Supreme Magus novel Chapter 1352

Chapter 1352 - Pecking Order (Part 2)

On their right, there was a long line of honor guards from the Dragon bloodline who wore a ceremonial black suit of armor. Each one of them held a long pole flying Leegaain’s gold and red banner.

On their left, there was an equally long line of honor guards from the Phoenix bloodline who wore a ceremonial red suit of armor. Each one of them held a long pole flying Salaark’s silver and black banner.

Under Faluel’s group feet there was a long red carpet that led to the Council Hall and to make matters worse, their Gate closed the moment they crossed it, meaning that the Gate had been set up exclusively for them. _{freewebnoveℓ.com}

’Is it me or are they making a big deal out of this?’ Lith asked via the mind link.

’No shit, Constable. Now turn this off. Everyone here can see a mind link, making it a very rude gesture.’ Faluel replied while walking through the hallway with the bearing of someone who wasn’t just used to such a treatment, but who felt entitled to it.

The Hydra was actually worried sick, yet she couldn’t afford to show any weakness until she understood what was going on.

The members of the honor guard were so surprised at the sight of Friya’s hair that some of them even widened their eyes a bit. It was barely noticeable, but still considered an unforgivable act of rudeness for someone of their upbringing.

Faluel and her apprentices followed the red carpet, unaware of being watched by the Council through a surveillance spell. It was usually meant to gauge an ambassador’s strength and prepare contingency measures in the case a mediation with the guest’s faction was impossible.

During her first visit, Xenagrosh had received the same attention, allowing the Council to estimate her strength and that of her equipment. In Lith’s case, however, it had been used simply to allow everyone to take a good look at him.

There were too many Awakened and if he had to meet them one by one, it would have taken days. Also, it was a form of respect towards his alleged ancestors who were both attending the meeting.

Tyris was there as well to congratulate Salaark in person and make sure that no one attempted funny business. Having the three Guardians of Garlen assembled in the Council was a rare event, made even more extraordinary by the appearance of a hexa-streaked human.

People moved their display from Lith to Friya non-stop, not knowing where to look.

"This Awakened Academy of Faluel proves to have one more merit." Lotho the Treant and Plant representative said. "Not only did she find and nurtured a new hybrid species, but she also discovered a white crystal in the rough."

"Well, yes." Feela the Behemoth said with a nod. "But it’s too soon to talk about academies of our own. The others are just unremarkable Awakened and Faluel might have just been lucky."

"They are still young." Lotho shrugged his massive shoulders. "I consider the fact that they have yet to jump at each other’s throat a success."

Lith was already the topic of many conversations, but Friya’s appearance had triggered a heated argument about Faluel’s proposal of following the fake mages’ example and open academies for Awakened.

’This is odd. My pick-up line was supposed to make her understand that I empathize with her failures and that I offered her my shoulder to cry on, yet she seems to have taken it like some sort of insult.’ He thought.

’Have social rules changed so much while I was locked in my lab for my research or am I doing something wrong? I was quite a player back when Valeron was establishing the Kingdom. Can I have lost my edge during these last few days of isolation?’