“Kill her?!” Ben was so shaken that he sat down on the chair Alaric got up from. He kept shaking his head, wondering what he was hearing.
“Aye. You see, without my dragon form, I cannot fight in the war. I can naturally recover but it shall take years and I am sure I cannot hide enough for that time. Soon, they shall find out about my waking up and they shall come. If I am not ready by then, I cannot defend myself.” Alaric turned to Ben. “If I cannot defend myself, can I protect a maiden?”
“B-but, shouldn’t there be another way? Must you kill her?”
“Aye.” Alaric nodded. “I have to. T’s the only way I can protect her and save my people. But she does not understand for last eve, she shouted at me that she hates me.” He smiled sadly. “But I do not blame her, after all, from the moment she
