Supreme Magus novel Chapter 1363

Chapter 1363 - Corpse, Feather, and Nest (Part 1)

’Having children near a geyser is really dangerous. What will you do if one of your relatives moves into our house while pregnant or if Kamila does?’ Solus’s words reminded Lith of Salaark’s promise to protect whoever carried his heir, making him choke on his enthusiasm.

’I don’t want to think about that. Besides, between the tower and the Hands of Menadion, we can achieve fine control over the geyser, just like they did in Kolga.’ Lith replied before turning to the Marchioness.

"This is the perfect spot. I’ll take it."

"Just as I expected." Mirim said with a kind smile. "I must warn you that there is no crystal or enchanted metal mine under the mana geyser. We already checked. That’s why we needed to raze the Rath’s mansion.

"Do you have something in mind for the geyser or do you just want a free energy source for your defensive arrays?"

"How do you know about the mana geyser?" Lith asked.

"The same way you do, Lith." The Marchioness activated Life Vision, flooding her eyes with silver mana.

Suddenly, every piece of the enigma the Marchioness was fell into place. Lith had always wondered why she wore the cloaking barrette and why she pretended not to have magical powers to the point that even the Professors of the White Griffon kept her past as a student a secret.

"Are you an Awakened too, Marchioness?" Lith said while taking a step back and checking their surroundings.

"More or less. Your lack of trust is disheartening. After all, we know each other for a long time. Call me Mirim." She sighed, making two comfortable armchairs appear out of her dimensional amulet.

Only after both Life Vision and mana sense confirmed to him that there wasn’t anyone around did Lith relax.

’Damn my paranoia. If she wanted to ambush me, she would have already done it without announcing herself. She’s not the bad guy of an action flick.’ He thought while sitting down.

"This should make things clearer to you." Mirim took off her barrette, revealing to have a bright violet core and a physical prowess that put Lith’s to shame. "Please, remove your cloaking device as well. If you have a cyan core, then I’m a Guardian."

"You indeed have a powerful mana flow, but there’s something off about it. Also, what did you mean, more or less?" Lith asked while giving Solus his cloaking ring.

"It’s a long story, but you deserve to know the truth now." She took a cherry wood tea table out of her dimensional amulet. It had a steaming teapot and several plates full of sweets.

By the time the Marchioness was done telling him about the existence of the fake Awakened, the teapot was empty and the plates were clean. She had not only disclosed to Lith the existence of the Queen’s Corpse, but also of Salaark’s Feathers.

"After proving my loyalty as the Lord Commander of the Queen’s Corps, Lady Tyris shared with me the gifts of Awakening, making me a member of the Corpse. In time, I became its Lord Commander as well." She said.

"It makes it easier to coordinate the two organizations without them interfering with each other."

"That’s why the security around my house has always been ironclad." Lith blurted out. "Why are you telling me this now?"