Chapter 104 - Chapter 106

Dragon and Orlando were heading back to the village where they dropped off the kids. They had forgotten that they left a pirate and single tiny fishing boat out at sea. So Dragon thought it would be best to go and get those two back.

Orlando had a boat in his talons and inside that boat laid the unconscious pirate. Dragon had knocked him out cold so he would be out for a good while. And he could already see the village again.

"Orlando put down the boat outside the village and then you can wait there. I am going inside to talk to Connor."

"kaa" Orlando responded.

"yes, yes, you don't have to wait there if you don't want. You can explore as long as you don't go to any other village. They would probably try to attack you if you came flying towards them." Dragon warned before he took a step off the eagle's head.

"See ya when I see ya," Dragon winked at his eagle and started free falling towards the ground. He looked much like shooting star that was flying across the sky.

"Cassie, you need to pay attention to your feet more. They're always open to attack," Down in the village, Connor was sparring with his eldest daughter.

"Yes, Father!" She said and moved her feet closer together, but she also lowered her gaze to inspect her own feet.

"Never take your eyes off your opponent," Connor said and now he had moved in and he stood with his katana resting on Cassie's neck. The girl swallowed nervously and nodded. No matter if it's your parent or not, a sword to your throat is always gonna make someone nervous.

"And you, Connor, need to pay more attention." A finger was placed on the chiefs neck and a whisper like voice entered his ear. A chill spread through Connor's body before putting away his sword.

"As I suspected. It's an honour to meet a genuine Grand Master." Connor said and turned around to cup his hand and bow to Dragon.

'Grand Master, like Gyatso talked about." That title reminded Dragon of something Gyatso had talked about.

In this world, people that had achieved a peak in bending were referred to as Grand Masters. People with that title were rumoured to be able to stand toe to toe with an Avatar that had control of every element. They were talked about in legends mostly. Benders that were on par with the avatar wasn't something people believed existed.

"May I ask what makes you suspect me to be a Grand Master?" Dragon was always after knowledge and ways to improve himself, so he would never say no to free knowledge or tips and tricks.

"You're an air bender, correct?" Connor asked with a look that needed no confirmation.

"As you already know." Dragon answered after reading Connor's expression.

"Well, sneaking up on me when we are standing on my own element," Connor said and pointed at the snowy ground.

"That would be impossible unless you have achieved Grand Mastery in air bending. You guys are famous for your ability to delete your presence. To be one with the wind, visible but still completely invisible at the same time. At least that's what the rumours say."

Connor showed a respectful expression to Dragon. Cassie that stood off to the side looked at Dragon with more admiration. She didn't understand at all what they were talking about. But if her father said all this nice stuff about him, then in her eyes, Dragon had to be someone truly amazing.

"I'm impressed. But it is an honour meeting you as well, Grand Master Connor, How about a spar. I can sense the excitement inside you."

Dragon bowed in response to Connor's respectful greeting. This world lived on respect so it was completely natural to show respect to each other. Something that Connor lacked during their first meeting on the wall.

"Absolutely, I've been longing for an exciting fight such as this." Connor had the biggest smile on his face as he answered with enthusiasm.

"Great! But first, we should eat something, we can not fight on an empty stomach." Dragon's words managed to calm down the excited water bender.

"Of course, come this way. Cassie, go and take your siblings and prepare something to eat." Connor shoved his daughter away from them and turned back towards Dragon.

"So, tell me, Dragon, do you have a goal in mind for this journey?" Connor asked while using water bending to make an ice bench for each of them to sit on.

"No, but you know us old air nomads. We are natural wanderers. We go where the elements take us. Not much more than that." Dragon said and noticed all the curious gazes that were plastered on him. They were coming from all the people peeking out their windows.

"oh, I see. Yes, I have heard you air nomads like your long walks. Is this the first place you have visited so far?" Connor knew this place was far away from anything else so he couldn't figure out why people would come here and explore.

"Yes, it is. I found water bending very fascinating so I simply can not wait for our little sparring session to begin." Now even Dragon failed to contain his excitement for the upcoming match.

"Food coming through, watch out!" Cassie came in between them and placed down a table. Noah and Grace came afterwards and placed down some fish dish that Dragon didn't recognise.

"Dig in, hope it's to your liking, Grand Master Dragon." Connor said and bowed before digging into the food.

"Thank you for the food." Dragon did a more proper and respectful bow before he too dug into the food.

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