Fafnir's remark in particular—"We were once quite close, but later, because of some trifling matter, we never met again"—left Angel deeply suspicious. She called it trifling, but he felt there had to be something huge hidden beneath the surface. Otherwise, there was no way she would have made him the messenger.
Though Angel was curious, he did not dare pry. He could only ask, "Who is Odecras, and where is he now?"
Fafnir shot him a cold glance. "Lowly human, who gave you the nerve to address Odecras by name?!"
A terrifying hurricane flung Angel dozens of meters into the air.
Caught completely off guard, Angel was startled. Fortunately, Fafnir made no further move. He adjusted his weightless body in midair, activated Nightflight, and slowly descended.
Before Fafnir could speak, Angel hurriedly said, "I was wrong. What I meant was, the honorable Lord Odecras!"
Only then did Fafnir nod in satisfaction, then name a location.
—"He has always lived in Unmelting Ice Valley."
The moment Angel heard that name, his mind thundered. He had never expected the Abyss Dragon clansman Fafnir kept mentioning to be the one in Ice Valley!
Back then, in order to escape the demons pursuing her, Sinafa had fled into Ice Valley. There, she had been afflicted by a terrifying frost curse, and her strength had fallen to less than a tenth of its former level.
Later, Madeleine had told him that the curse within Ice Valley had actually been concocted by an Abyss Dragon living there. This Abyss Dragon had an eccentric temperament but formidable strength, had lived for several thousand years, and even Monchi had to address him respectfully.
He actually had to deliver a message to such an ancient and powerful being?
Trembling, Angel said, "I heard that anyone who enters Unmelting Ice