Bound To The Ice Dragon King
Chapter 83: Investigate her background

Chapter 83: Investigate her background

"Valen, I don’t have time for your silly games, leave before I ask my men to show you to the gates." Lord Edmund remarked sternly. It wasn’t a surprising fact that his stepson wasn’t welcome to his business, as Valen was considered an embarrassment to the Santino and Credan’s reputation in Birhhan. Nobody took him seriously due to his gambling habits and whoring around the lands.

Valen’s lips pulled up, "Father relax, I’m not here to disturb your business, I came here for a good reason today."

Lord Edmund raised an eyebrow in question, "What reason is that?"

Valen let out a sigh and said, "I visited the palace to greet everyone, but unfortunately, I overheard some distressing news. As a result, the Emperor instructed me to deliver this message to you."

He casually continued, "Apparently, the last princess of the east dragon clan has gone missing, and the king of the clan dispatched powerful spies to investigate Birhhan. As you know, these creatures of the clan are extremely guarded when it comes to their bloodlines. Therefore, the Emperor is concerned and hopes that you have not come into contact with any royal creature from the east clan. He sent me to verify this with you."

Lord Edmund’s cold expression immediately shattered on hearing that news. Although the Emperor had permitted them to kill and capture the outcast creatures, he hadn’t permitted the fire controllers to touch any of the royal dragons from the east clan as they rarely even left their realm to step into the human borders.

Nevertheless, the majority of the dragons that were captured and slain belonged to the Draconia clan, of which was ruled by Draven decades ago. But with the realm destroyed and without his presence, the Draconia clan was now merging with the east clan, because without a ruler, the ice and snow lose its strength, so does the dragon powers reduced.

Valen continued,"Father, the east dragon king’s spies are still secretly searching Birhhan, and the Emperor is worried, I hope you haven’t messed with any royal dragons from that clan?"

Lord Edmund’s usual composed face looked slightly panicked, but then he composed himself and said, "I will go and meet the Emperor myself." He turned to his guards and ordered, "Kill all those creatures in the cell, we have no use for them."

Before Rhea or Draven could speak, Valen spoke up. "Father, there’s no need for you to burden yourself with those insignificant creatures. Since sister Alina is away, allow me to demonstrate my worth by eliminating those creatures. Besides, I could use some amusement, so I’d like to have them in my manor since you’ve already taken what you needed from them." His words carried a nonchalant tone, as if he were merely toying with the idea. "I’ve heard dragon females are quite an enjoyable company, so let me have my fun before disposing of them for you."

Lord Edmund didn’t see anything wrong with the idea of giving away the creatures to his stepson, after all they’d already gotten what they wanted from them. "Do whatever you want with them, just don’t come back here again."

Valen grinned, before bowing, "Sure, I won’t step in here again unless you call for me. I’ll take my leave then, don’t forget to tell your men to send the creatures to my manor." Saying that, he turned around and began to walk away.

Rhea glanced at Valen’s retreating figure. They’d been found out by Lord Edmund before they could get to the powers, thus it would be best if they took this opportunity to follow behind Valen. He seemed like a smart person, if they could talk to him, perhaps he’d help them next time. She gently tugged at Draven’s sleeve, hinting for him to slowly follow behind Valen.

However, just as they were about to take a step forward, Lord Edmund’s eyes snapped towards them, "Where do you think you are going?"

Valen, who had been walking ahead halted and turned towards his stepfather, "I’m going back to my manor, do you have a problem with me leaving again?" He questioned with furrowed brows.

"I wasn’t speaking to you, Valen. These two criminals stole two passing cards from someone and dared enter my territory, I have to punish them."

Valen walked back towards Rhea and causally slipped his arm around her waist and pulled her closer. Rhea stiffened and quickly tried to pull away, but he tugged even closer as if warning her to play along and stay still. "Father, how could such a lovely lady steal some useless passing cards? It’s not good to accuse innocent people without any proof."

Rhea also played along and nodded her head, "Yes, we’re innocent. We didn’t steal those cards, it was given to us."

Valen flashed his stepfather a smile, "Father, did you hear her? She didn’t steal them."

Lord Edmund snorted coldly, "You must be out of your mind, Valen to try to defend a criminal."

"Me? I’m perfectly in my mind, father." He deadpanned, then causally pulled the passing cards out of Rhea and Draven’s hands before turning to face his angry stepfather, "Look, it’s just some stupid cards, you’re making a fuss out of nothing. Just let me take this lady with me, she’s too pretty to face your flames."

"You seem to care for their lives, do you know them before, or perhaps are you involved with them?" Lord Edmund asked suspiciously.

Valen chuckled in amusement, "Oh father, you know I can’t resist beautiful women, like this one here." He mused, then provokingly pinched Rhea’s cheeks, "She’s so my type, and adorable. So can you let me take her as well?"

Rhea stayed stiff in his grip. But she cursed internally. Damn it! If she hadn’t been bound to Draven by the core or potion, she’d have fallen for this hunk right here. His voice alone was enough to make a girl’s heart leap away from their chest.

Nevertheless, as all these was going on, no one noticed Draven’s tightly clenched jaw as he murderously stared at the arm Valen put around Rhea’s waist. He also watched as the shameless Rhea slipped her arm around his waist. A thought subconsciously crossed his mind at that moment. Didn’t she say the potion hadn’t worn out of her body yet? And didn’t she also say with the effect of the potion, he was the most pretty and alluring to her?

But here she was...

Lord Edmund was aware of his stepson’s reputation with women. Furthermore, he didn’t have time to waste with him as he had to meet the Emperor, thus, he waved his hand, "Get out of my sight. He dismissed them.

The three quickly left before the man changed his mind again. However, the moment they left, Lord Edmund’s right hand man walked forward, "My lord, do you really want to give him those creatures?"

"Yes, there’s no need to worry over them. Alina had already given orders to get rid of them, so let Valen do the job, and if he isn’t being careful, he’ll end up being killed by them as he possesses no powers. That would save me the trouble of doing it myself." He smirked, those creatures might seem weak to the fire controllers, but for a normal human, they were beyond powerful than anyone could imagine even without their dragon form.

Lord Edmund continued, "Let Valen be for now, as for those two, investigate how they got those cards, especially that girl, thoroughly investigate her background and where she came from."

The man bowed, "Understood, my Lord."