A carriage had just entered the city and caught the attention of all the residents as no one had seen such luxury in a carriage, it parked with its robust black horses, after a while a beautiful white-haired lady came out of the carriage, her clothes were of high value even for a nobleman of the highest class, and she had a beautiful and charming face.

Various gossip was heard from people passing by.

"Is she a noblewoman? or even a queen?"

"Is she married to some nobleman or a king?"

"I think she's more likely to be a princess for her age. Look at the pure face she has."

"So she's probably a king in that carriage."

"I think the same"

Two women standing nearby were talking to each other.

Another person got out of the carriage, but the sight shocked the people he was watching at the time, a man with wings that had a pristine white glow, blue skin, white eyes, and a tail.

In that city, he had allowed the route of monsters inside the city, as being a commercial city, the king decided to open the borders to demi-humans.

Syra said to paarthurnax: can I take these clothes off? It's horrible, tight, and I can't prepare myself if someone attacks us; I prefer my armor.

Paarthurnax: Calm down this is to get the public's attention. Our goal is that black tower.

His finger pointed to the top floor of the tower; paarthurnax explained several things that syra didn't know, as the seven dryads that ruled nature were his creation to maintain balance, but something was threatening that. In this tower, there was a golem he had created and was in that tower.

Syra: but how do we get there?

Paarthurnax: That's why we call everyone's attention, I want information about why there is a city here with the city center being a dungeon that I created, and for that, we need the person who has the most significant power in the city, the king.

Syra: wouldn't it be easier for you to use the city's nobles instead of the king?

Paarthurnax: you have a good intellect; you must know why this is flawed

Syra: false information?

Paarthurnax: correct, as we have no connection with nobles, so we will create one as nobles of the realm with the king.

Syra: but can't that be flawed? What if the king has scant information?

Paarthurnax: So he's not worthy of being king, but if that's the case, we would have done it for nothing. Did you get your things?

Syra: yes, money, clothes, and my equipment

Paarthurnax, so let's go into the inn, they said this is the highest class at the entrance to town, I don't think they lied about it, but this is nothing I expected from a "high-class inn."

Syra: Do you happen to have patterns about wealth?

Paarthurnax: I have; I've lived among other beings who called themselves supreme beings because of their powers.

Syra: do you mean there are more beings with power equal to yours?

Paarthurnax: hahaha, don't let their names influence you, they were strong beings, but they couldn't even battle my old friend in his weakest form.

~ well, it's unfair to use alduin as an example of battle. He is a master of magic ~

Syra: I think I'm relieved to know that there can be beings with the same power as yours is scary.

Paarthurnax: don't worry, besides, they had a tower like this one, but it was built from the ground up. It was just her entrance above the ground, was a magnificent tower.

Syra: So I think your standard is too high for simple humans and demi-humans.

Paarthurnax: It could be, so let's go inside.

Syra nodded to say yes. Paarthurnax had used illusion magic on his horse so as not to scare the townspeople, so he would have to make them go back to his undead inventory; the carriage had entered a Hiding place, after ensuring that no one was around, he also stored the carriage in his personal space.

Entering through the main door, the first thing to be seen was a chandelier made of shiny stones enchanted with light magic, a rug in the central entrance, a waiting room where there were some people with noble appearance, walking to the counter, the attendant who possess a natural beauty spoke.

Attendant: welcome to lumus inn; if I could help, I would like to know.

That was the tone of someone who is really capable and who takes his job seriously.

Paarthurnax: Hi, I would like to rent rooms for an indefinite amount of time. However, we have an estimate of a week or two weeks.

Attendant: Of course, our couple's rooms are defined by the class that...

When the attendant was about to continue paarthurnax, she interrupted her.

Paarthurnax: sorry for the interruption, but we would like separate rooms.

Clerk: I'm sorry, I thought you and Miss were a couple. Forgive me for that.

Syra: no problem.

Attendant: thank you, lady. Our rooms are separated by the class that goes from C, B, A, S in order of smallest to largest and, of course, the scale value together.

Paarthurnax: we would like room S, please.

Attendant: the cost is one platinum coin per night; of course, breakfast, lunch, and dinner are included, each room has its own bathroom and maids who can be called upon at any time. The amount must be paid in advance, as there are two rooms, it will be 14 platinum coins in total for one week, if you and you still decide to continue staying here, I ask you to come back to the main desk to pay the amount again.

