The baby looked quite adorable.
Of course, Liszt knew that as an uncle, he ought to give a meeting gift, but he had not prepared anything at all. Although he had risen to prominence with great force over the past few years, his family fortune was hardly abundant—giving an elf as a gift was even less appropriate, as nobles had no custom of exchanging elves.
"Perhaps I could give him a few books, my own published works?"
The thought had barely surfaced before he dismissed it. Books would do for an adult, but giving books to a baby seemed rather perfunctory.
After thinking for a moment, he took out a sapphire and tucked it into the sleeping Richard's hand.
Looking at Richard, though truly speaking to Levis and Rolia, he said, "This sapphire was once set into my sword, the Sky-Slaying Greatsword. The Sky-Slaying Greatsword was badly damaged in the great battle against the Raging Wave Marquis and can no longer be used, but this sapphire remains intact. Richard, I give it to you in the hope that you too can become a powerful knight like me!"
It was a beautiful blessing, and the gemstone carried great significance.
Liszt was now the very standard by which knights were measured, more than worthy of becoming Richard's future goal in life. This was not bragging, merely a fact.
Levis and Rolia were clearly very pleased with Liszt's gift. "Liszt, thank you for your blessing for Richard. We too hope that one day, he can become a powerful knight like you!"
If it had been an ordinary person's blessing, they ought to have wished for Richard to one day ride a dragon, but that sounded more like empty courtesy.
The goal of riding a dragon was simply too incredible. Becoming a supreme powerhouse