Supreme Magus novel Chapter 1116

Chapter 1116 The Healer and the Beast Part 2

"I was talking about you. That poor guy was just trying to do his job." Quylla sighed.

"Oh." That was all Morok managed to say.

An Awkward silence ensued until they ordered and received their food. It took Morok a few bites to collect himself and say:

"I’m curious about what led you to leave the academy and search the guidance of an Emperor Beast. I mean, your family is loaded, your father is a hotshot in the Knight’s Guard, and the few times we spoke in Kulah, you always talked about your plans of becoming a Professor."

"It wasn’t an easy choice to take." Quylla felt flattered by the fact that he still remembered those bits of conversation after so many months and together with the good food, it helped to break the glacier between them.

"I never wanted to become a soldier, a fighter, or to deal with danger on a daily basis. My only dream was to become an academic and to spend my days between teaching and magical research. The only problem with that is that bad things keep happening.

"First Balkor and then Nalear scared me so much that it took me a long time just to muster the strength to get out of bed." She shuddered at the memory of Yurial’s blood spattering everywhere after she had cut his throat.

"I hear you. I was no longer a student, but I had to face Balkor’s army three years in a row and I always came out alive by the skin of my teeth." Morok shuddered as well, inwardly thanking the Great Mother for Balkor’s disappearance.

"Three times?" Quylla almost choked on her food from the surprise.

"Yeah. I joined the army at sixteen and as a Ranger, I was dispatched twice to protect the members of the Royal Family and once to protect the students of the Black Griffon.

"I always fought on the frontlines and seeing so many people die changes you forever. No offense, but compared to Balkor’s army, Kulah was nothing." Morok said.

"None taken, but I wouldn’t call it nothing." Quylla replied. "Sure, all the members of the expedition choose to go to Kulah whereas Balkor’s anniversary was akin to an inescapable divine punishment, but it was still terrible. Kulah has been my wake-up call.

"It helped me to understand that even though I had managed to get out of my bed, I never stopped running. The academy wasn’t my new home so much as my fortress that kept danger away.

"I didn’t stop training because I lacked time, but because I lacked the will to fight. Kulah and meeting Baba Yaga taught me that the only way to avoid danger is to live under a rock." Quylla said.

"That’s not true. Just mind your own business and take a quiet job. Lots of people enjoyed peace for years, even when Balkor was still active. It’s just a matter of the choices you make." Morok said.

"Yeah, the problem is that I’m not like those people. I was born an orphan and my adoptive family means the world to me. Mom is an Archon, Dad is an official in the army, and no matter how much they deny it, my sisters are natural born fighters.

"I tried to do what you say, but it only made me feel isolated from their lives and incapable of helping them in time of need. Whenever their line of work put them in danger, I was more a burden than an asset.

"I gave up of my career in the academy because I’m tired of running away and always seeking the protection of others. The undead invasion is not going to disappear because I wish it so.