[AUTHOR NOTE:
Just want to say a quick thank-you to everyone who continues to read and enjoy Spector. I hope you continue to do so in younger sisters future.
Also, please remember to give a high-scoring review, preferably five stars if you haven't already, as it helps with the novel's discoverability.]
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"Don't…" Adam began before realising something and asking in surprise, "Do you mean to say a blue dragon's breath attack has the secondary effect of leaving ice behind?"
"That's correct," Tephe replied while nodding.
"What about green dragons then, like your mother?" Adam asked.
"The secondary effect of a green dragon like Mum is for plant life to grow out of the destruction," Tephe replied before adding, "This is also one of the reasons Mum has been the dragon races' universal senator for so long. Her ability to help plant life grow makes her popular with the races that value nature, such as the Solarians."
[Whostolemyduck (Earth): That's seriously a thing? 😱]
[Emojisonly (Earth): 😱]
"As an interesting sidenote, a dragon's colour is normally based on the colour of their dam," Rowena stated.
[Handsome3horns (Vinox 2): Dam?]
[Superior4horns (Vinox 3): A Dragon's mother, you idiot.]
"So if Tephe hadn't become the white dragon, she would have been a green dragon?" Adam asked.
"Yup," Tephe confirmed with a nod.
"How many different dragon colours are there?" Emma asked.
[Noobkiller9000 (Earth): Good question, Miss Hopkins.]
Tephe held up her hand before she began to count them off on her fingers, "White, green, red, blue, yellow and purple."
"Green is plant, red is fire, blue is ice or water, yellow is lightning, but what are white and purple's secondary effects?" Adam asked.
"Purple's is poison," Tephe replied.
"Poison?" Emma asked in surprise.
[StealthAssassin9 (Earth): How does that work?]
"Their breath attacks leave the area they hit contaminated for several years. Anyone who enters that area is afflicted with a deadly poison that knows no cure," Tephe explained.
"Sounds scary," Emma remarked before asking, "What about white? You didn't tell us."
"Because there is nothing to tell," Tephe replied while shaking her head before adding, "A white dragon's breath attack has no secondary effect."
"I guess that kind of makes sense," Adam replied.
"Why do you say that?" Tephe asked in surprise.
"Well, if we associate each secondary effect with an element, then the only element I can think of that would come from a white dragon is light," Adam replied before adding, "As Lord Malacoss once explained in the chat, light and darkness are interconnected and so I suppose you can't have a dragon representing light without one representing darkness."
[DeverinianLordMalacoss (Deverinian 9): He actually remembered that? I'm impressed.]
[NonpareilRaphilia (Aaru): It seems the streamer learns quickly. He has managed to grasp one of the fundamental laws of the universe.]
[OracleRomy (Elysium): Agreed. Most impressive.]
"I can see why you were a good student at school," Rowena said with a smile.
"Speaking of mother, you still need to discuss with her about being her bodyguard for when she returns to the universe senate," Tephe stated.
"You're right," Adam said in agreement.
"I think you should give that a bit more thought," Rowena said in a serious tone.
"What do you mean?" Adam asked.
"They don't know it's you yet, but you're a person of interest to the universal senate, remember," Rowena explained.
"Also, let's not forget that questions will be asked once you reveal your universal force staff there," Stacey added in a concerned tone.
"I see your point," Adam replied before adding, "Also, that's only if I reveal my force staff."
"You won't have a choice, I'm afraid. Each universal force staff distributed by the Universal Senate Security HQ is unique and used as a form of identification for universal bodyguards," Stacey informed.
"Well, that complicates matters," Adam replied while frowning.
"That's why I said you need to give this some more thought," Rowena replied.
"Why does Mr Spencer even need to take his force staff? Can't he take another weapon instead?" Emma asked.
"Miss Hopkins raises a good point. Is there a rule or something that says universal senators can only be protected by universal senators' bodyguards?" Adam asked.
"That I don't know, you will need to ask Erkath that," Rowena admitted while shaking her head.
[HackerSu (Trillion): Lady Erkath?]
[LadyErkath (Alastor): There is no official rule or law stating that a universal senator has to have a universal senator's bodyguard. This, along with not being able to find someone to meet her standards, is why Pevaphio does not currently have a bodyguard.]
[Whostolemyduck (Earth): So a senator could theoretically hire anyone as a bodyguard?]