Paarthurnax took out a coin pouch with 15 platinum coins. The attendant counted the coins and called paarthurnax.

Clerk: Sir, there's one more coin here; here it is.

She reached out to hand over the coin she had received, but the answer surprised her.

Paarthurnax: This is a tip.

She had never received such a high tip. At most, she received a silver coin and rarely Gold coins.

Clerk: please allow me to decline.

Paarthurnax: Alright, we have to sleep so we can prepare, come on syra.

Seeing that paarthurnax denied it, he went to his room.

The attendant, still in shock, put the coin in her pocket.

But her mind was at super fast speed. She worked two jobs to keep her family with food at her table; even as a young girl, she had to take care of her mother, who got sick and started having to use a magic scroll to heal herself of a rare disease that few people have, this disease called corrupted spirit caused whoever had this disease the mana of his body would be consumed when the mana depleted his body would start to deteriorate, but using mana crystals and high-class doctors could cure this disease. Still, its cost was too high. 30 gold coins were the cost for the complete treatment. This was not something a commoner could earn in time to save his mother and keep his sister fed.

Happy with the jackpot, the attendant continued working as if it were a typical day, but her happiness was exploding out of her body.

Paarthurnax and Syra arrived in their rooms which are next to each other., it was still two o'clock in the afternoon, so they would have time to ask for an audience with the king.

 

 

 

After several days of waiting and several falsified documents, they got an audience to make an alliance with the king and the lands paarthurnax owned. This was something the false documents said.

After a few days in the city, paarthurnax had some information about the tower, several warriors went on an adventure to try to get loot from the tower. However, these fools didn't come back alive, and this made paarthurnax happy because he knew the tower was still active, however of the 15 floors, 4 were already completely clean. Still, as the generation of monsters was automatic, the adventurers' guild took over these floors and monopolized the passage of people, as this was a form of training. It would interfere, as to pass the floors ahead would have had guild affiliation for a certain period, it wouldn't be a problem if paarthurnax used his old level Adamantite ID, but he had left it with the one in the royal capital of another country, and only had a Gold ID.

~ I think I'll have to bring the Guild leader to this country~

But paarthurnax was at that moment taking the chariot and its horses out of his inventory to visit the king.

After 12 minutes of riding the carriage to reach the castle, he arrived at the main gate. There was a carriage parking, as his carriage was approximately triple the size of a regular carriage; it had to occupy two spaces.

Leaving the carriage, 3 guards asked syra and paarthurnax to accompany them; they entered through the main gate, passed through a garden with various flowers such as amaryllis, begonia, camellia, cyclamen, and many others.

The castle had several towers. They had their top painted blue and the empire flag on top of each building.

The walls were stone with a white hue, with several windows throughout the castle. Every place that paarthurnax passed, he saw several servants cleaned, walking, or sitting just resting.

After a while walking paarthurnax and syra, accompanied by soldiers, they arrived at a waiting room, a maid was waiting for them.

Maid: Nice to meet you, my name is frid, and I'll show you some rooms in the castle; as soon as we're done, the king will wait in the throne room where the final part of our expedition will be

Walking through syra and paarthurnax castle, they saw various vases, statues, paintings. Syra had never seen a castle and was impressed by all the furniture and luxuries in the palace, but paarthurnax just ignored them.

Syra: not even with all the loot we got in the dungeon, I think it would be enough to furnish a salon-like this

Paarthurnax: I didn't know I liked that kind of luxury

Syra: if I say it wouldn't be hypocrisy, but I wouldn't want to live in a place like that

Syra was a slime. Even wearing a human form, she would prefer to live in a forest.

But the maid was confused, as not only did the carriage they came in looked much more expensive than several of the rooms they were in now, the orders she received were "a high-class couple would visit the king," but that was not such an unusual thing for a nobleman to have in your mansion.

After the tour, they arrived at a door that was 7 meters high and 3 meters wide. The wooden door was light wood, there were various writings and drawings such as a tower and the symbol of the empire and details in gold

The door opened, the first thing. The view was 6 pillars, three on the right and three on the left. In the middle of the pillars, there were humans, elves, and Demi-humans.

In a more open area, a higher place, there were mages, Knight, ministers, some nobles, and a woman who was supposed to be the queen, in the center a throne with various jewels and rare materials such as ornaments, who sat on the throne was an elf who he had long hair, a blue robe with the empire symbol on the left side.

