The First Legendary Beast Master

Chapter 1415 Farewell Gift

After Dinner, Karl, Cara and Misty were led to a set of rooms in the Royal wing of the Palace, near the dining rooms. Everyone else was being kept busy, and Rue had been dragged away by the royal tailors, who had just realized that she only had a handful of appropriate dresses, and those had mostly come from Cara.

That would never do, so the Princess would be up most of the night being fitted for her new role.

Which left Karl alone while Cara and Misty played Go on an oversized board.

It was impossible to tell if the Chaos Badger was really good, or really bad at the game, but the Time Dragon looked incredibly frustrated with the way that the game was going.

Karl thought for a moment about what Misty had said, when she mentioned him giving a gift to Rue before they left. She said that it would keep her safe as she grew. Karl knew of many ways that could be accomplished, from something as simple as giving her a Mythic Ranked Eternal Lightning barrier, to something that would boost her stats.

But the most obvious one would be giving her a Guardian type statue.

She had Flicker now, so she wasnʼt going to be alone, even if the rest of the group that had agreed to watch over her in exchange for the skills he had taught were to renege on their agreements.

But it wouldnʼt hurt to give her a [Bodyguard] spell statue.

They could step into danger without fear, knowing that they could be summoned again. That was an incredible benefit to Rueʼs safety, and they would be completely incapable of betraying her.

So, that is what he made for her.

There were Shadow Element stones in Raeʼs space, but Karl decided not to use those. They were already arranged in precise patterns, part of her display. Instead, he went into one of the covered pits and collected a nice, glowing, earth elemental stone, of the Mythic Rank.

Rae wouldnʼt miss that, she had buried it so that it didnʼt mess up the ambiance of her home. She also had no use for it herself, there were plenty more that were already out on display, and both Thor and Tian had all they could need.

It only took him a few minutes to do the runes on it, but a small stone was far from being a proper gift to remember his visit by.

So, he used [Earth Manipulation] to create a ball of slightly translucent black Mythic Ranked stone around it, before slowly shaping the final product into a shadow dragon that looked as much like Rueʼs transformation as he could.

But this one had a deep brown, almost black, glowing stone at the core, and Karl had deliberately carved hollows so that the eyes and claws glowed faintly in the dark.

Rue might not notice it right away, but if she set it out in her room, she would see it at night.

That might not be the wisest option, Karl realized.

While it was on display, there was a chance that someone might steal it or destroy it to disable the effect. But he was having too much fun forming the stone to stop.

He was a little short on sleep after working late into the night, but when Karl got up in the morning, Misty and Cara were still playing Go, and the palace staff was just beginning to prepare for breakfast.

”If Princess Rue is awake, can you please arrange a meeting?” Karl asked one of the staff after he was showered and ready to face the day.

”Of course, Emissary. The Princess has been eagerly awaiting your message. You didnʼt hear from me, but she woke up an hour before dawn, unable to go back to sleep until she gave you the good news.” The maid replied.

The maid left for a few minutes, then came back in with a visibly hyper Rue. ”Karl! Look at the pretty dress they made!” She giggled, giving a spin in her elaborately embroidered new outfit.

”Oh, very nice. And I have a gift for you too, Young Queen of the Shadow Dragons.”

Karl handed her the statue as the girls put away their game board and came to watch.

”Oh, this is beautiful. Does it glow? It feels like it should glow.” Rue asked.

”It does glow. But thatʼs not the primary purpose.” Karl laughed, then leaned in to whisper in her ear about how to activate the Bodyguards.

”Why does this feel like youʼre leaving?” Rue pouted, as she realized that their moods didnʼt match.

”Sorry, little one. Itʼs time that I run off and take care of other duties. I came to get you back on your feet, and now you are. Youʼve advanced above the others your age, youʼre on a strong path to the Mythic Rank and maybe even Immortality. Plus, you get to be Queen, and nobody will ever be able to bully you again.

If they do, you can just call on your friends, and they will put an end to it.” He replied.

”Fine, but I will come to check on you later, when Iʼm all grown up and my

position is secure.”

Karl nodded. ”I will be looking forward to seeing you again. Now, why donʼt you

try out that new spell I showed you?”

Rue nodded, and summoned her [Bodyguards].

Karl wasnʼt sure what he had been expecting. His were Lamia, Remiʼs were Naga Warriors. But Rueʼs were Dwarves. Two stout female Dwarven Warriors with shields and axes, ready to fight to defend her honour.

”Well, that is... unexpected.” Karl laughed.

”Oh? Are yours not Dwarves? Dwarven ladies are tough.” She asked.

”Mine are Lamia, the snake ladies with the dragonkin looking upper bodies. I thought that yours would be dragonkin, perhaps Lizardfolk. I certainly didnʼt expect a Dragon Queen to summon a pair of Dwarves as her bodyguards.”

Rue shrugged. ”We can tell everyone that they were a gift. There are plenty of Dwarves in Cyhosasa, and weʼve got Dwarven allies.”

Cara smirked. ”I vote that you just refuse to tell anyone where they came from. Just have them follow you everywhere with no explanation, and let the whole palace wonder where you got a pair of Mythic bodyguards.”

”Oh, the drama that will start. Great idea. It should even be enough to distract them all from gossiping about Lukas. You should have heard some of the awful things they said about him last night.” Rue agreed, her smile turning to a frown

at the memory.

”Youʼll set them straight in no time. Now, should we get breakfast before the three of us have to leave?”