The Guardians of Daldaria
refuse to w
starling some curious Nulrets who peeked in
urling his tail
The contract between us has been si
ore looking at Mialtros. She appe
However," she waved the dagger, "it is...not a pleasant ritual. I thought you may wish
fur b
ond your pow
dagger, testing it
t neatly, bu
trust Mewl. She has the right t
and Mialtros. Xiathia merely lifted the cat an
cannot afford to lose her
red Mewl
enough," Xiathia moved closer, "Mialtros. You have the abili
looked to
have to be
cape. She twirle
n, but the path of Guardianship is fraught with moral choices no child should ever
ed Ghirti wi
e Mialtros's cheek, clickin
her face into
ld I have to do
d the dagger
rystal inside his skull. You will then
death is the only release f
ed against the f
itual is that!? I...oh G
around in her arms. X
fter the bond is severed. Should the knife edge hold true, yo
kered to the dagger.
that the o
apping at her hands. The cat ran and
no longer? You think those things give a d**n whether or not you're my Gu
r days to d
ened, tongue swiping it
them and attend to your duti
ed a paw a
they will let us search once more for a suitable candidate once she's gone
eir f
her fingers thro
r should it come to it. P
aughter
in Xiathia! If you fight, you'll die, a
ed! All for what? O
the rock, Xiathia's arm str
and its people Mewl! What kind of
nd force them to play savi
laws rak
ying this is what I want to have happene
. Her blade formed and she drew it slowly
this life! Trained our whole lives for the responsibilities and hardships
eing the serpent
ould free her ri
"Enough! Y'all gotta stop fightin' each other
Xiathia f
nnels. Xiathia watch
ace in her hands, hissi
omeone else suffer what I had to go t
no
nce of power has shifted, they will do anything to keep it that way. In their eyes, y
tted a
time confirming your Guardianship. Without a clear candidate in mind for y
we
ead to the stone, reli
the only thing that'l
ched her cloa
sever the contract. I just...wanted
a while. Each person l
scr
gled to pull t
aws and closed his eyes. Te
. Mialtros walked to G
? I want to start my Guardia
hia looked at
r between its fangs, swa
towards her. Mialtr
I just don't want to see anyone else
specially not because y'all deci
pur
would do the
ia sn
rs were premature
before Mewl could
you to agree to it before
aved h
n. Na
held out
n't lie to me anymore. That you'll in
don't want to be in
his paw in
t regret this I promise! I shall make
e world has
lose, laughing as the s
altros might change her mind and actu
the
urred
, what shall we do first, oh
and pointed t
el