"I would like to go with you," the serpent answered. Now that his shrine was destroyed and he was already awake with nowhere to go, then his only choice was to follow the dragon.
Ignius nodded and he started to walk toward the exit of the cave. "Alright then, by the way what name do you use? I can't just keep calling you serpent or guardian or deity." The dragon stopped from walking and turned around again to look at the man.
"I go by the name, Reitou." The serpent has not said his name ever since he became a guardian deity.
Nobody knew what his name was or those who knew had already died. It was something that he thought he wouldn't remember in his lifetime and yet here he was telling it to someone else. The dragon nodded his head before he grinned and stretched out his hand.
"Call me Ignius," he also introduced his name. The serpent took the hand and shook it.
The dragon turned around and continued to walk away. Reitou followed behind him in silence and he only spoke once again after they left the cave. He saw the dragon raise his hands and stretched them out before suddenly shouting.
They stayed there for a couple of minutes before Reitou finally spoke, "What is that man's name?"
The sudden question took the dragon by surprise as he abruptly turned around to stare at the serpent. After staring at him, he then looked around to make sure that there were no others around before walking up to him and leaning forward. He checked the surroundings one more time before he whispered to the man.
"Why are you asking? Just call him master," the dragon answered. Even though he was powerful, he still couldn't bear the weight of that name. "The master's name is not something any of us can freely say. There's only one person who can do that though and you can ask him later."
Reitou looked confused because of the dragon's words, "How can a name not be freely spoken?"
The dragon sighed and straightened his back. He then patted the other's shoulder and looked at him with sympathy, "Because the master's name is a taboo. Not even I can say it out loud. Many had tried but all of them failed and died."
"Then how come there is one person who can say it?" the serpent asked again. He was like a child that was curious over many things.
"He's special I guess and that's the only reason why the master is keeping him by his side well aside from the fact that he could create gates and travel to other dimensions." The dragon ruffled his own hair and sighed. "I wanted to say the master's name too but I still value my life so I'll just be satisfied by knowing his name even though I can't really say it."
"The person you are talking about, who is he?" another question which the dragon was obligated to answer because he was the one who told it.
"It's that kid that is always by the master's side, Ezio Constantine. Once we return to the manor you can go ahead and ask him," the dragon answered. After that he refused to answer any of the serpent's questions.
He was not patient enough to keep talking to him about these trivial things. One more thing that he was concerned about was that, if he kept answering his questions, he might slip up. It was better for the master or that butler to face the serpent.
Reitou looked at the man's back and figured out that he did not want to talk to him any more, so he did not ask any questions. They quietly walked over to the forest and followed the path without speaking to each other. The manor was quite a distance away from the shrine when the dragon finally stopped and looked back.
"Come here, we won't reach the manor at this pace and I'm sure that the master is waiting for us." He waved his hand then the serpent walked up to him.
The dragon then casted magic and both of them started to float. They both floated above the tree canopies of the forest and sped up. In just a matter of thirty minutes they finally reached the manor. They landed on the front lawn and saw that everyone was busy fixing and cleaning the surroundings even though the sun had yet to rise.
eaglesnovɐ1,сoМ The dragon and the serpent casually walked to the front door and entered. They then asked where the master of the house was before proceeding. Ignius thought that the master would be there too and without knocking he entered the room.
Galahad and Ulysses were startled when the door opened and two golden eyed people entered. One of them was the dragon that was with Rigel while the other one was someone they did not recognize. They saw as the dragon looked inside the room with a smile that turned into a frown when he did not find who he was looking for.
"If you are looking for Rigel, he just left a while ago," Ulysses said. He could tell that the dragon was looking for his master.
"Is that so, I thought he was here. How about that child that was always with him?" Ignius finally acknowledged their presence.
"He is resting and he hasn't woken up yet," Galahad answered. His eyes were focused on the other man with the dragon though.
"Alright," the dragon nodded his head. He then looked at the man beside him, "You can go and talk to him later when he wakes up. What will you do now?"
"I will stay here for a while then," Reitou answered. He could feel the burning gaze that was being sent his way.
"Okay," Ignius stepped back and was about to leave when he remembered something. His eyes went to the two dukes in the room, "I'll be leaving him in your care then. By the way, he is Reitou. He is that guardian spirit you've met before." He did not forget to introduce before he waved them goodbye.
