As a human, Leon couldn’t roam freely around the Sea Dragon Clan’s palace without Claudia accompanying him. So, after waking up, he and Rosvisser stayed in their room.

Learning last night that Rosvisser’s Heartguard Dragon Scale had been implanted in him left Leon feeling conflicted. He knew well the significance of a dragon’s scale, even as a human. Despite Rosvisser’s reassurance that she had originally done it for revenge, the fact remained that she’d given him something vital to her very life. How could he ever fully accept that?

Sitting at the small table on the balcony, he absentmindedly touched …