625 Carelessness, Thoughtless, Foisting
I've gotten used to air trips by now. Griffon seems happy it could be of use to me, no sign of it hating.
The mountain is already right in front of us even though it's supposed to be quite far from the coliseum city.
The road that should have taken several days traveled is over in a jiffy thanks to Griffon ride.
"Oh, think that's it? Seems like it! Let me down over there, Griffon."
I looked for an open spot near the road leading to the Dwarf Kingdom and instructed Griffon to go down there.
"Thank you, Griffon. Oh, good boy. I could have legged here on my own, but I had enough of running the other day."
There's also the potential of meeting other people which could lead to another mess.
But Griffon takes me by air. There's nobody along the way, and the beautiful scenery helps destress me.
"What's your plan now, Griffon? Wanna come along with me for a little bit more? Dunno if there's gonna be a checkpoint, but maybe we can walk together until it's in view?"
I suggested that to Griffon as it rubbed on me.
Griffon is such a spoiled kid, it wouldn't miss any chance to rub its body on me. Maybe it's still a juvenile despite being so big.
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Griffon strides happily, 'Kue kue kue kue~' with me on its back.
It created a ruckus among travelers taking the road to Dwarf Kingdom.
I just blurted that suggestion willy-nilly. Rather thoughtless of me.
(Griffon looked so cute I couldn't help myself~. I should have known better.)
This much attention is gonna invite trouble for sure. Maybe I might as well speed it up and go faster?
As I was about to give up, the end of the road came into view. There's a checkpoint. Dragon statues made of gold.
Two of them are placed in front of the gate to look like guardians. They look so alive I almost believed they would breath fire anytime. Their presence is so overwhelming even Griffon is cowering.
I got down Griffon's back and thanked it.
"Thanks a lot. This is far enough. I'll show up again whenever I need something later. See you."
I brushed Griffon's neck as I said that. 'Kue!', Griffon cried once before jumping up and flying back to its turf.
Travelers, merchants and other who witnessed our exchange opened up a path for me out of fear.
(Oh? Looks like Griffon made for a good deterrent, nobody's coming closer. Things are looking up?)
I forgot that this usually means, the trouble would pop up somewhere else.
I've gotten used to curious looks from people and would take that over them messing with me in a heartbeat.
Thus I waited for my turn while taking in the sight of the dragon statues.
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