In the Empire's eastern region, a massive figure emerged from the clouds and flew across the endless mountain range.
A blonde girl sat on the dragon's back, with an active magic circle beneath her.
It seemed to be used to keep her stable.
Before leaving, Likaro returned to the knights' castle and hid her armor somewhere no one could possibly find.
Then, as they had agreed before, Ailolin let her ride on her back and fly back to the Empire.
Of course, just this once.
Unlike when she rode a dragon as a child, Likaro rode for much longer this time, and they flew much higher as well.
She could use magic to improve her stability and keep herself from falling off the dragon's back.
So there was no need to tie her to Ailolin's back with ropes.
Just getting from the Lumbart Kingdom to the Eastern Mountains had taken several days. When Ailolin reached the Empire's side, she landed and transformed into human form.
"I'm exhausted!"
Ailolin lay directly on the ground, gasping for breath.
Over the past few days, she had flown from morning until night almost every day. Talking with Likaro on her back kept her from getting too bored, but it did nothing to make up for the physical exhaustion.
Likaro lay down beside Ailolin and said, "You worked hard. As compensation, I'll be your meal ticket from now on."
The Silver Eagle Empire was Likaro's home ground. As a duke's daughter, she lacked practically nothing in terms of material comforts.
In other words, she meant that Ailolin would never go hungry again.
"Hehe, I can eat a lot, you know."
"That's fine."
Likaro felt that no matter how much Ailolin could eat, she could not possibly consume enough food for thousands of people.
Besides,