An enormous shadow crossed the sky of the Snowy Kingdom, passing over the snow-covered mountains before beginning to lose altitude. The cold wind struck Strax's black scales, but he barely felt the temperature as he observed the buildings appearing below.
It had been some time since his last visit, and the first thing he noticed was that Mercedes had kept her promise to prepare a proper place for his landings.
A large flat area, covered by a sturdy layer of ice, had been built some distance from the palace. It was spacious enough to accommodate his draconic form without putting the nearby buildings at risk.
Strax let out a small laugh when he recognized the structure.
"So she really built a runway just for me." Strax murmured while folding his wings and beginning to descend.
The idea had come up after a previous visit, when his landing caused a gust of wind strong enough to scatter snow across half the courtyard and frighten some of the servants.
