Terra sighed, but nodded with a cautious smile. She was no idiot; she knew something was off, though not exactly what it was. Had something happened to Relin? Not hibernating must have taken its toll on the white dragon. Then something dawned on her. Though it might not be the reason for him, if it were to happen to her, she would be devastated. Why didn't Relin have his two baby boys? Something... something wasn't right. Did the man simply leave his kids, with a hydra of all things? 

If he did, she would have officially lost all faith in white dragons. If only SHE had not been killed trying to protect her son...
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The hydra looked irately at Beelzebub, who had chosen to be loud and angry. Nothing abnormal or atypical of that. None of them so much as flinched, though Skylark did look a bit shaken up. He was still awestruck like his brother, though instead of sitting on Daddy's lap, he was standing by his chair like a good little boy. When Edge covered his ears, he smiled. Daddy's hands were so warm. He liked being massaged by Daddy. What was he thinking? Enslave this handsome man? No! Never! 

Edge was one of the few that took Beelzebub seriously. While very crazy, Beelzebub was strong, and he had a horrible temper. Once he had lunged at Edge to kill him. He failed miserably, and received the beating of his life. After nodding his head in approval, Edge spoke. "Indeed. However, we cannot underestimate the Elders; they have survived for a reason. We should progress with the up most caution." 

"Since when have we been afraid of the dragons?" Noire asked irritably. She obviously was not happy with that fact Edge thought they weren't capable of the task. The king exhaled sharply. 

"They can imprison us in crystals forever, and that is a fate worse than death. We cannot risk that. If any of you feel like you'll hold us back then leave." Suddenly, Edge pounded the table, causing Leo to jolt up. "Pat attention! This is what we do." He then recalled how they killed Path's mother, and Terra's sister.

"Recall how we dealt with Elders in the past? We outnumber them. I died because we didn't have the numbers. Now listen, they will come as a unit and if he fight as individuals, we will perish. This castle is my maze; I rigged it. We need to split up the dragons and kill them one by one. Any questions?"