Dragon King's Harem Chapter 102. Value (Patreon)

Dragon King's Harem Chapter 102. Value

Although I had a little trouble finding Eir and the others since I had the map with me and knew where we were going. So instead of sending a Magic Messenger, I simply flew to our destination.

It only took about 1 hour to find them. After all, from their slow speed, it was clear they were waiting for me.

After that, I could say our trip was quite smooth. Some monsters still got in our way, but none were as bad as before and we were able to defeat them easily. When the sky above our heads had turned dark, we had passed the Chillfrost Village's gates. Similar to Whitevalley Village, there was almost nothing in this village other than houses covered in snow. What distinguished it was the shape of the roof was dominated by the dome shape.

Our Yegauns walked through the streets lit only by the faint crystal light accompanied by the cold night breeze. My eyes glanced at Eir, Evelina and Jyne alternately, trying to guess what they were thinking from their expressions since they didn't say a word after we arrived in this village. Jyne even didn't say her relief as usual.

"I don't like this awkward silence," I said, breaking the silence between us. As they turned to me, I continued my words.
"Are you still dissatisfied with my previous decision?" I guessed.

They didn't answer me. I knew they were afraid that their words would offend me, but we weren't in the Palace now, I wanted them to speak their mind more freely.

As Argod guessed, the reason for Evelina and Eir's silence was because they felt Argod had acted recklessly this afternoon. Indeed, Argod was the fastest among them and they were happy that he was regaining his strength gradually. Yet that didn't mean he could do things that endanger his life like this.

While Jyne thought otherwise. When they separated from Argod, she could see a clear worry on Eir and Evelina's faces. It confused her a lot since Argod was a Dragon King. Why should they be afraid that something will happen to Argod? The King had extraordinary strength, a monster of that level would not be a problem for him. She knew Argod couldn't kill the monster directly because the Glacier was infested with the Ice Worms, but what caused Eir and Evelina to worry about Argod was still a mystery to her. Besides, when she asked them, they only replied that it was because Argod had just woken up from his sleep so their worries were normal. But Jyne sensed something was off.

"Speak up," I said in a calm tone. I wanted them honestly but I didn't want to force them either.

"As you said, sir. We think you are too reckless. You have me as your assistant. You should have trusted me more. Or... Do you doubt my loyalty to you? Do you doubt my abilities?" His worry and disappointment mixed in his tone.

I turned to Eir.
"I never doubted you, Eir. Also on your abilities. But you already know this trip's main purpose. Besides, you already know Nrakross has a strong barrier. We need a little trick to deal with it." Again, I said in a calm tone despite what he said. I understood what he meant. Also realized, as a king I shouldn't be doing things alone. But I needed it so I could level up faster. I could defeat my enemies easily so far because my opponents were only unintelligent monsters. While that baron, far from sharp. His arrogance was far higher than his abilities. Likewise with his knights. Well, I bet that's the reason why the Lizard king decided to sacrifice him.

"At least you can take me with you. Just in case you get hurt, I can heal you." Evelina's voice that came from the other side of me, turned my gaze to her.

"Evelina, trust me. If I need your help I'll ask for it. The monster wasn't that strong. It was just that our terrain was too dangerous. That's why I had to lure it elsewhere," I explained.

They fell silent. Indeed what Argod said was right, but something kept bothering both of them. Helplessness, where they couldn't do much to help the king.

Then Jyne moved her mount between me and Eir.
"Evelina, Sir Eiron. I know I don't have the right to say this since I've only been with Sir Ar a few days and have never felt your sorrow when he's been asleep for a long time. But I think he has the strength to deal with this. Although I don't know the reason why he decided to do everything himself, I believe he has good reasons for it," she said. She said this not to defend Argod or increase her reputation in the king's eyes, she was simply stating her honest opinion of what she had seen so far.

"Thank you for giving your opinion, Jyne," I said. To which Jyne replied with a smile.

Eir and Evelina didn't reply either. Again, Jyne was right.
"Maybe... It's just our ego." Finally, Evelina spoke up. It was a confession.

"Or because we are afraid that we will lose our value in your eyes," said Eir in a gloomy tone.

"Don't think like that. Both of you have been with me for years. Just bear with it for a while, after all of this is over, everything will return to normal." Of course, what I meant was after I got The Dragon King's power back.

Eir and Evelina knew. But this heavy feeling kept bugging them. They nodded and tried to smile.

"Cheer up. We almost arrived at our destination, right? Just think about our warm bed tonight," Jyne tried to soothe them.

Seeing Jyne's simple happiness gave Eir and Evelina a bit of happiness.

"C'mon. Let's warm ourselves," I said as I accelerated my mount. Then I turned to the others.
"The one who is left behind will sleep alone," I said in a teasing tone. My smirk on my lips.

"Wait! That's not fair!" said Evelina and Jyne in unison. Upon that coincidence, they turned to each other and giggled before hastening their mounts to chase me.

While Eir sighed and smiled. Then he also accelerated his mount to catch up with us.