Chapter 203

Something felt off. At the very least, it was a far cry from the reactions I'd come to expect from a dragon's guardian.

But he was the Crown Prince, and right now I couldn't afford to take my eyes off Caballero. I'd barely managed to pull the dragon's attention back onto me — if I moved carelessly now, the spark I'd smothered might flare right back up.

Maybe, as Crown Prince, he simply had something more urgent to deal with first.

...But was the order of knights really the more urgent thing, in a situation like this?

My thoughts were just beginning to tip toward something less than charitable when—

"My apologies, Your Highness! Miginah suddenly severed every magic tool on it and flew off, and—!!"

"I saw. It's injured, so go and see to it."

Several people who looked to be imperial trainers hurried toward the Luminous all at…