Supreme Magus novel Chapter 1423

Chapter 1423 - The Weight of Truth (Part 1)

"How is this possible? You can’t have updated the tapestry before my arrival. Even my attire is identical to that depicted and you had no idea I would shapeshift my uniform into my lucky clothes." Kamila asked.

"Kamila Yehval, this is Solus. She’s both my partner and the mind behind this tower. Solus, this is Kamila Yehval." Lith waved at the door of Solus’s room that slowly opened, letting a being made of light out.​​

Solus looked like a short woman, about 1.54 meters (5’1") tall, made of golden energy, and with long golden hair that floated in the air as if she floated underwater. She wore a simple day dress that covered her from the neck to the ankles.

Solus had chosen loose clothes of a dark blue color that didn’t emphasize anything of her proportions to not appear as a threat to their relationship in the slightest.

"What do you mean, your partner?" Kamila’s brain felt like someone had dropped it into tar and then frozen it.

"It’s just as you see in the carpet. I found Solus back when I was a kid and she was just a rock. We grew together, helping each other through thick and thin. She never left my side nor I did hers.

"If not for her, I would have died hundreds of times. She’s the reason why I’m so successful, why I could save Zinya from Fallmug, and why I can craft artifacts like no other mage can." Lith said.

"Okay, now you’re scaring me. Tell me what the heck is going on and do it in a way that actually makes sense, please." What scared Kamila the most wasn’t just the surprise so much as the mutual affection she could feel between them.

On top of that, if half of what Lith had just said was true, then her relationship with him was bound to be shallow and short-lived compared to that they shared.

"Explaining this with words would take a long time and it would be impossible for you to not misunderstand everything. It’s easier if I show it to you." Lith extended his hand to her while Solus mirrored his movements.

Kamila usually would trust him with her life, but the more she remembered how many times she had seen the stone ring, the more she could feel her certainties falter.

Kamila hesitated for a second before taking Lith’s right hand and Solus’s left while they held their free hand together, forming a full circle.

Kamila knew his life by heart so Lith only projected into her mind the parts about Solus that she wasn’t aware of. It allowed him to give her a perfect understanding of his relationship with Solus without the risk of ambiguities or of poisoning Kamila’s mana core.

Kamila watched at Lith saving the cracked stone from the Ry’s maw, Solus helping Lith to just hide his game at first and soon becoming his moral compass.

Seeing how they had supported each other, going through things that would have broken most people, Kamila considered their bond to be marvelous, sweet, and utterly unbearable.

"Really? She was there during our first dates and even when we spent our first night together?" Kamila said in outrage.

"Yes, but I’ve shown you that Solus knows how to give us privacy. Also, after a while, she stopped coming with me when-"

"Oh, yeah! Great! She magically covers her eyes and ears and I’m supposed to feel better? Were at least you the one who decided to leave her behind while dating me or was even that her idea?"

Kamila cut him short, unable to distinguish what part in their relationship had been Lith and what was just Solus’s influence.