Supreme Magus

Chapter 911 Apprenticeship for Two Part 1

”I need to do it while Rena is asleep, but I canʼt kick her husband out without looking like a creep.” Lith said.

”Why not asking Senton for help, then?” Kamila asked.

”Yeah right. Because Rena sure is incapable of telling when the man she spends most of her days with is anxious or is lying to her.” Lith sneered.

”Point taken.” Kamila nodded. ”Donʼt worry too much. Youʼre a great Healer and thereʼs still time. Iʼll speak with Elina as soon as I can, but now I really need to take a nap. Iʼm still tired from last night and eating that much didnʼt help. Care to join me?”

”Sorry, I canʼt. I have yet to speak with Faluel about my apprenticeship. After fighting with the Horseman of Dawn, Faluel told me she had some important news to discuss.

”Now that Momʼs lunch has knocked everyone out, itʼs the best moment to take a short leave without being skinned for neglecting my family again.” He sighed.

”Is this Faluel a beautiful woman?” She asked.

”Yes, very.” Lying was pointless. Kamila had become very good at sniffing blatant lies.

”Are you going to introduce her to me?”

”Yes. Youʼll probably meet her along with my family.”

Kamila closed her eyes and took a deep breath to calm herself. She wasnʼt the jealous type, but the fact that there were so many stunners around her boyfriend annoyed her to no end.

On top of that, the thought that Lith would soon spend most of his time working side by side with Faluel, probably more than what he would spend with her since it would be his new job, was giving Kamila a headache.

She already knew that Faluel was actually a Hydra, but Protector being an Emperor Beast hadnʼt stopped Selia from falling in love with him.

ʼI wonder how can Selia not feel threatened. I mean, weʼre not mages, we do not shapeshift, and we have no idea how does it feel watching at Mogar through the eyes of our partners, whereas Faluel does.

ʼWeʼre so close and yet so different that it scares me. I guess the only thing I can do is believing in the bond of trust between us.ʼ She thought.

”Are you really sure about leaving the army, then?” Kamila asked.

”Yes, my decision is final.”

”Can I report it to my commanding officers or do you want to do it yourself?”

”Iʼm fine with both, as long as we do it after our leave ends.” Lith shrugged.

”Iʼm not going to kick a hornet nest during my first vacation in months, silly.” She said with a chuckle.

They returned to Lithʼs home and discovered that half the family was already asleep and the other half was about to. Between the food and the wine to celebrate the prodigal sonʼs return, they could barely keep their eyes open.

Rena had no wine, but she was too exhausted just from all the emotion to even take a single step, so she took Tistaʼs room on the ground floor.

”You have no idea how good it feels to have some privacy again, little brother. Damn the stairs and their inventor.” She said while Lith helped her reaching the bed and tucked her in.

”Whatʼs this?” Rena felt a sudden discomfort under her back. She discovered it was caused by a piece of paper wrapped around a stone small enough to stay hidden under the sheets but big enough to be impossible to miss while lying down on the bed.

”To whoever found this note.” Rena read out loud. ”This is my room so no matter what reason has brought you to mess with my stuff, I expect you to treat it with the same respect you would use for me.

”If you have sex on my bed, have the decency to replace the mattress, burn the old one, and for the love of the gods, never let me know about it. With love, Tista. PS: Lith, if itʼs you, youʼre a dead man. Rena, keep Senton away from the last drawer of my dresser or youʼll become a widow. Mom and Dad…

”I canʼt read the rest. Itʼs like she had a seizure or something and tried to put it into words.” Rena said.

”Well, you try imagining our parents having sex on your own bed.” Lith had to fight the nausea and horror that just saying those words inspired.

”You monster. Now I can never unimagine that.” Rena shuddered. ”By the way, whatʼs in Tistaʼs last drawer?”

”Beats me. All I can tell you itʼs that thereʼs an array protecting it.” Lith noticed that Tista had taken precautions so that even Life Vision couldnʼt reveal the drawerʼs content.

”Bummer. I canʼt go through it by ʼaccidentʼ.” Rena laughed.

After giving a hug and kiss goodbye to his mother and sister, Lith went to Faluelʼs lair. Before that, however, he left Solus at a safe distance. Meeting Nalrond had confirmed to him that Living Legacies had a bad name.

He had too much on his plate already to waste time convincing his mentor that Solus was different from other cursed objects as much as he was from regular Awakened.

”I wasnʼt expecting you so soon.” One of the Hydraʼs seven heads yawned, making the gold coins stuck between her scales fall to the ground in the most expensive rain ever.

Lesser Dragons liked to hoard treasures and use them as their bed as much as real Dragons did. Faluelʼs bunk was comprised only of gold and platinum coins that were covering most of her massive body, leaving only the nostrils of the six sleeping heads exposed.

”Visiting me on your very first day of leave shows quite the dedication.” Another massive yawn exposed a row of deadly teeth and her snake tongue. Each one of her fangs was bigger than Lith.

”Sorry about that. I donʼt deal well with the cold. Scratch that, I hate winter.” Faluel made a hot spring appear, drowning her body and tail in search of relief. ”One of the reasons why I envy you Origin Flames users is that they always keep you warm.”

”The last time I called, you told me we needed to talk. Here I am.” Lith wasnʼt interested in rants. Faluel had mentioned the Council amulet not being safe and had avoided even mentioning the topics she wanted to discuss.

It was enough to keep him on edge.

”Relax, itʼs nothing dramatic. Otherwise I would have come to you myself. Also, even though Iʼm a huge fan of informal speech, I would like a bit more respect in your tone when you address your mentor, young man.” She snorted.

”Iʼm sorry, Professor Faluel. Iʼm in a bit of a hurry because even when Iʼm on vacation, bad stuff keeps happening. Whatever is going to happen, I need to be prepared.” Lith said.

”Professor? Thatʼs new.” Faluel chuckled, tilting her head with curiosity.

”Itʼs the best term to define our relationship if youʼre going to be my mentor. I have no master because I serve no one.” Lith said.

His reply made the Hydra laugh harder, causing the coins that covered her body to jingle.

”Professor will do. Now, before we start our friendly talk, why donʼt you have your partner join us? I donʼt like beating around the bush and I think itʼs better if Solus can freely ask questions rather than rely solely on your wits.” Faluel said.