The dragon's harem

Chapter 558 The Stairs To The Third Layer II

As they walked inside, Arad noticed that the stairs room was a bit bigger than the one at the first layer. "This looks nice," He smiled.

"It's not like we're staying here," Amber looked around, "Should we get moving?"

"A moment," Arad walked out and brought the firewood for the fire, "I'm ready. Let's head out,"

They slowly climbed the stairs, resting every few minutes so Arad wouldn't get too exhausted.

"Arad, we carry a bit. Give us some branches," Amber stared at him.

Arad looked back at her, "You're lifting your knees slowly. You're too exhausted to carry anything,"

"I can work," She glared at him.

"You can't mean you can't," Arad sighed, "I know you two don't like seeing me being the only one carrying things, but this is for the best,"

Merlin shook her shoulders, tapping Amber's back, "Drop it, he won't let us carry anything,"

"He's our front liner,"

"We're going to rest at the end. It won't matter," Arad stared at them.

"It matters," Amber stared at him.

"I said drop it," Merlin looked at her, "He won't listen, you're just wasting energy,"

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A few minutes later they reached the top, and Merlin and Amber fell on their butts, panting. "My legs hurt!" Amber cried.

^That's even more true when we're talking about children like Arad, the young dragon. An old man might sit in the backyard watching ants reminisce on his passing life, but a child would most probably piss on them for fun.^

"Whatever it is," Arad looked a them, "Let's rest first, take some sleep, and we deal with them afterward," He sat leaning his back on the wall.

"Where should we make the fireplace?" Amber asked.

"I don't know," Merlin replied, "The city gate is right outside the door. We can't camp there, so our wood is pretty much useless,"

Amber sat on the ground, "This is bad. I don't want to take on a whole city while sleeping and exhausted." She sighed, "My legs hurt, I want to sleep,"

Merlin looked at her, "Then get to stripping. Your robe is our only cover from the cold,"

"I don't want to..." Amber cried.

Arad waved his hand, [Barrier] Creating a large platform, "You should be able to sleep on this, but you still have to use Amber's robe as a cover. I will create a small fire and stand as a guard,"

"No," Merlin looked at him, "You're our most valuable asset here. If any of us need to rest it's you."

"She's right," Amber looked at him, "Right now you're the only one who has been taking down bosses and powerful monsters. Your well-being and rest are our survival thread. We can't let you go without sleep,"

"Fine," Arad looked at them, "I can keep one magic up while being asleep. I can't focus,"

Merlin nodded, "Barrier magic is easy to control after being cast. It's like trying to wake up at a specific time without alarm magic. You just happen to wake on your own."

"I don't think it's like that," Arad looked at her, "It doesn't require any input from me after being cast beside the occasional mana drain and the order to dispel it. He explained,"

"Fine," Amber sighed, taking her hat off and staring at Arad, "You better remember this. I will never forget it," She grunted.

"Shouldn't you be hoping he forgets it?" Merlin stared at her with a wry smile.

Amber pulled her robe off her head. She stood there wearing a grey short shirt above her chest and really short silk beige pants.

"Ho!" Merlin looked at her, "So you were still wearing something beneath that robe,"

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