[LadyErkath (Alastor): There are restrictions, but theoretically yes. It's their bodyguard after all and senators are granted special privileges.
Most choose to go with a universal senator's bodyguard, however, because they have received special training.]
Adam was about to respond when the office door suddenly opened and a man in a suit entered while saying, "Miss Hopkins, pardon the intrusion, but your receptionist appears to be… oh, I do apologise, I didn't realise you had guests."
The man in question stopped speaking mid-sentence before apologising when he saw Emma wasn't alone.
[Celebrityhunter69 (Earth): There he is, the kidnapper.]
[OfficialKasumi (Aqua Primus): What?]
[Celebrityhunter69 (Earth): It's Antony Morose.]
[Gunlovergirl (Earth): Kill the fucking bastard and then come see me.]
[DeverinianLordMalacoss (Deverinian 9): Didn't Miss Hopkins already state that it was unlikely to be him?]
"Mr Morose, I don't think we had a meeting arranged for today. To what do I owe the pleasure of this visit?" Emma said as she addressed Antony Morose politely while the others in the room inspected him.
"I wished to discuss something with you, but it seems you were already in a meeting," Antony replied as he couldn't help but stare at the six unknown beauties in the room.
As he did so, Antony tried to remember if he had ever seen any of them before, since he found it impossible that such attractive women would go unnoticed until now and doubly so since he was from the Morose family that had connections everywhere.
After giving him a once-over, the girls gave him mixed responses as he stared at them.
Lorelie smiled at him politely.
Stacey scowled at him.
Rowena gave him her signature smirk.
Tephe completely ignored him as if he wasn't even there.
Aphrodite gave him a flirtatious wink.
Eri eyed him up and down like determining his worth, before quickly losing interest.
Emma frowned in annoyance as she watched Antony staring at the women with a lustful expression. While she had no interest in the man, she didn't like the fact that he was lusting after other women in her office when he blatantly came here to woo her originally.
Emma gave a small evil smirk before coughing slightly to attract Antony's attention and saying, "Mr Morose, as you can see, I'm still having my meeting with Mr Spencer and his associates. If I could ask you to wait outside, I will be with you as soon as my meeting here is done."
"Spencer?" Antony replied in surprise as he turned to look at the other man in the room.
Although he had not met or interacted with Adam three years ago, he had heard everything that had happened from the family head when he was appointed as Francis's replacement.
And now, sitting across from Emma Hopkins and looking up at him with a small smile was Adam Spencer.
He looked slightly different from the wanted picture that all the news stations had broadcast three years ago, but it was definitely him.
"Adam Spencer?" Anthony asked in shock before adding, "But how can you be here?"
"Why shouldn't I be here, Mr Morose?" Adam asked in reply.
"It was my impression that you were no longer on Earth," Antony replied.
"What would possibly make you think that?" Adam asked in surprise before adding, "I was under the impression that the five families were dismissive of such outlandish tales."
"Yes, yes, of course," Antony replied as a bead of sweat rolled down his face.
[1000yearsofdeath (Earth): The guys scared shitless. Kekeke.]
[Noobkiller9000 (Earth): Well, the streamer did go on a killing spree the last time he crossed paths with members of the Morose family.]
[Gunlovergirl (Earth): I hope he does again and he invites me along.]
[AlamoMatador4thewin (Earth): Give him a little credit, he hasn't pissed his pants yet.]
"Oh dear Mr Morose, are you unwell? You appear to be sweating," Emma asked in a concerned tone while the other women all smirked in amusement.
"Now that you mention it, I have been feeling under the weather the last few days," Antony replied quickly as if grasping at a lifeline Emma had given him.
"Oh dear, perhaps you should go to the hospital and get a check-up," Emma suggested kindly.
"I believe you are correct, Miss Hopkins," Antony replied before adding, "If you will excuse me then."
As Antony turned to leave, he suddenly heard the voice he least wanted to hear right now.
"One moment, Mr Morose," Adam said.
"Y… yes, Mr Spencer," Antony asked nervously.
"Please inform Sebastian Morose that I will be contacting him and the heads of the other four families in the coming days," Adam replied.
"M… might I know the reason why?" Antony asked.
"I'm sure you're already aware of the reason and if you're not, then I'm sure Sebastian can inform you," Adam replied before waving his hand dismissively while saying, "You can go now."
"Y… yes," Antony replied before fleeing the office.