"I hereby confer upon you, in the name of Alaric Salnarda, King of the Silver Dragon Burke Kingdom, the title of the kingdom's twenty-fourth Dragon Knight. Your title shall be Zephyrus, and the Zephyrus region of the Fenius Electorate shall be your fief."
Velin knelt on one knee and listened as Alaric read aloud the duties and rights of a Dragon Knight.
As a lawful Dragon Knight of the Silver Dragon Burke Kingdom, he was required to participate in war and defend the kingdom whenever it faced a crisis...
As for his rights, he possessed the freedom to pioneer new lands, legally employ all dragonkin creatures within the Silver Dragon Burke Kingdom, and travel freely through the allied Moon Elf Kingdom and United Orc Kingdom...
Alaric spent thirty minutes reading through the rights and obligations, covering every aspect.
After the reading concluded, Alaric picked up a Garnath helmet forged from silver dragon scales and personally placed it on Velin's head.
He then solemnly handed Velin the banner and insignia representing Zephyrus, completing the final step of the investiture ceremony.
The military banner bore nine red dragon scales arranged in a circle. A longsword stood at its center, flanked by two silver Wind Silver Flowers.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Velin lowered his head and answered respectfully.
Zephyrus meant the embrace of the west wind.
From that moment onward, Velin would travel throughout the Silver Dragon Burke Kingdom under the name Zeferus Knight. He could also be called the West Wind Knight.
The attending silver dragons revealed their true forms and circled above Salnarda.
The sight of more than a hundred giant dragons dancing together reminded the elderly residents of the grand spectacle eighty years ago, while the younger dragonkin creatures gazed at the dragons in the sky with awe.
Melodious yet