Aetheria, The Dragon Clan, Dragon Abyss Hall.
Horace Valerius looked at the beast hide handed over by The Black-armored Guard. There was nothing superfluous on it, just a line of small text that read: "Back then, Nerida did not die of illness; she was angered to death by Xylon Phoenix, passing away in depression."
Seeing the content, he was shaken to the core, almost unable to believe what was written.
Nerida was his sister's name, later married to the Phoenix Clan Chief Xylon Phoenix.
Sadly, she died a few years after giving birth to Soren Phoenix. It was said she had suddenly died of a severe illness at midnight, not even Great Shaman Ignis Fawkes could save her.
They didn't even have time to notify The Dragon Clan.
When he heard this news back then, he was sad for a long time.
The Dragon Clan offspring were scarce; he had no other siblings, and for this only sister, Nerida, he was naturally very fond, almost always granting her requests.
