The sky winds howled as Black Oil Dragon Rosai lightly beat his wings, passing through one white cloud after another.
On the dragon's back, Russell stared at his left palm.
The M-shaped Mark still occupied the largest space. The Thorn Mark, Tick Mark, and Gecko Mark were no bigger than sesame seeds. But the Sword Butterfly Mark had grown from a sesame seed into a soybean-sized mark, circling the M-shaped Mark.
On his forehead, the Lord of Thunder Mark flickered with tiny arcs of lightning, especially eye-catching.
Before long.
The towering Red Keep came into view. Russell gently patted Rosai's neck, and Rosai descended from the clouds, diving toward the Red Keep.
Several wyverns circled above the Red Keep. Upon seeing Rosai arrive, they all flew over and roared.
"Roar!" Rosai roared back.
This was how wyverns greeted one another. These wyverns had previously escorted Princess Anxia to Guangguang River Valley and had seen Rosai before.
So they did not stop Rosai. After roaring their greetings, they resumed circling idly in the sky.
Rosai flew straight toward the plaza outside the Elder Council Hall, where there was a designated wyvern landing platform.
Whoosh!
After landing, Rosai folded his wings and crouched quietly on the platform.
Russell swung down from the dragon and headed for the Elder Council Hall. As he passed the guards, one of the knights, who did not recognize him, immediately bowed and asked, "May I ask who you are, sir?"
"Russell Fluorite Mushroom."
"Greetings, Lord Russell!" The guard knight straightened. "I will announce your arrival at once."
The Elder Council Hall could not simply be barged into, so Russell waited quietly in the main hall. Shortly afterward, he was informed that he could enter.
"Lord Russell, please follow me." A female knight led Russell into the interior