Chapter 86
I questioned, “My number one priority right now is to think about how to escape this place . Why, though, can I not calm down? I can’t help feeling that there’s something left undone . I can’t get Irina out of my mind . I surprisingly couldn’t sleep well tonight . Last time, I could sleep well in this room, because I was afraid Irina might barge in at any moment . Now, however, I’m worried about her not coming back .
Why am I worried that she won’t come back? I clearly shouldn’t have any relationship with her, yet why am I unsettled? I never planned to do that; why am I suddenly concerned about this female dragon I just got acquainted with when the chance to escape is in front of me?
I can’t do this . I can’t do this . I absolutely mustn’t let this happen . If I get distracted with her anymore, I’m going to delay my escape plan . I shouldn’t be thinking about looking for Irina right now but how to hurry and escape . I can’t sleep right now anyway, so why not get up and scout the situation outside?”
I didn’t find out much the last night I went out . After judging my thinking to be abnormal, I returned to my room . However, I had to properly investigate the place tonight . I, at least, needed to know what would happen after I opened the door .
I figured I should head upstairs to Irina’s room… bring Mom out and see what happened . I went to the stairs on the right . I took a deep breath before stepping onto the steps and ascending the stairs . The stairs inside the mountain cave were made from stone . No noises were made when stepping on the steps, but as soon as I stepped onto a step, a voice spoke out from above . Soon enough, I could hear footsteps coming from above . Irina appeared at the end of the spiral staircase . She asked, “King Troy, is something the matter?”
“Ah… No… Nothing…”
“I see . ”
Irina didn’t look odd . That made me feel I was an idiot . What happened weighed heavily on my mind, yet Irina looked as though nothing happened . She was calm and collected . I looked at her face . I was partially ashamed and partially nervous to the point that I couldn’t speak . I merely murmured a few words in an attempt to explain myself, when Irina didn’t care why I was there and didn’t ask what I wanted .
Irina nodded: “If there is nothing, you best head back and sleep . It is dangerous to be running around at night, as you will wake Mom up . Mom does not like being woken up at night . By the way, perhaps you are unaware, since you are not a pure-blooded dragon, but Dragons have extra sensitive hearing when sleeping at night . Therefore, if you want to open the door at night, Mom will hear you . ”
“I’m not…”
“I know you do not want to escape, for running away now is suicidal . That is why I am sure you will not try it . As such, I do not believe that you will choose to leave at night . ”
Irina seemed to be able to read my mind during my moment of anxiety in trying to explain myself . She yawned and then turned around: “If there is nothing else, I will be heading back to bed now . If I do not sleep well, I will not be able to recover my energy for tomorrow . ”
“Got it . Goodnight . ” I nodded and then took one last glance at Irina .
I assumed that Irina and Camille would usually sleep in their dragon forms when I wasn’t around . There might be some problems for them to sleep in their rooms in their human forms . Having said that, there was a chance they were fine, too . After all, they were elves in the past; they always had to sleep in their elven forms . Irina’s room wasn’t large enough for her to sleep in her dragon form anyway .
Irina said, “Goodnight,” and then turned to leave .
Irina wasn’t abnormal in any way . In fact, she didn’t turn around to look at me again . I genuinely felt as if I was bursting with emotions . Mere days ago, Irina would look at me with her love-heart eyes, hug me and beg me . Then she acted as if she has nothing to do with me . In fact, she was as calm as if we never did anything . She previously felt slightly guilty but not then . She was polite and friendly just as when we first met .
That should’ve been good news to me . Well, not really . I had to negotiate some conditions with Irina and Camille to be able to leave with Dragon Mom . However, if they had lost interest in the plan, there were two endings . The first one was that they’d just release me . The second one was keeping me with them, as Irina still had positive feelings for me .
“Hey, Irina . ”
I was reluctant to accept it . Actually, I was very reluctant to accept it . I questioned, “Why has Irina totally lost interest in me all of a sudden? What is she trying to do? Why has she stopped wanting to sleep with me all of a sudden? I want to know why . I want to know what exactly she wants . While Camille said it was to create order for us, there was clearly a problem with just twice per week . Logically speaking, we would have a higher success rate if we did it more times . Does this new plan of hers really work? What’s with this strange adjustment? Why does she insist on this? Is Camille planning something?”
I had no idea what Camille did outside the cave daily . I was worried there was some scheme brewing in the background .
“What is the matter?” Irina turned around again .
When I saw Irina again, I couldn’t utter a word . Irina appeared to be in a normal condition . I asked myself, “I have so many questions to ask . I want to know what exactly she’s trying to do, but why have I now lost my courage to ask?”
I hesitated for a moment and then said, “Goodnight . ”
“Goodnight . ”
Irina didn’t wait for me again . She was probably annoyed, since I called her so many times for nothing . She turned to leave . I followed her advice and returned to my room .
Irina wouldn’t trick me . Leaving at night isn’t a wise decision . I’d give myself away as soon as I opened the door . If Camille heard it opening, she was bound to bring me under control again . I decided it was better to find an opportunity during the day when they were both out . At least, I learnt Camille wouldn’t notice during the day . By the looks of it, I didn’t spend a night in vain . I learnt that leaving at night wasn’t advisable…
Nevertheless, I didn’t notice that there was a glimmering silver liquid trail slowly running down the steps and underneath the light of the flame where Irina and I conversed .
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Irina lied on her bed . A dangerous colour gleamed in her eyes . She did her absolute best to maintain a normal state when she met Troy . For a female dragon, especially an aroused one, seeing a male dragon, particularly one they had set their sights on, made it impossible to maintain their demeanour upon their first meeting . Irina had basically returned to the state she was in when she first met him .
Irina’s hands began to move again, but the night was tougher to get through than she imagined . Before she learnt about the world of lust, she didn’t know how it felt . Once she knew how amazing it felt, so she could never feel satisfied with just her fingers . The last few nights had been the most excruciating nights for her to get through . Troy was just downstairs, yet she couldn’t go to him, as her mother was present .
Irina’s mother gave her the command to not go to Troy’s . As an obedient and sensible girl, Irina never considered opposing her mother . Her mother searched high and low every day in the forest . The fact that Irina couldn’t get pregnant rendered Camille antsy .
Camille desperately needed a child . The child was the future of the entire dragon race, which was why she thought of a drug . There was a drug that could speed up the rate of pregnancy for a female dragon . The issue was that it took a long time to concoct . Furthermore, it required the female dragon to lead a scheduled lifestyle and ensure her emotions remained calm . The drug was initially intended for families of the dragon race who needed it, but she had to concoct it for a male and female that weren’t a family .
Camille watched steam whisk up from the large pot of gurgling brown liquid in front of her . She poured her daughter and Troy’s secreted liquid into the pot then stirred it to mix them together . The liquid didn’t react . It essentially absorbed everything as a black hole would . Camille took in a deep breath . She had already used her rationality and dignity to control her lust, but she reacted to the smell from Troy, nonetheless . She was in no mood to worry about that at the moment, though . Troy belonged to her daughter .
“The future of the dragon race definitely also belongs to my daughter!” was what Camille always had in mind .
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