Supreme Magus novel Chapter 1000

Chapter 1000 Bonds of Trust Part 2

"I had countless husbands and children, yet none of them Awakened. Death took them away from me before I could even grow attached to them.

"Even those I offered to share eternity with me, treated me like a monster and forced me to shut them up. Now, all of my subjects are dead and all I’m left with is stone and gold.

"Is this Tyris’s doing as well? Has her curse reached me thanks to her blood that runs through my veins? I’m not letting you take everything from me again, you monster! I’d rather destroy everything myself!" Thrud unleashed another spell and a city block fell.

In her wrath and madness, she almost didn’t notice an emerald bolt approaching to her position, blasting through the arrays that still defended Hervor from all threats.

Almost.

"A Dragon?" Thrud instantly regained her focus as the magical formations self-repaired and provided her with the information they had gathered about the invader. "It’s been a long time since I killed one. Your flesh will make a meal worthy of a Queen."

Arthan’s Armor wrapped Thrud’s body and Arthan’s Sword appeared in her hand as her face was twisted in a grimace of fury. Yet no protection could save her from what happened next.

The emerald bolt gracefully landed in front of her as if he weighed a few grams instead of several tons and shapeshifted into the most handsome man she had ever seen.

A handsome man with emerald shoulder-length hair and purple eyes who was kneeling at her feet, according to the etiquette that the Griffon Kingdom prescribed to loyal vassals when meeting their rulers.

<"Jormun Nidho reports for duty. Your humble servant begs your forgiveness for taking so long to find the last heir of the Great King."> The man that Lith knew as Jakra even spoke the ancient language of the Kingdom.

Thrud didn’t hear it for centuries, yet she could still understand it perfectly. Tears kept streaming down her cheeks, but now she cried with joy.

<"Do you swear that you are not here to attack me?"> She kept weaving her spells and preparing her relics. Thrud had been betrayed too many times to believe in free meals.

<"I only come to serve, my liege."> Jormun started to tell her about the Golden Griffon and the many legacies that Arthan had left behind for his heir.

At first, Thrud didn’t believe him, but the more the stranger spoke, the more many mysteries of her homeland made sense.

<"Are you really here for me?"> The Mad Queen had already fallen in love with that voice. For the first time in her life, she had met someone who knew who she was and shared her dream.

<"I entered the Golden Griffon when I was a little over 400 years old. If I fail to Awaken, I should have around 600 more left and I intend to spend them all to give you everything you deserve. All I ask in return is to know the name of my Queen."> Jormun said.

<"My name is Thrud Efila Daron Griffon, rightful Queen to the Griffon Kingdom, but you can call me Thrud. I hereby make you Duke Jormun Nidho."> She patted his left shoulder, then the right, and then his head with Arthan’s sword.

<"Stand up, Lord Jorun. There’s much we need to talk about and even more we have to do, yet it can all wait. I’m tired of being alone."> Her hand ran through his hair, caressing Jormun’s face before moving down his chest.

The physical intimacy aroused Thrud as much as it disgusted Jormun.