Chapter 1346 Void Flight
Rue opened her eyes as her class selection was finished, then smiled and lifted off the ground.
"I got [Void Flight] as a class skill." She whispered.
Karl smirked as he pulled the little dragonkin into a hug. The Princes had been threatening to throw her off the top of a cliff to see if she could fly. Now, she could.
"Now you're bullying resistant. Just remember what I told you. There are rules in place, you just need the power to make sure that others don't overlook them. Now, should we wager on who is coming to see us? You made quite a scene." Karl asked.
"Me? How was any of this my fault?" She demanded in a hushed growl.
The Librarian smirked and ruffled her long black hair. "Princess, he is a friend of the Supreme Ranked Chaos Dragon of Cyhosasa. Responsibility is anathema to the Darklight Host."
Cara contemplated his words. That wasn't quite true. Anathema implied that it would harm them.
Annoy them, certainly. Harm them? Not likely.
"It is the Queen, the Royal Guard Commandant, and the Steward, with a squad of guards." The Librarian whispered.
Princess Rue seemed to shrink as she moved to hide behind Karl at the mention of the Queen.
"I take it that she's not your mother?" Karl asked.
Rue shook her head. "My mother is an Elven Chamber Maid."
Cara smiled, the scar at the corner of her mouth turning it into a slightly twisted smirk.
Then, she brought out popcorn.
Both Rue and the Librarian stared at her in shock for a moment, then the Badger realized what was wrong.
No food in the Library.
She tossed a handful into her mouth, then reluctantly put the bag away.
The first to enter was the Palace Steward, here to see who was causing trouble without first announcing their arrival.
"His name is Lucifer" Rue whispered.
The Nar Royal Palace Steward was a Bronze Dragon, well into his later years, and Totem Ranked, very close to Mythic. He stormed into the Library in a full rage, and stopped with his hand on his sword next to a bookshelf.
That had the Librarian glaring at him, unwilling to risk a threat to the books, while Karl smiled back.
"Steward Lucifer, wonderful timing. I knew that you would be here soon. You see, a most lovely dragon has asked that I come here to tutor Princess Rue. Do check me into the Palace's Guest Registry, won't you?" Karl greeted him.
The dragon stared at Karl in wordless rage, while Cara howled with laughter. "You, you...
"Yes, me. Oh, and my assistant, Cara. She should probably be on the list as well. She's in beast form now, but she might be humanoid later." Karl agreed.
[You're on a roll.] Cara joked.
[This is way more fun than I was expecting. I hope that we're doing it right. Do you think that Misty would come give us hints if we were doing it wrong?] Karl replied.
[Probably not. If she was supposed to be here, she would be.]
The Queen entered before the Steward managed to tamp down his rage enough to speak again, and Karl rose to his feet.
"Your Majesty." He greeted her, bowing politely, while Princess Rue fell to her knees and bowed with her face to the floor.
"You don't kneel before your Queen?" She asked, malicious curiosity in her
tone.
"Respectfully, Your Majesty, we are not that different in Rank, and I am not a subject of the Gathuzan Crown. I was sent as Emissary by Supreme Lady Matilda to tutor Princess Rue." Karl explained.
The Queen paused. Nobody casually name-dropped the Supreme Lady. She could hear you if you used her name directly, and she hated to be disturbed. Karl had forgotten that, as he usually didn't mind if she knew he was talking about her.
He wouldn't be saying anything he wouldn't say to her face, so it was fine. But Cara thought that it was hilarious, as they were an unknown distance back in time, so she might have absolutely no idea who Karl was, or why he claimed to know her. The only thing stopping her from investigating might be that he was using her name to cause chaos.
"Only dragons are allowed to tutor within the Palace." The Queen insisted.
"I can be a dragon, that is fine. But then I wouldn't fit in the Library. Isn't this form much more comfortable for indoor use? Even you have transformed." Karl
asked.
The Queen stared at him, wondering if there was something wrong with Karl's brain. She clearly didn't mean dragon form, she meant dragon in species.
"You are a dragon?" She asked slowly.
"Avatar of the World Dragon, no less." Karl agreed.
"Not possible." Steward Lucifer gasped.
"I assure you that it is possible. Should we step outside so I can show you? I
don't mind. The ocean breeze is always pleasant on my scales."
The Librarian cleared his throat. "Talking in circles with an Emissary of the Supreme Lady will get you nowhere. I assure you that his words are the truth, he is indeed an Avatar of the World Dragon."
Right, blue dragons could read your mind to extract knowledge.
So, the Librarian most likely understood that Karl's words were disingenuous at best, but trying to explain the whole situation would just give him a headache. The Steward sighed and took out the Palace register, an enchanted relic in book form that recorded names and detected falsehoods.
Karl took out his own pen with a flourish, and signed his name.
{Karl, Branch Leader of the Darklight Host}
That much was one hundred percent true.
"Those are not all your titles." Steward Lucifer noted.
"Do we have time for all that? It's just a guest list, and my version of the official
description covers the important parts."
The Steward shrugged. "It is good enough, I suppose. The description is sufficient to tell future readers who you were."
The Queen cleared her throat. "And you have been sent here to tutor that
waste of scales? To what end? As you can see, she is so old already and doesn't
even have a class."
"Actually, she does now. Void Avatar, I believe. Give me a little time to build her confidence, and she will be a proper mage." Karl explained.
"But... It's not possible. The curse we placed on her..." The Queen stammered.
Ah, so that is why she never awakened, despite having the potential to become an Immortal.