Chapter 196: Teaching a Dragon

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"So, now that you are in this state, you are pretty useless, and if I return you to your kingdom, you will surely be killed and your throne taken," Silva said. Ezra said nothing because he felt that what Silva said was true. He had failed to do what he said he would do, and that was something worth death. "What do you want me to do?" Ezra asked. "Oh, so you are coming along, that's good. Now I can fix all these things, every issue. I can fix it for sure and make you the king that you need to be. The issues and the evil that you have committed against me and your kingdom—I will fix everything. I'll make sure that all your wrongs are right," Silva said. "Is that really something that you can make happen?" Ezra asked. "Oh, that's a super easy task. It's a step-by-step process that will make the people love you back and maybe even more. First, the king of Aragon is kept in custody in order to allow the captured men to go free. You see, this setup will send a message that you value your men. It may not be strong enough to change the thoughts people have against you, but it is a start, a good start even. With that start, we can change the perception of you. But that change will not be enough to secure your position back. So, what we will do next is the treaty. We will make your people believe that even in captivity, you are now working out a way to create peace between the two nations. It may not really mean anything to them in the first few weeks, but soon, when the advanced items that will come from us to your kingdom in the name of peace start arriving, the perception will change. These items will easily and very quickly change a whole lot of things and make life easier in less than a month for the capital of your kingdom. That change is all that we will need completely because we will let the people know that you are the one fighting for these new things they are getting. They will know that you have put them first and have now made sure that you are using the opportunity to better their lives. Then, after that comes the final and most important stretch—the well-thought-out and executed apology. Normally, I would say improvise this when the time comes, but in your case, no. You will have to memorize a full script and know how to act it out. The reason I said I won't let you improvise is because you are not truly sorry for what you have done to your people. You may lie to yourself and make yourself think that you are truly sorry, but in the depth of your heart, you aren't, because to you, the path you walked was the right one. So you better pick wisely. Are you going to be my puppet?" Silva asked as he grabbed the mouth of Ezra and squeezed it. Ezra tried to shake him off or shout away, but the grip Silva used was extremely strong. Ezra had no option but to nod his head in agreement. "Great, I'll draft the contract after this. But before we get into that, I want to talk about the matter that I know should already be disturbing you. You are about to partner with a kingdom filled with all sorts of races. What will the heroes think of this? What will the empire and the holy kingdom say? But guess what? I don't give two fucks about them. If they come for you, you will have no option but to support me because that is what the contract will say, so be ready. Though I doubt that they will move anytime soon, so you have enough time to do what you want and enjoy your life," Silva said. He patted the man on the head and then stood up. "Make sure that you do all that I'll tell you, or else you, your family, and your whole kingdom will become a plain," Silva said and left. Immediately after he left, he headed for the place where he would see Drake, and that was the administrative building in the castle. Drake was busy compiling files and data from everything that was happening. It was a job he took because of his speed and high intelligence, so it allowed him to work a lot faster. When Silva walked into the room, Drake immediately stopped. He looked up at Silva. "Master!" Drake called out. "Great to see that you are working hard, Drake, but I need your help with something. The dragon that we will be sending to the dragon continent has little to no knowledge of dragons. He can't go there and act all confused. Sure, his story says that he was taken away at a young age, but not at a very young age. If not, it would get suspicious, because how can a baby dragon safely stay alive for all those years without teaching and still survive this hard world? Sure, there is the possibility of that happening, but it's low. So rather than stressing ourselves with what might actually fail, I need you to compile from the library a comprehensive amount of books that will give him the information he needs. As a dragon, he has a very powerful mind, so it shouldn't take him long to understand it. And if he doesn't, you have the full right to give him a good beating," Silva said. "I understand. I'll get to that right away," Drake said. "Thank you, Drake. It's good to be able to count on you all the time," Silva said and left the room. He honestly felt spent, and it had been a while since he slept well.

Chapter 196: Teaching a Dragon

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