Warhammer: Return of the Dragon.

“As you can see, this is a pure-blooded giant ice bear… The Witch Council originally wanted to do something to control the giant bear’s whereabouts.

But you don't need to worry, apart from being a little thin, this giant bear has spent quite a while in the Temple of Ersun, so it's a good pet."

When Katerin saw the giant bear lying on the ground, whose shoulders were taller than her head, she had a new understanding of the word "thin". The giant bear had snow-white fur all over its body, and its eyes were bright and spirited, although a little fearful.

Its thick and long fangs are like daggers, its body is huge and extremely streamlined, and its appearance and posture emphasize both strength and agility.

"I always thought I would have to wait until I returned to Kislev to find a real mount."

"Someone suggested that I find a dragon as a companion for you... Apparently Phyllis is a stubborn person. She herself is not interested in finding a dragon companion, but is counting on a human." Imrik shook his head speechlessly and informed Catherine of another important decision.

"After you return to Ulthuan, come to Lothern once, and I will personally accompany you to the straits to search for the Frost Phoenix."

Catherine stroked the giant bear's soft fur in disbelief; the only people in Ulthuan who could fight alongside the phoenix were the chosen guards of Asuryan, and no one had yet demonstrated the ability to tame the phoenix.

She looked grateful. Perhaps this was Phyllis's suggestion. Otherwise, given the Phoenix King's seldom-intervening attitude, she would only receive one or two souvenirs as a symbol of her guardianship on the eve of her return to Kislev.

"I will thank Sister Phyllis. If it weren't for her, I would have had a hard time adapting to life in Ulthuan."

"Sister... do you know her age?" Imrick was curious. Judging from her appearance, Phyllis was almost the same as when she was young. If someone didn't know her, they might really mistake her for some girl.

"Two hundred?" Catherine tentatively said a number. Gladys was of this age, so the maidservants around the Phoenix King should also be very young.

"Five hundred. She is a maid who grew up with me. She is actually the grandmother of Menil."

Thinking of the intimacy between Phyllis and Menil, Katerin's mind froze for a moment. It turned out that it was not the relationship between siblings, but the feeling of a grandmother taking care of her grandson.

So...I was actually raised as a child.

The giant bear was dissatisfied with Katerina's stunned look. He thought she was enjoying the rub, so why did she stop?

The giant bear stuck out its pink tongue and licked Katerin's cheek, making the furry girl feel itchy. After stopping her curiosity about Phyllis's age, perhaps because of the playfulness triggered by familiar things, she ignored Imrick's presence and rashly hugged the giant bear as if she was hugging a stuffed doll.

The playful children and the white bear made Imrik wave to the guards, signaling them to keep an eye on Catherine, as there were many hidden dangers in Altdorf.

In particular, Catherine's safety will be an opportunity for many people with ulterior motives. If the future tsarine dies while under the guardianship of the elves, no matter how harmonious the relationship with Kislev is, a serious diplomatic incident will occur.

As for those ice maidens with their faces covered with white cloth... Imrik couldn't figure out how they could become guards with such weak strength.

Their swordsmanship is second-rate, their archery is third-rate, and their physique is not good enough. Apart from the enchanted combat skills manipulated by Catherine's frost magic, which is a bit interesting, any few people in the royal court's guards can be defeated.

After leaving the training ground, the herald officer North, who had just returned to His Majesty's residence, brought a large pile of documents. He naturally understood His Majesty's fatigue. Communicating with humans and dwarves was never a simple matter, but Ulthuan always managed to come up with some unexpected tricks, which made His Majesty Draknir, who was going to the Royal Court as regent, speechless. He said he couldn't handle it and asked the Phoenix King to stamp it.

"Your Majesty, there is a case concerning a dispute between Chrace and Nagarys... It is about the fact that the trainer Druzy violated the rules and captured and tamed a white lion in the Annulli Mountains without authorization..."

"The attitude of the Shadow King."

"He led the Shadow Walker Chapter to Charess in person, saying that he wanted to have close communication with Prince Alaao. His Highness Draknir is considering cutting Charess's animal taming allowance, believing that it was all due to spoiling the situation."

"It's true that they've been spoiled..." Imrick took a quick glance and found the content very interesting. It was basically that the beast tamer Druzai thought that the Shadow King's assessment standards were too harsh, and the taming of some monsters was also prohibited, which made it difficult for many people to complete their tasks.

The usable wild beasts in the Anuli Mountains inside Nagarythe have almost disappeared due to the frantic capture of beast trainers to save their lives... Druziben also has some awareness of sustainability and wants to keep some cubs for future performance completion.

But it is not just the Shadow King who has assessment requirements. The requirements of the three mountains of Kulan, Loxia and Malus are even more stringent. The Shadow King will at least consider his face and look into past crimes.

But these three only need a reason to pull people into their own ranks. As for what will happen next, it is all an old tradition of Druzy...

So the beast trainers set their sights on the neighboring Chrace. There were countless more beasts in the east than in Nagarythe, so it was not worth it to get so wrapped up in their own brains just for one or two beasts.

At first, Alao didn't care much. He just caught him, just to give face to the Shadow King.

But it was not until the free-range half-griffins were captured that he realized something was wrong. If this continued, Chrace would become Druzi's hunting park.

He expressed his displeasure to the Shadow King, hoping to control the Tamer's actions.

But this made the Shadow King even more dissatisfied. During the Chaos Invasion, Chrace was just a hunting ground for Nagarythe. What qualifications do you have to complain here?

The reason we didn't catch him before was because we were busy fighting Druzil. Now that Druzil... the Nagaryth elves are back, we should continue the tradition of the Aenarion era.

The quarrel between the two sides was so huge that even the Queen had to step in personally to mediate the conflict, but the effect was obviously not very good. The Shadow King usually ignored Alarielle, and Alao also had the support of the War Lord, and he was on good terms with the current Regent Draknir, so he could be said to be a prominent figure in Ulthuan.

The incident started out as a quarrel, then turned into a small-scale fight, and finally into a seesaw battle in the Anuli Mountains. There were not many casualties, but according to the battle reports, the two sides fought brilliantly, with intelligence, infiltration, sneak attacks, and assault tactics exchanged back and forth, which was a model tutorial for mountain warfare.

"So... they are considering demarcating the sovereignty of the Annulli Mountains?"

Imrick looked at the last request and felt a little confused. He had never heard of such an absurd bill proposal.

North nodded with difficulty. This was indeed a bit absurd. Theoretically, each palace had ownership of the Annulli Mountains within its territory. The national borders in the plains were very clear, but the mountainous area was the only thing that was unclear.

"Yes, the royal court hopes that you can end your journey in the Old World as soon as possible and draw a fair, clear and distinct mountain border for each country." (End of this chapter)