"Mm... there are a few things, but now isn't the time to talk about them. Come with me. I still need to find two other dragons."
Xiluo spoke quietly, turned around, and beckoned to the female Green Dragon with a claw.
"Two more dragons? Although I don't know what you're trying to do,
you did save my life, after all. I'll listen to you this time."
Alicia nodded gently and followed gracefully behind Xiluo.
After that, Xiluo found Abel.
The moment the Blue Dragon Wyrmling saw Xiluo, his eyes lit up, and he eagerly held out his claws, ready to collect his money.
But after a few words from Xiluo, he followed along behind him too.
Next came the Red Dragon Whelp, Gordon.
Once the five dragons had gathered, Xiluo led them a little way from the wyrmlings' current living area.
When the Treants saw them, they followed at a distance too.
As the Wyrmlings walked, the Red Dragon Whelp asked in some puzzlement,
"Xiluo! Aren't you going to explain? Why are those two pieces of trash, Alicia and Abel, hanging around with you too? Do you have no standards at all when choosing companions?"
His words immediately made the two wyrmlings' faces fall.
"Vulgar! Unreasonable Red Dragon!"
Looking displeased, the little female dragon growled under her breath, not wanting to argue further with Gordon.
Abel, however, grinned.
"Trash? Hmph! You make it sound like you're something special! If Xiluo hadn't been there during that battle, wouldn't you have been finished too?
If you call Green Dragons trash, I won't argue with you.
But who are you to say that about us Blue Dragons?
Compared with us Blue Dragons, compared with Xiluo, you're nowhere close! With what little strength you have, you think you're qualified to mock us mighty Blue