The dragon's harem

”I hired sir Aron as my personal guard, thatʼs why heʼs here.” She smiled... ”To avoid suspicion, you two ended up here as well, so I want to hire you as guards as well.” Matilda and Selina couldnʼt even speak, they looked at Isdis with confused faces. ”Aron is

your personal guard, and your Highness want to hire us as well?” Matilda mumbled, and Selina couldnʼt even speak properly.

”Yes. Iʼm certain sir Aron would do most of the heavy lifting so you two can relax through the trip.” She looked back, ”Are you two afraid of monsters?”

Matilda blinked twice, ”No, Iʼll fight them any time.”

”Well, donʼt fight this one. Sheʼs one of Aronʼs friends and lives with him,” A red wyrmling

came from the back, ”Sheʼs called Ignis, a red wyrmling. Aron has been taking care of her for a

while and sheʼs now living in his home, I brought her as sheʼll be a good guard.”

Ignis rushed to Arad like an excited puppy, ”Father, itʼs been a while.” Only Arad could understand Ignisʼs words.

”He giggled, father? When did you start calling me that?” He replied in draconic.

”Serin calls you the same...youʼre raising me, so I should call you father...Merlin said so...”

Ignis replied with a large smile on her face.

Arad glared at Merlin, ”What are you teaching her?”

”Sheʼs in the same basket as Serin, isnʼt she? Let her be.” Merlin waved her hand, ”I wanted to

bring Yuwaku as well, but sheʼll be a problem.”

”I know...” Arad shook his head, ”Iʼll meet her when I get back home.” He lifted Ignis as he

did Serin, ”You didnʼt grow that much, did your hoard grow any bigger?” While it looked normal to him, Matilda and Selina couldnʼt believe their eyes seeing him lift such a massive and heavy monster like it was nothing.

”D...a...d” Serin pulled on Aradʼs pants. He looked at her, ”Want me to carry you as well?” He

smiled, lifting Ignis with a single hand and lifting Serin with the other, sending Matilda and Selina into an even bigger shock, he wasnʼt even sweating.

”Wait...thatʼs a prideful red wyrmling...” Selina finally started getting back to her senses, ”He shouldnʼt be able to tame it...”

”Wait... youʼre right.” Matilda gasped.

”He didnʼt tame her, saved her, and gave her a place to live in. Sheʼs living with him, not being tamed like an animal.” Merlin replied with a smile as she walked to the couch and sat down. ”You can rest and relax. The trip would take around a day.”

As everyone sat down, Matilda and Selina couldnʼt stop looking at Arad playing horse with

Serin. She rode on his back as he wrestled Ignis on the floor. It looked like two massive dogs fighting with a child riding one of them.

Matilda was about to ask Arad why is he fooling around but then remembered how he beat her

father while having her sit on his lap. That man is a monster, even while acting like that, heʼs still probably keeping watch.

”Aron is strong.” Isdis said as she sat facing them, ”Iʼve seen him fight several times and I was surprised each time. I believe he might be one of the best fighters in the kingdom.” Selina looked down with a thinking face, ”And since he isnʼt known...heʼll be cheaper to hire than someone like the dragon slayer Alcott.”

”Exactly.” Isdis looked at Arad, ”Heʼs also one of the rare few that still hold value for things other than money.”

”Heʼs a dad... I couldnʼt have imagined that in a million years.” Matilda sighed, ”Thatʼs probably why...” She looked at Arad. ^If heʼs a father, that might be the reason why he left me

for my father.Ʌ

Selina looked at Mira as she saw her talking with Tina. ”Do you mind if I asked something?” ”Yeah.” Mira smiled.

”How does it...you two work...” She looked between her and Tina.

”Ah, me.” Tina smiled, ”Iʼm only his maid. He picked me up when I was in need. My daughter

considers him her father, but we arenʼt in any kind of relationship.” She shook her head. ”I wonʼt mind being in a one though.”

Mira poked her with a smile, ”That isnʼt for us two to decide on our own. The others would kill

us.” She giggled.

”Please donʼt worry, Iʼll not cause you any trouble, Lady Mira.” Tina replied with a smile. Isdis approached them almost immediately, ”Donʼt leave me out of the conversation.” While those talked about several personal things...Matilda was sitting with Merlin watching

Arad play with Ignis and Serin.

”It doesnʼt make sense, I canʼt see him as Aron anymore.” Matilda said with a passive face,

”He always looked large and intimidating, but now heʼs rolling on the ground with a kid like a

massive cat.”