The maid took paarthurnax and syra to a place near the throne.

One of the ministers stepped forward and began to speak: these are paarthurnax and syra, noble of the realm who wish to share resources and buy land in our majesty's country.

Syra was nervous, she had never met a king before, but seeing the calm paarthurnax had, she just decided to do what he did.

The king gave the minister a wave of his hand, and everyone around him knelt, but paarthurnax still stood, as did Syra.

A tension began to be felt by everyone around, the majesty would speak, and they would have to pay due respect.

The minister asked to speak, and the king allowed.

Minister: Please, now the king will speak. Please kneel down to show respect.

Paarthurnax's face wore a cold smile that showed no emotion.

Then Syra knelt. But paarthurnax was still standing, the anger was visible, as this is disrespectful to the majesty, and being a nobleman, he should respect the rules.

But the king intervened and said: well, hello, I am king ricnar elfpaul lielf Grim II and what shall I call you lord and lady?

Syra was the first to name her and then paarthurnax

Rei ricnar: and your surname?

Paarthurnax: we have no last names.

King ricnar: nobles with only one name? This is weird.

Nobles of both kingdom and empire had at least two to three surnames, but they had only a single name.

Paarthurnax: well, could we advance our conversation rignar elfpaul?

Paarthurnax spoke in a casual tone, so calm that it irritated the king and everyone around him, everyone addressed him like majesty, but a total stranger called his name.

Rei Rignar: Of course, faster is better.

The king was already angry with the situation. If it were someone under his command, he would send him to prison for disrespect and be called an idiot for the rest of his life, but he could not touch a nobleman of the realm as it could cause a conflict between nations.

Paarthurnax: well, the land is not something that really interests me, but the history of the empire.

The confused king did not understand what he meant, so he told paarthurnax to explain.

Paarthurnax: I'm interested in the history and creation of the empire; ask how and why a city with a dungeon in the city? It's something that intrigues me.

One of the ministers said: you should ask a historian, not a king, about trivial questions. The king doesn't have all the time for someone with a lack of respect.

Rei rignar: be silent. I didn't allow him to speak. Pardon my subordinate, but let me rephrase the question he asked, why didn't you look for people as a historian but for a king?

Paarthurnax: information and access, a king, has more accurate information and has the means to get me into that tower

Rei rignar: Indeed, we have a good knowledge of everything, but why do you want access to the tower?

Paarthurnax: I'm looking for a treasure I'm looking for, and it seems like it's in that tower

Rei rignar: A treasure? so there are adventurers who will come in to look for it, depending on the level this won't be a problem, just go to the adventurers guild and ask for access and present the adventurers card.

Paarthurnax: That's the main problem, they didn't allow me to enter the tower.

Rei Rignar: Civilians are not allowed, for the sake of safety in their lives.

Paarthurnax: That's why I came to have the direct permission of a king, I want to get in there just me and my mate.

Rei Rignar: Are you crazy? Only the first floor could kill someone without advanced training, that's the same as being ranked silver.

Paarthurnax: It doesn't matter to us, we just want to get in, do you want gold? Or coins from some higher level ore? For me it doesn't matter the price.

Rei rignar: you are crazy, but this is beyond that I can make the guild is independent and I can only make you advance through the bureaucracy to gain access, you would have to have support from another part of the guild with a team.

Paarthurnax: Well, I think that would help us a lot, could it provide us with that help?

Rei rignar: This is expensive as I can't command the guild and only have a part of its power it's not something that's cheap and easy to do.

Paarthurnax: money is not something that matters, what is the value?

~ I want to get rid of this fool as quickly as possible, so I'm going to make an offer that even a king would think twice, yes that's perfect~ thought the king

King Rignar: 5 Adamantite Coins

many surprised faces can be seen in the king's subordinate, it was an impossible figure even a wealthy nation would think about this proposal several times, but it was what happened next that surprised them even more.

Paarthurnax: ok

Paarthurnax replied in a calm tone and took a small wooden box from his pocket and opened it, inside were black coins with a dark blue glow.

And a paarthurnax gave it to one of the mages who was next to him.

Paarthurnax: you can check if it's true I don't care.

The king sent the wizard to check and the court wizard confirmed it.

