The Elder Hydra wasn't aware of the connection between Ajatar and the secret of the white core, but she had watched the recordings of his fight against the Upyrs.
That and the prowess of his fully mature Dragon vitality drew mother and daughter to him like bees to the juiciest flower.
"I'm fine, thanks, Faluel." The Sapphire Dragon grunted. "And no, Fyrwal, I didn't train with Lith. I got all these muscles escaping the clutches of those Fire Dragon ladies dozens of times a day until I was done with my training."
The Hydras read between the lines and whined like sad puppies.
"Look, I'm not saying the Fire Dragons are right, but they aren't wrong either." Baba Yaga was in her Maiden form. "You are the only Sapphire Dragon on Mogar. If something happens to you, your bloodline will go extinct, and there's no telling if another like you will ever be born.
