" Dai Ning didn't notice his father's strangeness at all. He put his arms around Julian's shoulders, giggling.

"It's good that you have always had such a good relationship. Daining, you have chosen a good friend." Duke Heron said meaningfully. "Okay, I'm leaving."

"Father, go slowly!"

"Go slowly, Your Excellency the Duke."

After watching Duke Heron leave, the two chatted for a while, and the topic naturally revolved around the team that was about to leave.Julian looked excitedly at the magicians present. He had only seen these celebrities on the author's name on the back of the book in the past. When he thought of being able to visit with them, he felt like a dream.Dai Ning counted the number of people and wanted to know how many people would accompany him.

"That's quite a lot... I don't know what kind of people other countries will send here. This time, it can be said that the magic world is full of stars, right?"

"It's such a blessing to be able to participate..." Julian said lightly.

"It's really lucky... Ah, by the way, do you know that there are more than the two of us as apprentices? There is one more." Dai Ning suddenly remembered this matter.

"Oh? There's another one?" Julian was a little surprised.

"Yeah. For some reason, we haven't met before, but it should appear today."

"Is that so..."

That being said, Yaqibel did occasionally mention "the three of you". He always thought it was just a slip of the tongue of the prince, but he and Dai Ning were not the only apprentices accompanying him.

And at this moment, the First Prince walked towards them.

"Julian, Dai Ning. Let me introduce someone to you." Aceh Bell said, "He is the third magic apprentice who is going to travel with you, and he just arrived. You will live together in the future, and the carriage will be the same, There is still some time before departure, we can have a good chat and get acquainted."

"Okay." Julian and Daining nodded obediently.

"Actually, you might know each other. He is at the same school as you... Come here."

The eldest prince greeted behind him.When someone came out from behind Yaqibel, Julian froze for a moment as if struck by lightning.

This…

No way?

He stared in astonishment at the handsome face in front of him, but it didn't give him any good impression.

"Hi there."

The third apprentice looked at his two future companions with a formulaic, perfect smile.

"I'm Carter, Carter Eglise. We'll get along for a while in the future, please give me your advice."