Alex arrived in the resting hall of the Dragon Palace a few hours after his arrival. He had let know the Dragon Emperor of his arrival and was taken to him afterward.
The Dragon Emperor was already there, waiting for him.
"I thought you would come earlier," the Dragon Emperor said. "I had told my son to let you message me as soon as you arrived. Did he forget"
"Greetings to you too, Dragon Emperor," Alex said, sitting next to the Dragon Emperor. "I took my time purposefully."
"Greetings are not needed between us. We only just talked not long ago," the man said, looking at Alex.
"Of course," Alex said with a smile. "To you who had lived for nearly 10 thousand years, a year or two is nothing. But for me it's quite honestly still a long time. Not as long as it would be for a mortal, but my age is still that of a mortal's."
"Showing off?" the Dragon Emperor asked.
"Of course not," Alex said with a chuckle. "Just saying."
