GATE: Journey in the New World Vol I

Arc 2: Noble City IIIS

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Arc 2: A City A Diplomacy A Dragon.

Noble City IIIS : Perspectives II

Where does she even begin?

Adventure had been a part of her family for a very long time. Exploring vast lands and seas, meeting new people, and even hunting massive beasts are all possibilities. As a young girl, she was still figuring out her place in her family, and as the daughter of the Orient's famed circus business, she had plenty of opportunities to forge her own path.

For her father's part, he had finally realized his dream of bringing happiness to the creatures and people he encountered during his own adventures by providing a place where they might discover their own purposes in life.

In the middle of it all, she was given the responsibility for making these creatures feel at ease in their new home. However, it appeared that gigantic wooden or iron cages placed in a large tent did not look like the part and more a of a prison for them.

She didn't appreciate how they were dragged into that part of the process, even though her father owned a big plot of land where the rest of the creatures could have their own privacy and freedom in the end.

It was unfortunate that several remained and are now performing without even obtaining appropriate rest, occasionally abused, and mostly served their duty as the chief source of money and profit for the business.

Carrying a single basket and a lantern, the little girl stood boldly in front of the massive iron cage, and as she carefully removed the shroud that covered it, a glimmer of excitement entered her eyes as she finally spoke.

"Sorry for being late, Mr. little foot," she said as she sat down on a small stool. "The rehearsals just ended, and father wanted to make sure we remembered our steps," she explained as she looked up.

In the darkness beyond the cage, a pair of huge slitted yellow eyes emerged followed by a slight growl indicating that she had got its attention.

Instead of being gripped with dread, the small girl's lips curled into a smile.

She reached out and softly patted the dragon's snout without reluctance. The creature closed its eyes slightly as it sensed the girl's comforting greetings.

It was constantly yearning for that special affection that it hadn't felt since being torn from its mother.

It was fortunate that it was covered in darkness since it did not want the small girl to see the blood marks of the different people who had before sought to inflict pain and control it.

When it saw the only friend it had made in this dreadful prison, its eyes softened and relaxed.

The little girl, for her part, grinned as she picked something from the bread basket she was holding.

The creature's attention were drawn to what appeared to be a rectangular-shaped yellowish-golden bread the size of a large box, as though it knew the type of snack. Its eyes opened with delight as it waited like a puppy.

"I just knew you liked this kind of snack," the little girl replied, laying the bread a few inches away from her friend. As it ate the snack, the food she brought disappeared in front of her." If you're wondering, my father had a friend from one of the Dwarf Kingdoms, and He sent us a lot of these snacks," she revealed.