"I'm thinking about how to torture you."
"...Mm, that really fits the stereotype I have of you, mother dragon."
Rossweise gave him a playful punch on the chest, then placed the photo back into the drawer.
Then, she turned around and leaned gently against the edge of the desk, looking at Leon and asking, "So, when did you start changing your mind?"
"When, huh...", Leon pondered for a moment and said, "Probably after Constantine's invasion."
Old Constantine had been sent by the Empire to eliminate Leon from the Silver Dragon tribe.
But it ended up like the old lady playing on a swing, he came and never returned.
And after dealing with Constantine, Leon also returned to the Empire to clean house.
It was precisely because of this trip to the Empire that he and Rossweise realized just how inseparable they were from each other.
So, Leon saying that he changed his mind after Constantine's invasion was completely reasonable.
Rossweise's situation wasn't much different.
"Oh? That late?", Rossweise tilted her head and asked with a smile.
"Late? Then when did you think it was?"
The queen smiled, her smile charming and seductive. She reached out and lightly hooked Leon's collar, pulling him in front of her.
Looking into Leon's dark, deep eyes, she said softly, "I thought it would've been much earlier than that. After all, that would mean you were conquered by me, the great hero Casmodeous."
Leon lowered his eyes and looked at the fair hand grasping his collar. Then, he raised his hand and gripped that delicate wrist.
"Changing my mind means I was conquered by you?"
"Otherwise?", Even though her wrist was held, Rossweise still gently traced Leon's cheek with her fingernail.
"You're wrong, Rossweise. The reason my mind changed is because I've already conquered you."
He released the beauty's wrist and wrapped his arm around her slender waist.
Black and silver eyes locked, as if sparks were flying invisibly between them.
Logically speaking, having flirted to this degree, it should've led to kissing, face-touching, and then heading to the bedroom to do what couples do.
However, Rossweise hit the brakes just in time.
"Tomorrow we have to get up early to go to my sister's house. No messing around tonight," She gently pushed Leon away, but the smile on her face didn't fade.
Leon scratched his hair. Thankfully, his dragon pattern hadn't lit up. Otherwise, her one sentence wouldn't have been enough to stop things tonight.
The queen tilted her head, silver hair falling gracefully, and teased, "Since you changed your mind because of Constantine's invasion, shouldn't we thank him?"
Leon shrugged, "That one remaining head of his disappeared without a trace, not even a tablet to burn incense to. How do we thank him?"
Rossweise covered her mouth and chuckled, "What if his surviving clan members used some kind of dark magic to revive him? Like turning into a super zombie dragon or something. What would you do?"
"What do you mean what would I do? If I could kill him once, I can kill him a second time."
When it comes to slaying dragons, General Leon has never slacked, "When the time comes, I'll stand on his zombie head and tell him, winning the resurrection round is useless, only winning the championship matters."
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The next day, Leon's family of five headed to the Red Dragon tribe.
At the borders of the Red Dragon territory, signs of war still lingered.
However, compared to the Silver Dragon tribe from a few months ago, things here were relatively better.
Leon could roughly guess why Isa's tribe had been attacked and harassed, since the Empire had been cooperating with some dragon tribes for a long time, they surely had quite a bit of intelligence on the Silver Dragons.
This naturally included the blood relationship between Rossweise and Isa.
Therefore, when the Empire and the dragons planned to wipe out the Silver Dragons, they also had to guard against Isa's support.
But since Isa wasn't their main target, truly taking the Red Dragon territory would consume a lot of manpower and resources.
So, the Empire and the dragons only used limited tactics on Isa, just enough to keep her occupied so she couldn't assist the Silver Dragons.
And facts proved that this tactic worked quite well and matched Leon's impression of the Empire.
But plans never catch up with change. Who could have expected that General Leon, who had been missing for six months, would suddenly descend from the sky and turn the tide?
Since this world-shaking, long-standing war between dragons and humans was a grand scheme controlled by the Empire, then Leon, deemed as "a piece outside the chessboard," naturally had to do something unexpected.
Otherwise, he wouldn't live up to that title.
Crossing the Red Dragon territory's border, not long after, the family of five arrived at Isa's sanctuary.
The silver dragon slowly descended into the courtyard.
Because they had sent a message-dragon the day before to announce their visit, Isa and a group of maids were already waiting.
After landing, Rossweise transformed into her human form.
Isa also lifted her skirt and quickly ran down the steps.
After months of separation, the two sisters ran toward each other and embraced tightly.
Leon stood quietly not far behind with his three daughters, watching the sisters reunite.
He remembered that dragon scholars from the Empire said dragons didn't care much about blood ties.
Because over the long span of a thousand years, any emotions and bonds would wither like flowers.
But ever since he "married" Rossweise, the mother dragons of the Melkvei family had constantly refreshed Leon's preconceptions about dragons.
He didn't know whether Melkvi's focus on family ties was common among dragons.
