"It seems every myth has some basis in reality!"
Danyla could feel the surging magical energy within the enormous green-haired turtle, and he possessed exceptional intelligence as well. She could not help scheming to herself.
If I fed him to my dragon, he would be an incredible tonic!
But the giant turtle slowly swam up to Danyla and lowered his head, as though offering his submission. Danyla immediately abandoned the idea of feeding him to her dragon.
When Danyla cautiously touched the giant turtle's head, the blood remaining on her palm condensed into countless arcane runes and branded themselves onto the old turtle's skull.
To her surprise, this established a bond between them much like the one she shared with her dragon. Danyla also felt the rich water magical energy in the Rhoyne pouring endlessly into her body, like weary birds returning to the woods.
"Awooo~"
As the blood pact between Danyla and the giant turtle took shape, many more enormous turtles surfaced in the Rhoyne. With their appearance, the river's waters began churning.
At the sight, the surrounding descendants of the Rhoynar and immigrants of every people fell to their knees and cried out.
"Long live the Holy Flame Queen!"
"Long live the Queen of the Rhoyne!"
Danyla understood that her rule over the Rhoyne basin had become legitimate from this moment onward. To the civilization of the Rhoyne, she was no longer a conqueror, but a ruler who would restore its glory, even though she had no Rhoynar blood.
The prestige of taming these giant turtles would undoubtedly make Danyla's future rule over this land more secure. Of course, she had truly brought new life and hope to Ny Sar as well.
"Mother River! To think that water and fire would unite in such a way."
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