POV Matthew

What a beautiful day. After completing all the political meetings, I was finally able to relax. I will spend the next two months at home, ah, spring is truly a wonderful time.

A mild sunny day, and pleasant winds with a slight smell of rain. Under such feelings, I couldn't help but smile. My heart was filled with pleasant emotions, I wanted to sing. Breathing in the air full of a variety of flavors, I was filled with inspiration.

Maybe you should write a short story?

For some reason, it didn't seem like a bad idea to my joyful mind, on the contrary, it seemed like a great idea. Picking up a pen and a piece of paper, I began to think about what kind of story to write.

While I was rushing between a love story and a story of heroism, I heard a knock on the door

- Who's there? - My voice was soft, and even the fact that I was interrupted at the moment of creativity did not spoil my mood at all

- Mr. Matthew, Mr. Gong is calling you.

-And why does my brother want to see me? Is it urgent?

- He said it was connected with Mrs. Dina.

- It looks like my inspiration will be scattered by the winds - Looking sadly at the table, I sighed and went with the servant to Brother Gong

On the spot, he met me with a tense expression on his face.

-Brother Gong, what's the matter?

- You know I'm in charge of international relations. - I nodded, he is in fact, my supervisor. He decides the course of action, and I deal with the details. -So, the current course of action of the Dragon Kingdom is a little scary. After a few months of calm, they issued new laws. According to them, Dragonoids and Tsaescis are the races with privileges, while humanity is considered prone to crimes by default.

- And what? It's the same with us. People in our country do not have broad rights either. We originally wanted to equate them with slaves but didn't dare to save the relationships.

- The fact is that there is nothing said about others. Will beastmens also be lower than Dragonboys? Only dragon blood carriers will have the highest rights? Doesn't this mean that the Second Dragon King is the same as the First? Now the triumvirate is actively discussing this. No matter what, we want to become those who are not put in anything again.

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This is a serious problem. I couldn't help but frown.

- Don't you think it's just paranoia and they just decided not to write about others

- I agree, it seems paranoid, but it arose because of the terrifying potential of the dragon race. Even now we cannot be sure of victory against them. In the event of war, the losses will inevitably be serious. Who knows, maybe they decided not to write about us YET and will make equal us to them later?

His words make sense. However, thoughts in this direction are too vague.

- I can go to them and ask their thoughts about this in a roundabout way.

- It's not worth it yet. That's not why I called you. A relative Dina. Her actions raise some concerns

-What did she do?

-The Dragon Kingdom has sent us a gift. Their new *currency*. After receiving it, I decided to distribute *coins* to relatives and relatives. So, she made armor out of this *coin*.

- Oh - I rubbed my temples. -Isn't the coin too small for armor?

- Well, you'll see for yourself - Gong did not explain anything, instead, he led me towards the house of a relative of Dina.

The royal family is divided into three branches. Troll, Orc, and Goblin. With the unification of the races, all members of the royal families have become Royal Greens, and we consider each other one family with three branches. It is important to note that the Royal Family is not divided into three branches, but consists of three branches.

Members of one branch call each other brothers and sisters, and representatives of the other branches are called relatives.

And now we are going in the direction of a relative of Dina. Although she was born a Troll, she always considered the orc body to be the best in combat potential.

The servant inside led us to the training hall. Holding a sword in one hand and a shield in the other, she swung it confidently. Noticing us, she stopped training, wiped her sweat, and said

- Oh Matthew, how are you doing. It's been a long time since you came to visit me, I already thought that you forgot about me

- How could I forget you? I hear about your antics almost every week. Brother Gong told me that you made armor out of a coin of the Dragon Kingdom

- Yes, but rather with this *coin* I completed my armor. Now it's gorgeous. I'll show you now. - Without letting me get a word in, she ran towards the armory.

After exchanging a glance with Gong, I could only smile helplessly.

- Look! Here it is, my armor -Dina came out with a full plate armor of golden color. If an ordinary orc had been in her place, he would not have been able to move, it was so heavy, made out of rare metals. The most distinguishing part of the armor was the chest area. There was a convex stone with a dragon pattern. Wait, this color and shape remind me of something. After looking at her carefully, I remembered where I saw it last.

-It's the Dragon King's scales!

- Yeah. It also glows. Try to hit with all your might, you'll see how strong it is. - She hit her chest as if saying * hit here*

Sighing, I finally understood why they put such a strange emphasis on the word coin. It can hardly be called a coin. It's palm-sized.

- What are you waiting for? Come on, I can't wait all-day

- Good good. Don't expect mercy from me. - Taking the form of a troll, I hit her in the chest with all my might, as if spilling out all my feelings. She flew several meters away and somersaulted in the air. Then she stood up confidently and said

- Damn, the metal looks too thin. -The armor in the chest area is crumpled, which is not surprising, given the strength of the trolls. If I used a weapon, she might have died. However, the fact that the *coin* on which the blow fell did not break could not but surprise me.

- How strong is it?

- I have no idea, it is lighter than metals but stronger. Shouldn't it be that the stronger the material, the heavier it is? -she asked curiously

- Don't worry about it.

- Hmm, but still, if you make armor out of this scale, how beautiful it will be - She looked up with a dreamy expression on her face. Then he remembered something and said - Oh, for sure! Gong! Give me the rest of the coins! Perhaps using them I will be able to make full armor, although, given how big they are, I will probably even make armor for my troll form.

- No. -The gong immediately refused-It is the official currency of the Dragon Kingdom, and more importantly, its denomination will be very high.

- Please! I will pay you back tenfold! I want to make armor out of it!

- If you want it, just buy coins from others. I won't help you with that.

- Okay, but I won't give you the coin back.

- Take it as my gift, I don't mind. Come on, Matthew.

- Ok. Have a nice day Dina

After leaving the house and moving far enough away from her house, Gong said

- And what should we do about it? Any ideas?

- I think it's better to leave it as it is. Let's not offend her, just think she'll just buy a couple of coins.

- I hope that you will be right…