One Viscount in particular had failed to participate with his troops. After the war, the Duke dispatched "Frosty Winter" Elvin with the Thunder Dragon Knight Order to pass judgment. The Viscount was stripped of his title and beheaded on the spot.
A week passed quietly.
The mobilization of the Northern Territory's army was nearly complete.
「That afternoon.」
A clear, resounding dragon's roar echoed from the horizon, instantly drowning out the clamor of tens of thousands.
The roar was filled with power, like a king announcing his arrival.
Raylo's pupils constricted slightly as he looked up at the sky.
A massive black dot in the distance grew rapidly as it approached.
It was a Thunder Dragon, its body over a hundred meters long!
And on its broad back stood an imposing figure, straight and solid as a mountain.
Gaius had arrived.
The Thunder Dragon landed smoothly, and the gale it kicked up sent the banners snapping in the wind.
