“What happened to you, sister?” I asked.

Tia let out a bitter laugh. “I had come to Dragonbone Mountain Range in search of a devilish den under Princess Karinshan’s orders, but I encountered a rare storm along the way. My green dragon was wounded when we crashed into this Dragonspine Basin. Moreover, an Earth Lizard Dragon had attacked us at the worst possible moment, and I became poisoned by its deadly venom. Neither the green dragon nor I have the strength to fly back to Floating Ice City now.”

Tia shot me a meaningful glance at this moment. “Young warrior, you were once an enemy of Floating Ice City. Will you help me?”

I smiled. “Since Princess Karinshan had pardoned me from all my crimes, I’m still an adventurer of Floating Ice City. What reason do I have not to help you?”

“Hehe…”

Tia chuckled softly, but she quickly shook her head. “It’s too bad we’re at the peak of Dragonbone Mountain Range; a place where evil beasts roam free. There’s no way a normal human adventurer like you can battle against those beasts, let alone kill that damnable Earth Lizard Dragon…”

I raised my...