The moment Dragon Breath warmed his body, Lord Dyson was beside himself with joy. Excitement surged from within, making him tremble.
Peat Dragon Howard had chosen him!
Though not to ride him.
But he was about to become the master of Golden Plains, the new Golden Baron, and move into Kingtop Castle, which he had coveted day and night.
Count Oscro and the others were just as delighted as if they had defeated a formidable enemy.
"Futile, all of it was futile! Lord Howard had chosen Dyson long ago. Dyson is Baron Davis's true heir!" Count Oscro beamed, only refraining from celebrating wildly because Russell was glaring at him with an unfriendly look.
Madam Kunli, her face caked in thick foundation, joined in the celebration. "Dyson should inherit everything in Golden Plains!"
Then she haughtily told her daughter-in-law, Dai Wen, "With the Water Willow Family supporting us, what do you have to worry about!"
Dai Wen glanced at her overbearing mother-in-law, then at her younger brother, who had gained Peat Dragon's recognition, and smiled. "Praise Lord Howard."
Then she no longer spared her mother-in-law another glance.
On the other side, Diana Kingtop Mushroom's little face remained taut as she fought back the tears in her eyes.
Madam Roby gently stepped forward, gathered her daughter into her arms, and held her close. It seemed she had long seen this outcome coming.
She had lived with Davis for more than a decade and was equally familiar with Peat Dragon. How could she not know that Dyson was the heir chosen jointly by Davis and Peat Dragon? She had respected her husband's decision before because she knew she was powerless to change it.
How could an heir unrecognized by the family's Wyverns inherit everything in the territory?
Suddenly.
Diana Kingtop Mushroom broke free