But he thought, 'It isn't a bad thing—'
At least after everything settled down, he and Rossweise could still go through the normal process of meeting the in-laws.
After a brief greeting, Isa's gaze passed over Rossweise's shoulder and landed on Leon and the three little ones.
"Babies, Auntie missed you so much~ Come let Auntie hug you~", Saying so, Isa walked over quickly.
She started hugging them in order from oldest to youngest.
First was Noah.
"Mmm~ Little Noah has grown so tall, Auntie can barely lift you. Come, let Auntie give you a kiss, muuuuuua~"
The enthusiastic aunt didn't give Noah a chance to reply. After some polite words, she went straight for the kiss on her little cheek.
This made Noah suspect Auntie just purely wanted to kiss her.
After leaving a clear lipstick mark on Noah's face, it was Luna's turn.
"Yaya~ Little Luna, come let Auntie hold you~ Kiss kiss, muuuuua~"
These two kisses didn't seem like an aunt affectionately greeting her nieces, they were more like "marking territory."
When it was Little Light's turn, who looked about thirty percent like her, Isa couldn't suppress her affection.
With the first two sisters, she at least said something before kissing. With Little Light, Isa went straight in with a mua.
However, after kissing, Isa noticed the lipstick mark was a bit faint, maybe because she kissed too hard with Luna and Noah earlier.
"Let Auntie reapply her lipstick and kiss again," With that, Isa waved her hand. A maid instantly understood and handed over a lipstick with both hands.
Isa dabbed some on, then kissed Little Light's cheek again.
Looking at the bright red lip mark, Isa nodded with satisfaction and rubbed Little Light's chubby face.
"Did you miss Auntie, Little Light?"
"Yes~"
Even though she was about to be kissed dizzy by the red-haired auntie, Little Light still responded firmly.
Watching Isa's smooth, practiced moves, Leon couldn't help but complain internally, 'You even prepared the lipstick in advance. Clearly, you just wanted to kiss your three nieces.'
After sticking close to Little Light, Isa held her in her arms and finally looked at Leon, "Long time no see, brother-in-law."
"You too, sis."
"Why do you look a bit off? Tired lately?"
"Ah...n-no, maybe just stayed up late."
Leon's inner monologue: 'Sis, if I carved two dragon patterns into you, your complexion might be worse than mine.'
Isa nodded and then said meaningfully, "Take care of your health, brother-in-law."
"...Got it, sis."
Isa smiled, "Come on, let's head inside."
The group entered the Red Dragon sanctuary.
In the reception room, the maids had already prepared hot tea and pastries.
"There's still a while before dinner. Let's chat for a bit here first."
Isa took a seat and motioned for her sister and brother-in-law to sit too.
Leon and Rossweise sat side by side on a large sofa.
Seeing this, Isa raised her brows slightly.
She remembered that the last time this little couple came over, they weren't this close. One wanted to sit inside, and the other outside the house.
Now, without saying a word, they just sat together.
'Tsk tsk tsk, sure enough, things change after the third child. Their relationship's gotten better.'
'Well then... To keep the Melkvi family peaceful and loving like this, my sister and brother-in-law will have to have a few more kids,' Isa thought.
"Auntie, hug~", Little Light's voice interrupted Isa's plans for her sister and brother-in-law to have more babies.
She looked down at the little pink-haired girl by her legs and bent over to lift her onto her lap.
After pinching her little niece's cheeks affectionately, Isa looked up at Rossweise.
"Have you gathered all your tribe members back?"
"Mm, I gathered them all a while ago."
Rossweise said, "What surprised me was that none of them gave up on the Silver Dragons. No matter how far they were, once they heard the call, they all came back."
Isa smiled, "That shows you've done a great job as queen. Everyone's willing to follow you."
Rossweise nodded slightly, "You flatter me, sis."
Isa wanted to keep asking, but her gaze landed on the pendant necklace on Rossweise's chest.
"That necklace is really pretty. Did your husband give it to you?"
"Oh, this? Grandma had someone deliver it to me not long ago. Said it was a belated wedding gift and told me to wear it often."
Isa raised her beautiful eyebrows, "Why?"
"Supposedly, the pendant is made from a special magical material. Wearing it can effectively prevent skin aging or something..."
Isa chuckled, "You're just over two hundred, my dear sister. Already worrying about skin problems?"
Rossweise smiled helplessly, "Can't help it. But since Grandma insisted, I'll do as she says."
"Yeah, makes sense. Anyway, it looks good on you."
Isa said, "Speaking of Grandma, she sent me a letter a few days ago, saying she'll visit soon."
"Oh really... Principal Oullette also said Grandma wouldn't be back for a while. Ah, Grandma's courier was Principal Oullette."
Since they both graduated from Saint Hiss Academy, Isa naturally knew Principal Oullette.
"Grandma even knows the principal? Why didn't I know that...", Isa tried recalling and realized she didn't remember any interaction between Grandma and Principal Oullette.
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