"Excellent work, everyone. See you all tomorrow." Faluel said.
"Wait, how do I-" Lith said.
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"Bye!" The Hydra Warped them to the barn before checking herself with Lifestream.
"That was an excellent workout. A few more lessons and I'll be back in shape thanks to my Awakened metabolism."
Meanwhile, in the barn, Morok swore like a trucker during a Sunday morning jam.
"Why did she send me here? I was supposed to go back to master Ajatar's lair! It will take me time and effort to get there by the city Gates network, unless…"
He looked at Quylla's lovely features. Fatigue reddened her lips and cheeks like no make-up could, also making her skin sparkle at the faintest light.
"Can I stay at your place for the night?" He asked while appreciating how her sweat and training clothes left little to his imagination.
"No!" Quylla jumped through the gate the moment she realized that Morok had been talking to her breasts and ass the whole time, turning to a bright shade of purple.
"Creep." Friya and Phloria said as goodbye while crossing over.
"It was worth a shot." Morok sighed deeply. "Bye, guys."
Once the Tyrant disappeared through the Gate, Lith looked down on Nalrond.
"And you wanted me to ask him for advice about women." Lith said with a sneer.
"Look at the time. I really need to go. Bye!" The Rezar pretended to have something urgent to do and ran away to avoid further mockery.
"Mom, we're back." Lith opened a Steps to the kitchen where Elina greeted him and Solus with a hug.
"Finally, I have both of you for dinner. I'm sorry I couldn't prepare anything special for you, Solus, but Lith gave me no notice and I thought you two would be staying in the tower again. Did you grow bigger again, dear?" Elina said.
"Don't worry, Elina. This is a pleasant surprise for me as well. I can finally dine together with the family." Solus returned the embrace, noticing that Elina was right.
After staying cooped up in the tower with Lith for days, her stone doll form had grown of a few centimeters.
"Please, stop making a fuss about this." Lith said. "We dined together for lunch and-"
"And it didn't happen ever since you returned from Lightkeep." Raaz rebuked him.
"First, we left you alone to grieve Mirim and recover from your breakup with Kamila. Then, you buried yourself in work so much that whenever we came to visit at the tower, we only met Solus.
"Do you realize that we've spent more time with her than with you?"
"Yeah." Solus nodded. "I hoped that after you introduced me to your family, we'd spend more time all together, not less."
"This is your family as well, Solus. You don't need that grumpy ass' permission to come here whenever you want." Raaz caressed her head, making memories of Threin, her father, resurface.
She only remembered the feeling of her father's touch while his face was just from the image that Lochra had shown her. Had Solus tears she would have cried, but her stone form allowed her to hide her feelings.
"Thanks, Raaz."
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