If such a high price was quoted in a deal and the other party agreed to pay, they would have to gather a lot of materials to sell and would come back after months. However it seemed something trivial to those who stood in front of the king.

~ who the hell are these people in front of me? I've never heard those names~

Rei rignar: then I will make a deal, to ensure that my part is done

Paarthurnax: no problem and something I still want to know, why was the city built around this dungeon?

Now this question seemed trivial to the king so he answered

Rei rignar: Because of natural resources like water, trees, mana crystals and various other things, like the skin of the monsters inside, thus allowing us to create artifacts, potions and scrolls.

Paarthurnax: I understand it's a good reason to create a city around it, this with only 4 floors dominated

Rei rignar: understands the right reason, it's something that benefits the empire

Paarthurnax: well I guess that's all I want to know, I'll wait for your part to be fulfilled so I say goodbye now, come on syra

Syra who was standing beside paarthurnax said goodbye to the king and left the hall

 

After a few minutes one of the magicians spoke to the king: your majesty, this unfortunate noble was extremely disrespectful, I ask that we send someone to fetch his head.

Several people agreed with what the wizard said, but that was something silly for the king.

Rei Rignar: If someone from the kingdom can give 5 Adamantite Coins without hesitation, die after coming to our Castle to die what do you think would happen next?

His subordinates bowed their heads in respect and to forgive his foolishness.

Rei rignar: you see it isn't, a war would break out and that's all we should avoid, even his huge lack of respect for a king, it seems like it's something that can't be avoided due to the fact that he possessed so much wealth a prince

Court Mage: But my king, the realm does not accept monsters as ruler, only humans are in the nobility.

Rei rignar: So I want you to investigate this paarthurnax character, that's my order.

 

 

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After a few days, paarthurnax was informed by a messenger from the king that the king's part was ready, and he fulfilled the agreement.

In his room was a dwarf with a scarred face, looking like he had been kidnapped and would be killed.

This dwarf was Drorn, the guild leader of the realm. He was teleported to paarthurnax's room and was confused.

Paarthurnax: why getting scared is just a simple teleport spell

Drorn was still confused by the situation, but he knew that the person in front of him was supposed to be the human who saved humanity, yet there was nothing human in his tail and wings.

Drorn: where are we?

Paarthurnax:  welcome to the empire, my dear.

Drorn had already used teleport magic, but it was a spell that used all the mana of several high-level mages to teleport Him from one country to another.

Drorn: empire? How you teleported me so far.

Paarthurnax: this is something common

~ common for a hero who pretended to be a human and lives for over 1500 years ~ thought Drorn

Paarthurnax: Well, I teleported you here because I need your help since you got my adventurer id.

Drorn: I took it for safety's sake. If this id appears in the hand of a race other than a human, it could wreak havoc on hero worship religions if something belonging to the hero was in the hand of another race.

Paarthurnax: well, I don't care about that. Then you will go with me to the adventurers' guild of this country and explain that I want to enter the tower and have free access to it.

Drorn: the Dungeon Tower? Even someone with his power would need a team to get in and out alive.

Paarthurnax: That won't be necessary. I already have my team.

Paarthurnax looked at Syra, who was lying on the bed in the room where paarthurnax had made the stay for him.

Drorn: It's not that I doubt your word, but is her power enough?

Paarthurnax: No, but that's why you're traveling with me, to improve yourself.

Syra listened to the conversation, but those words didn't hurt her because it was the truth. For Syra, the reality was better than someone who hid the truth, saying that the weak are strong and ask to help you, even if they are just someone who gets in the way. paarthurnax was telling the truth that was the essence of paarthurnax. She liked that. That's why she was even more determined to be strong. She had seen several battles that paarthurnax participated in against weak monsters. In all these battles, he never used swords, armor, or any warrior skill, and this intrigued her, and then she asked paarthurnax what park he didn't use. He replied, "it's something that wasn't made for me, even though I have extreme strength and high physical ability. Someone strong who doesn't know how to use it. Properly a sword is the same thing as a child swinging a stick".

And this motivated her to be a warrior who uses a sword. However, she still possessed the ability to use high-level magic, and it was conflicting in her mind "use sword or magic?" That's what she thought when she was in her free time touring the city.

Paarthurnax: well, we have things to do, will you help me drorn?

Drorn: Could I deny it?

Paarthurnax: yes, but you would turn out to be worthless to me.

Drorn: So can I ask for your help on a question in the future?

