Xia saw the Kirin's attack being launched at Long. His heart started palpitating strangely. He didn't think about anything else.
"Long!" he shouted and leaped towards his Lover.
The masked man saw this and jumped after him. "Stop," he shouted.
But it was too later. Xia was already close to the range of attack.
Long Aotian saw his lover launching towards him. Without any thoughts, he cradled his head and hugged him tight. 'If the attack landed, Xia would be badly hurt' he thought as jumped over so that his own back was protecting his lover from the attack.
Seeing this, the masked man retreated. 'I want to see how this 'royal brat' will protect him,' he thought. But he still had his attack position. If there was even a chance of his son getting injured, he would interfere.
He peered at the huge Kirin with narrowed eyes. 'Kirin's were usually very loyal to the dragons, but after thousands of years things have changed.' He thought.
