It was Riley's mother who actually started, and she started out by saying, "Well, Lord Orien, I apologize for this very crude gift, but from our family, we'd like to give you the recipe for the fried chicken and the spaghetti. While it's nothing expensive, it's one that my grandparents have passed down to us."
"What?!" Orien exclaimed, his hands hitting the table so hard the dishes nearly flew. They would have if not for the dragon lord casually holding everything in place with a flick of magic.
Renee Hale froze. For a split second, she thought she had just committed the worst mistake of her life, offering something so lowly as a birthday gift.
But then Orien shrieked, "Such a priceless heirloom?! I cannot simply accept that as a gift! For something like that, surely you must be compensated!"