Paarthurnax: Still in trouble with the elves?

Drorn: as expected from the hero, yes, it is still related to the elves.

Paarthurnax: After I finish doing everything I have to do, you explain it to me, and I will solve it if you help me, of course.

Drorn: combined.

 

 

Drorn, paarthurnax, and syra went to the guild of adventurers of the city; it was located in the town center. They had to pass through many walls that prevented monsters that came out of the dungeons from reaching the city.

Arriving at the guild, it looked more like a country's headquarters. It didn't have wood in its construction but pure stone, nothing glorious, just robust.

However, its size was impressive, and its protection was of the highest quality.

Entering the guild, a draft of icy air was towards the group. There were several mages, warriors, paladins, barbarians, druids, clerics, and more; most adventurers had a necklace with their id, most had a gold rating, that's it was the main reason that paarthurnax could not enter the tower directly, as his nameplate was Gold rank like most. Only a percentage could enter freely, as they were in groups with a minimum of 4 people.

Was the minimum requirement to enter, as syra had no id, it was even more complicated, and paarthurnax would not be making friends with adventurers to enter the tower.

Drorn didn't expect paarthurnax to need an id above his rank. With that rank, it was something he could use any of the guild privileges.

~I think I'll have to raise your ranking, but what rank could I get without causing any problems? ~

As they walked towards the counter, a man aged around 37 met them.

Attendant: what does your group want?

Drorn: I am the leader of the adventurer guild of the realm. Sorry for my inconvenience, but could I talk to the leader of this guild?

Clerk: I first need to confirm the veracity of this information.

Drorn: I see. Here's my id and my name tag that tells me my rank in the guild.

After confirming that all the information was accurate, the attendant said: forgive me, Mr. Drorn, but I needed to do this.

Drorn: Don't worry, I understand very well the importance of these security protocols.

Attendant: Our leader is in a meeting right now. After an estimated 25 minutes, he will come out and attend to you. Please wait in the waiting room on the third floor of the guild for signs showing the way you got lost.

drorn: Thank you and have a nice day.

After 32 minutes of waiting in the room, a lady called the group and led them to the leader's room.

That showed them the chairs, and each one sat down.

Guild Leader: Glad I'm the leader of this guild, and my name is orered breeze. As you can see from my appearance, I'm a half-orc.

His two teeth were sampled and confirmed what he was talking about. In addition to being taller than an average human, his muscles were gigantic.

Drorn: my name is drorn, and I am the leader of the guild of the kingdom, and I am here to represent these friends of mine.s

Paarthurnax and Syra de introduced and greeted the guild leader.

Orered: you want to enter the tower and have full access to it, and you've already had a part you need, which is the bureaucracy, signed by the king himself and now brought in a guild leader from the realm to finish everything, you're not a person who if you can joke, am I wrong?

Paarthurnax, don't get carried away by all this. I'm just really in a hurry.

Orered: however, you are only a Gold-ranked adventurer, and our regulations do not allow a Gold-ranked adventurer to enter alone, even if you have permission from the king.

Drorn: That's why I'm here, to let you know that he's not just a Gold-ranked rank. He's an Adamantite adventurer.

Orered didn't believe the words. Adventurers in the Adamantite ranking are the rarest. There are only 4 teams with this ranking.

*Ye Zita - 3 members

Operate in empires.

*Tza opert -4 members

They operate in the empire.

*Rose petals - 6 members that are female only

They operated in the kingdom.

*Freeze  3 members

Unknown location, but it wasn't in just one country.

~ "Freeze" will be a joke the name of the group, as they were never in one place, I've only seen them twice, but the strength of the realm in adventurer matter is increasing more and more, and yet he says there is more an Adamantite adventurer, meaning the guild power is the same now. That's because even 60 Orichalcum adventurers would be required to have the strength of an Adamantite, this was an absurd figure, but the power of an Adamantite adventurer really shows the difference in battle~

Orered: Please show me proof because his card says Gold, and that's what I believe. What about the woman? Does she also have the same ranking?

Paarthurnax: yes, she is superior to an Adamantite

~two new adventurers will shake the force of power, I must try to keep them in the lead of the empire~

~superior? What did he mean by that ~ thought orered

Drorn: I ask that you allow them access to the tower.

Orered: I need to confirm this. Would you accept a battle simulation?

