Countess Batorri tilted her head back, her short hair cascading down, revealing a pair of round, white ears resembling ancient coins. She spoke, "I wish to pledge my allegiance to you. As a sign of my sincerity, I am willing to lead all the soldiers and subjects loyal to me from my domain to join you, hoping to gain a certain status under the Dragon Group!"
Karon raised an eyebrow. He couldn't quite understand why, as a human noble, and one of high rank—a countess—Batorri would abandon it all to pledge allegiance to him. Even though the Red Dragon was confident, he didn't believe these humans would so easily submit to a Red Dragon the way monsters might.
So Karon asked, but the answer he received was unexpected.
