บท 272: A Difficult Question To Answer (Ch.272)

Neveah was surprised to hear a response from King Jian, she had not been expecting one at all.

"Not even a portrait?" Neveah asked in surprise, glancing around for the remains of a portrait to find there was none.

Neveah had never heard of a dragon lord being disregarded by his own kin, whereas it was common in her own pack to have outcasts and pack runts, it just did not happen amongst dragon kind.

The unity and love shared amongst the beasts of Asvar was a trait Neveah had frequently envied.

To find there was actually a dragon lord who was not deemed worthy of a tribute by his kin was an unexpected surprise.

"Asrig was only allowed this much... by our laws, this much was leniency." King Jian replied.

Neveah leaned down, picking up the shards of glass littered around and placing them to the side so no one would get hurt by them.