Cara flopped down on the spare bed with Rue until the dinner service was ready, but Karl was already preparing plans for the future of their young Princess.
Misty had said that she would be the Queen one day if they got this just right, so he would need to train her in something that would make her stand out above all the other heirs.
Without killing them all, that was.
Obviously, it couldn’t be Runecrafting. That would completely mess up the timeline, as Karl couldn’t see any sign that it was in use here.
He would make her an item or two, personal keepsakes, to help her remember his teachings. But he wouldn’t teach her the skill.
"Miss, tell me something. What would you say that the Royal Family’s signature trade skill might be? Being so far from home, I’m not fully acquainted with the local trade patterns," he asked the maid.
"Certainly, our Skill Books. Our Royal Family has a knack for creating new skill books, though they traditionally keep them for themselves instead of sharing with the blue dragons.
Are you familiar with the rivalry between the Shadow Dragons and the Chromatic Dragons?" She asked.
"I know the basics." Karl agreed.
No, he did not. Not even a little bit of it. But the rivalry couldn’t be too intense, as there were blue dragons writing skill books in the Royal Library. Perhaps it was more about being able to hoard rare skill books for themselves, to gain an advantage over others?
The Shadow Dragons didn’t have a god of their own. They were part of the Dragon Gods’ pantheon, but only a handful of species had a true god representing their aspect.
"In that case, you might not be aware that the Royal Family has a monopoly on Shadow Element and many other Skill Books that the blue dragons can’t make for themselves.
As they can’t use the skills, and the books are protected with magic, they can’t copy them.
That allows the Royal Family to maintain certain skills as their own exclusive property, or as signature gifts for new Sovereigns of friendly nations.
It is traditional that the newly raised Kings and Queens of Audrock are given the [Agile Flight] skill, for example. They are not a dragon nation, mostly bird type beastkin and some human mages that came from other continents.
So, the gift is especially valuable to them, and they lack the ability to replicate it." She explained.
Karl nodded. "That is a wonderful skill. Do you know it?"
The maid stared at him in shock. "Are you saying that you do?"
Karl nodded. "It’s an innate skill of the Chaos Badger, we both share the knowledge."
The maid placed a hand on her chest and took a deep breath. "For a moment there, I was going to panic. I thought that you might have a Royal Lineage background that I wasn’t informed of."
Karl shook his head. "Nope. My lineage is an interesting one, but it’s not a direct one from any sitting Sovereign. What is the practice for dinner?"

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