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Lancelot picked one for himself, and his eyes almost rolled back into his head at the incredible flavor.
Smooth and silky on the inside, warm and moist on the outside. Lightly sweet with a nutty flavor. It melted in his mouth like air.
“That one must have been almond paste and lotus flower,” the Master said with a barely there smile at the look on Lancelot’s face.
“One of my favorites as well.”
In wordless accord, they drank the tea in their tiny cups, and the Master filled them up again.
“You are not what I expected,” Lancelot said after devouring a couple more treats.
“Did you expect a curmudgeony dragon of a man?” the Master guessed, amused.
“I am not unreasonable with those who are reasonable.”
“You mean, unlike Erebu the Black Dragon?” Lancelot asked.
“Exactly,” the little old man confirmed, mustache twitching at the mention of Ere in an involuntary wince.
“Thatone is the very opposite of reasonable.”
Lancelot decided that now was as good a time as any to put his reason to use.
“Why am I here, Master?”
Sharp eyes met his as the old man said, “Why don’t you call me by my other name, Lancelot.”
And suddenly, Lancelot knew.
“Why am I here, my Lady?”
In a blink, the Master transformed into the Lady of the Lake, ethereal, ageless, cold and slightly terrifying in her beauty, with ankle-length white hair and moonlight-pale skin.
“You belong here, my child,” she replied.
“This is your home. The Lake, the earthly world—they were only stopping places to visit for a time.”
“Perhaps they were,” Lancelot allowed.
“But that changed when I met Arthur. It is my destiny to find him. And since I have, I will never let him go.”
“You have done what you were supposed to do,” she said. “Protected him when he needed it the most. In turn, he was able to carry outhisdestiny. Unite a divided land. Usher forth a new era of peace and prosperity.”
“If that was all, then why didn’t I turn to dragon and come back earlier?” Lancelot challenged.
“Arthur and I fought countless battles together, overcame seemingly insurmountable odds. The dragon within me never came out. It was only after…”
After they Bonded to save Arthur’s life.
After they lashed out at each other, fucked and fought.
After they spiraled from obsession into love.
After Lancelot Claimed him as his Mate.
Only then, did Lancelot turn to dragon to protect what was his.
“…only after I Claimed him did my dragon get unleashed and send me here.”
