"That's right! We beg the great Dragon Guardian of the Realm to save us!"
A group of noble lords chimed in, their manner utterly humble.
Xiluo looked at them and sighed softly, a trace of sorrow involuntarily appearing on his draconic face as he said:
"Everyone, although I would very much like to help you, unfortunately, I cannot."
"Cannot? How could that be... His Excellency Xiluo is a dragon who defeated a Legendary Titan and a Legendary Lich!"
The nobles froze.
Many looked terrified as they said:
"Could it be that the great Guardian Dragon Your Highness intends to... to abandon us? No! No! Please don't do that... If you leave, all of Gerlo will be destroyed at that lich's hands!"
"Your Highness Xiluo, we know you're a blue dragon as righteous and kind as any metal dragon. You wouldn't do that, would you?"
"Your Highness Xiluo, save us!"
"With Your Highness Xiluo's strength, how could it be impossible?"
The nobles spoke one after another.
Hearing them, Xiluo sighed again:
"Everyone, it isn't that I don't want to save you. I simply don't have the manpower to spare.
There are dozens of lords here, great and small.
Previously, I sent over twenty dragon companions to guard your cities.
And what happened?
This time, we faced an attack from a Legendary Lich.
Even their strength proved insufficient. They couldn't save the subjects, or even escape the Legendary Lich's clutches, and died heroically...
Along with them, several hundred soldiers died as well.
Their sacrifice was a great one.
But I cannot let them continue sacrificing themselves."
Xiluo said.
The expressions of the dragons behind him shifted slightly.
These were all dragons who had been dispatched earlier and had now returned.
A full two of them had died in the Legendary Lich's attack!