Tales of Astora: Legacy

Chapter 72: The search for utopia

Chapter 72: The search for utopia

The dragon lord Celdora was running inside a large cave in his human form, breathing heavily. Only, calling it a cave would be a huge understatement. The chambers were so numerous, divided into many different sections and connected through a tunnelling system that was so large even a caravan could pass through easily. But Celdora wasn't trying to find out just how large this cave was nor was he strolling around without a purpose. Rather, the worried expression on his face has already offered hindsight on what was on his mind at the moment: his only loving daughter. Upon hearing the news from Malick, he has rushed here with haste.

Opening a door of one of the many rooms at this place, the dragon walked in. Unlike the other wards, this section of the cave was dedicated to something that many would rather avoid, for it did not have a joyous and happy atmosphere as the others quarters because it was the medical section, where the wounded and sick were taken care of. But since there hasn't been an open war yet as the preparation was still underway in its final phase, it would be weird for anyone to be in this place, except for one little girl who hasn't woken up for a while now.

"How is she?" entering the room, Celdora yelled at the first person he saw, the white dragon Malick who was also in his human form and wore a white garb like a priest. With his white eyes and long silver hair, Malick looked almost too bright to see.

"Fine! Too fine!" Malick turned his head toward the little girl behind him who was playing house on the ground with Kaiser.

"SYRALTH!" Celdora rushed to his daughter, lifting her up. "I am so glad that you are."

"Daddy!" the little draconian hugged her father tightly, exposing her draconic tail and horns.

"The moment she wakes up, miss Syra insists on seeing you immediately. I have to keep her company here while waiting for you. Else she would just run out right off the door." Kaiser joked.

"Hahaha! That's my girl. So full of energy! Alright, I will play with you all day! Whatever you want, my dear!" Celdora lifted the small girl up and down.

"YAY!" the girl shrieked.

"So she is fine to go right?" asked Celdora.

"Of course! Though I do recommend to not exhaust her too much! The girl still needs some rest after all, considering what she has gone through." Recommended Malick.

"I see. Honey, how about go home for the day? Tomorrow we can go play as much as you want." Celdora turned to his daughter.

"But I want to play now...." The girl sobbed.

"But mommy wants to see you too you know? She has been worried sick about you."

"Mommy is sick? Then I have to go see her!!! Goodbye Mr.Kaiser! Goodbye Mr.Malick!" waved Syralth as she ran to the door.

"Wait for me! Guys, see you later! And thanks for taking care of Syralth! I wouldn't have known what to do without you." Celdora said.

"Don't mention it! Just keep her safe now! We will take care of things here!" Kaiser spoke.

"You bet I will! Any bastard or cursed crown dares to approach her again, I will beat them to pulp and feed them to the wyverns. Alright, bye!" And with that said, the dragon lord and his daughter disappeared from the room, leaving only Malick and Kaiser by themselves.

"Like father like daughter! What a handful, the lot of them!" sighed Malick. To be frank, he was getting tired of seeing Celdora constantly but not in a bad way. It was just that Malick has forbad the father to stay in the medical ward but instead of going home, the guy just kept showing up every now and then, asking about Syralth, to the point of being so annoying that he just couldn't stand up to it anymore. Still, he was glad that the girl was alright in the end. Else things would have been much more...complicated.