“I will!” He said quickly, his tail lashing excitedly behind him. Silently the male pierced one of the thick pads of his paws and let his paw hang in the air to let the ruby beads fall to the earth beneath them. “Princess of Dragoste, I, Pegasus Beaufort swear a blood oath in the name of my father and upon the face of Ley, to serve you loyally, to protect you and those you love with fang and fury.” He spoke boldly, pride swelling in his chest.
He had sworn this oath once before to his uncle when he was named as his grandfather’s heir. He had sworn then as a courtesy knowing that it was only an oath in name should his uncle demand him to act, now however he felt the gravity of his oath and was every bit prepared to serve her loyaly, just as his father had sworn to her father.
