Meanwhile, in the icy Elfrau Kingdom.
“Hmhm...”
A lone boy walked through a snowy plain. It wasn’t snowing, but the boy was still not properly dressed for such a cold climate. The clothes he wore were rather modest, but anyone with a discerning eye would’ve realized it was a custom-fit outfit woven from the finest of materials. At a glance, one would probably assume the boy to be a spoiled rich kid. But he wasn’t just that... He was a royal child from a particularly powerful family.
The boy looked to be around five or six years old. He had silky blond hair tied up behind his head and a perfectly adorable face.
“Wh-Where’d I drop my phone...? Wah...if Yakumo or Yoshino were here, I could warp out... Hm?”
The boy suddenly noticed something running toward him in the distance. It was an enormous white canine, which bounded toward him at incredible speeds. As it got closer, he realized it was a magical beast. A Snow Wolf.
Snow Wolves were considered red-rank monsters, and they were known for their agility, brutality, and ice manipulation abilities. Even grown men had trouble hitting these creatures, and they were known to gobble up men, women, and children without hesitation. And yet, the sight of the Snow Wolf yielded no fear from the boy. Instead, he breathed a sigh of relief.
“Thank goodness.”
“RAAARGH!” the Snow Wolf bellowed at the boy. Just as the beast closed in, surely to swallow the boy whole, the two of them locked eyes.
While he’d inherited his mother’s blonde hair, the boy had his father’s dark eyes. But in that moment, his right eye shifted to a dark gold. It was a kind of muddy gold with a faint hint of green mixed in.
The stare from his right eye, filled with green-gold light, seemed to pierce the Snow Wolf to its core. In a matter of seconds, the hulking canine grew docile and fell to the ground, resting on its stomach.
“Grhhh...”
“There we go. Good boy! Sorry, but I need to ride you. Take me to people, okay?”
With that, the boy clambered up onto the Snow Wolf’s back and snuggled into its fuzzy fur.
“Oh, how cozy... Let’s go.”
“Ruff!”
The Snow Wolf began charging through the snow as fast as it could, taking care not to jostle the little lad on its back.
No Comments Yet
Post a new comment
Register or Login