"How wonderful." Madam Meryl lay in Baron Roman's arms and inexplicably let out a sigh of emotion.
Baron Roman set down the gazette in his hand and asked, "What is it?"
"Russell is about to become a Wyvern Knight. You're a Wyvern Knight, and our son will be one too. It's hard to imagine." Madam Meryl shook her head. The Fluorite Mushroom Family had only one Wyvern, so it had been impossible for father and son to share one.
Yet such an impossible scene had truly come to pass.
After a pause, she sighed again. "It's a shame Roland hasn't ridden a dragon. I can tell that Russell riding a dragon has hit him hard. And Baron Gevidas refusing the marriage alliance has discouraged Roland even more. He's much quieter now than before."
"Maybe he's matured," Baron Roman said optimistically. "A man can't grow up without suffering a few blows."
"Fortunately, the two brothers don't need to fight over the inheritance. Otherwise, we'd have a headache."
"That's true. If Russell had been the one to ride Ross, it would've been hard to say... Maybe I would've passed the title to Russell. After all, the importance of a Wyvern Knight to a family goes without saying... Fortunately, we don't have that problem. One dragon for each brother is quite nice."
"You'd be willing to let Lord Ross be ridden by Roland?"
"Of course I wouldn't," Baron Roman said matter-of-factly.
But he soon sighed again. "Still, I'll grow old eventually. Once I'm old, even if I can live another decade or so, I don't plan to keep riding a dragon. If Roland can earn Ross's approval, I'll dissolve the contract early."
"You really mean that?"
"Of course. Do you think everyone is as attached to power as your father? For Ross's pride,