Orered was an Orichalcum adventurer in his day who went on adventures but became guild leader and never went out for more adventures.

Paarthurnax: for me, it's okay

Syra: I'm okay with that too.

 

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They left for training camp.

A small crowd was watching as they knew the guild leader would participate in a battle simulation.

Paarthurnax: how will it be? Two against one or 1v1

Orered: It will be better 1v1 to see the strength of each one.

Paarthurnax: Ladies first.

Syra entered the battlefield with her equipment and her sword.

Paarthurnax used a spell to send her a message.

"Don't kill him."

Syra would use all her strength, but then with paarthurnax's warning, she decided not to.

Orered: what is your skill? With magic, melee, or swords?

Syra: I'm still in doubt about that.

This confused the orered, but he was going to syra picking up a sword, so he assumed she was a warrior.

~ sword to sword. Hope it's a good battle~ thought orered

When one of the people who were on the battlefield as someone to analyze and make sure that no one gets hurt signaled that the battle had started orered, he was the first to make a move, he advanced 13 meters in less than 9 seconds, as he had used ability to fortify himself he used his sword to attack syra who was still standing in the same place, the sword came in the vertical direction, syra used his sword to protect himself on the, but when the blade was about to collide, orered's sword had made a movement that wasn't natural, she changed direction in a matter of seconds as if she were teleported, it was her skill dash.

This allowed him to freely attack with all his strength, but something unexpected happened, Syra's sword was defending from his attack.

The reaction speed he needed to react to that was a fraction of milliseconds. Still, she not only reacted but also defended herself was something I had never seen. The speed was so fast that he couldn't even keep up, but what surprised him it's just that she hasn't even moved since the battle began.

The audience was screaming with excitement at this little show.

Orered weighed fast and used a defensive stance as he was at a disadvantage at the time.

The sword of syra went towards the orered, he couldn't keep up with speed to defend himself, and so he shouted: "I give up."

He didn't want to take a syra attack that he couldn't even see, but eyeing down the blade of Syra's sword in his neck, he hadn't realized it until now. It made him a little scared and let go of his sword.

~I would die if I didn't give up, that was scary, how can someone move so fast, I couldn't even see the sword, it was a one-sided battle, it really shows the difference in power of an adamantite~

Orered: I give up. I don't have enough strength to defend myself from your attack, so that's the power of an Adamantite? scary, I won't lie

Paarthurnax tracked every move syra used.

~"intelligence overpowers strength" was a battle of mind for syra, but on the other side, it was just strength~

Paarthurnax analyzed the battle. In the first attack, syra observed his opponent's muscles and knew that this would not be the actual attack and had some trick.

When the attack suddenly changed direction, she had time to still analyze her opponent's muscles to see if she had any more tricks. She determined that she didn't, so she took her sword to protect her with one hand.

She analyzed her opponent's facial expression and knew he was scared and then attacked him faster than he did, leaving him terrified and giving up, knowing the difference in strength.

~ impressive, fantastic, you have a lot to evolve. Still, if you keep training, you will be able to step into a level of power higher than you ever imagined you would reach, and I will never allow anyone to call you weak again if there is anyone like that. audacity will kill this fool, but first, you need to train even more.~

Paarthurnax: well, now i think it's my turn.

Orered: Please, I can't. If you have a power equal to hers, it would be bad, but let me offer you a proposal.

Paarthurnax: I'm listening

Orered: if you have the power even of Adamantite fight syra, and it will be enough for me

Syra looked like she was in shock from this. But she saw a smile on paarthurnax's face. It showed what he was going to say next.

Paarthurnax: Excellent idea, so let's get ready, syra?

The audience grew after knowing that there would be a battle between beings that even the guild leader could not defeat, so everyone was muttering "Battle of Adamantite" was something that would not be seen by anyone, it was a privilege for everyone there, so much so that almost everyone in the guild was there and some guards were still there.

Paarthurnax and syra were on the battlefield, syra had a fear in her mind, but it was dispersed by the words that paarthurnax spoke.

Paarthurnax: I will not use magic that can inflict damage, only utility, and defensive spells

Knowing that she might have a chance, but she reanalyzed her chances, knowing that her opponent was much stronger than she made her shiver with anxiety.

Paarthurnax: If I win, I will give you better armor than what you saw

This gave the motivation that syra needed.

Syra: you promised, don't deny it when you lose