Chapter 200

"Wha— what?!"

Lady Roderun stammered, clearly not expecting to hear something like that. Watching her, I tightened my grip on the leash.

"Go ahead and try, then. Instead of just talking about it."

"You—!!"

"Don't you realize that simply walking around with a dragon that isn't wearing a magic tool is already more than enough to draw criticism? She happened to charge at me, but have you no idea what might have happened if she'd charged at someone else instead?"

"Shushu isn't that kind of dragon, I told you!!"

"To you, she's probably nothing but sweet and gentle. But I felt my life was in danger looking at that dragon."

She was small for a medium breed, but her size was still on par with a large dog. And compared to other animals, humans — however strong they might look — were physically fragile. If a large dog charged at…