He woke up when Talila tapped his head; Archer opened his eyes and saw beautiful red eyes staring down at him. She spoke in an Enchanting voice. ''Wake up, sleepyhead. Breakfast is done.''

Archer smiled when he saw her, sat up, and stretched his arms. That was when he heard Teuila's voice. ''Come, let's eat, then go to the college.''

With a nod of his head, he got up and made his way over to the table, where Ella had placed a plate of meat and what looked to be scrambled eggs. He thanked the half-elf as everyone joined in and started eating.

After he was done, Archer stood up and spoke. ''When do you want to leave?''

But when he asked that he saw they were still eating, he shook his head. ''Never mind, just join me when you're ready.''

They all smiled as he cast the Gate to the road leading to the college. Archer walked through and started making his way. When he was walking down the road, he remembered the reward he was owed, plus he would get another for dealing with the soldiers in the South.

He cast another gate to the elevator entrance. When the portal opened and he entered it, all the guards panicked and ordered him to stop. Archer looked at them and laughed in their face as he summoned his wings.

He took off and started flying toward the palace entrance. The imperial guard reacted fast and sounded the alarm. Archer flew through the garden, and the soldiers scrambled. That's when he spotted Leira walking through it.

He landed behind her with a smile, his fingers hooked around her swaying cat tail. In an instant, he gave it a gentle, playful tug. Leira's response was immediate. A startled yelp escaped her lips, and her cat tail twitched in shock.

She spun around with a blend of surprise and curiosity, her eyes locking onto Archer's with annoyance and amusement. His eyes met hers, a mischievous grin playing on his lips as he greeted her. ''Hello, my cat girl. How have you been?''

Leira looked at him with narrowed eyes as her tail stood straight, but then they both heard footsteps approaching. When the guard saw them, he started shouting. ''Intruder!''

They rushed forward but were stopped by the princess. ''Who's the intruder? Him?''

She pointed at Archer, who had an innocent look on his face, which made her laugh, but she continued. ''Do you know who he is?''

The man shook his head, causing Archer to chuckle, but Leira answered. ''He's my fiance.''

The guard's eyes opened when he heard the princess, and he quickly bowed his head as he spoke. ''Sorry, princess.''

Leira nodded her head and dismissed the guard. ''Go back to your post and inform the other guards of my guest.''

He rushed off as Archer chuckled, but soon, he was pinched on his side. He yelped and jumped back. When he looked at the cat girl, he had a face that looked like he had been wronged, causing her to giggle at his overreaction.

''What are you doing breaking into the palace, Archer?'' Leira asked him.

He laughed before answering. ''Well, I'm here to collect my reward.''

''Reward? What did you do now?'' She asked in a curious voice as her green cat eyes sparkled.

Archer got lost as he examined the girl. She had purple hair tied into a ponytail and wore a white princess dress. He came out of his thoughts as he heard two pairs of footsteps coming in his direction, so he inwardly grinned as he spoke. ''You're looking beautiful, Leira. The way you have your hair is nice.''

When the princess heard his sweet words, she blushed, causing him to smile as he got closer and whispered into her ear. ''I love cat girls. I'm glad your Father engaged you with me, but that's the only concession he's getting from me.''

When she heard him, Eira looked at him with narrowed eyes. He was about to speak, but he interrupted and continued speaking. ''But now I've thought about it . I want you, and there's no escape, MY cat girl.''

As he finished speaking, Leira felt a shiver run down her body, and her heart started beating as she looked at the handsome dragon before her.

'Why is he so charming?' She thought to herself.

That's when she heard her parents behind her. Chloe spoke with surprise. ''Archer? Leira? What are you doing here?''

''Why did you break into my palace, boy? You've caused enough trouble, and it's only been days.'' Osoric commented with narrowed eyes.

Leira wondered what he'd done now, so she turned to Archer, who was smiling like an innocent child when he answered. ''I cause trouble? Nonono Osoric. I wouldn't dream of it.''

When she heard his answer, she giggled at the annoyance on her father's face.

But Archer wasn't finished, so he continued speaking. ''Well, Father-in-law, I am here for my rewards?''

Everyone looked at him with confused looks before Leira refuted. ''Do you think I accept my engagement with a Playboy dragon?''

Archer smiled. ''Yes, you do and have accepted it.''

To prove his point, he reached up and slowly caressed her left ear, causing her to shudder and let out a small moan.

When she did that, she covered her mouth and went utterly red; Leira tried to flee but was grabbed around the waist with his tail. Their actions caused the two parents to laugh at the two before Chloe spoke. ''So you accept the engagement?''

Archer looked at Leira and thought. 'Who wouldn't want a cat girl princess?'

He nodded his head with a smile before answering the cat woman. ''Yes. But I don't think you can order me around now. I said I'd help, and I've already done that twice.''

Osoric was staring at the boy and sighed before speaking. ''Why did you kill the Field Marshall? And couldn't you have done it more subtly?''

Archer looked at the emperor. ''Well, he was disrespecting Sia, so he had to die. Oh, and the human fool was trying to send her into an ambush so he could come to the rescue to gain your favor.''

When the three heard him, their eyes widened, but Osoric spoke. ''Okay, I will investigate this, and I must thank you for helping the college. But how are you here? I recall you being seriously injured.''

Chloe nodded, and Leira looked at him with wide eyes. Archer smiled at the two before he explained what had happened and then told them about the Blightbeast. The two women looked at him in shock as the emperor stared at him before asking a question. ''Dragon healing?''

Archer nodded before asking. ''Now we got that out the way. Where's my reward?''

Osoric and Chloe rolled their eyes while Leira was laughing. The emperor scoffed before throwing a storage ring at him. He took it and sent mana into it. When he did, he saw four chests of gold and loads of different kinds of bread.

Archer was bamboozled and thought to himself. 'Why is he giving me bread?'

Soon after searching for the ring, he looked up at Osoric, who was smiling. ''You think you're funny, don't you, Mr. Emperor''

Osoric started laughing as Archer pulled out some bread and started eating. He gave a piece to Leira, which she also took. He loved the bread, it was sweet and fluffy. Once he ate, he looked at the emperor. ''Where did you get this bread?''

The older man smiled as he answered. ''The royal baker cooked them for me. Some of my people told me that you like the stuff.''

Archer nodded in understanding and finished eating it as Leira's Mother, Chloe, ushered them to a nearby table, and all four sat down.

When they all sat down, Osoric looked at Archer and asked a serious question. ''What do you think these creatures are?''

He fixed his gaze on the man and said, "Annoying and a pain in the ass."

As a maid brought over some tea and poured them all a cup, Archer took out some more bread and continued talking.

"Imagine a group of creatures, dirty and covered in tangled fur. They're pure evil and far from being unintelligent. Their cold, red eyes lack anything apart from hunger. They enjoy making people suffer and derive joy from causing pain."

Archer went on to explain everything he knew, which horrified the three. Leira looked at him and asked, ''How many times have you fought them?''

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