"Any argument the parents have about the Awakening while the child i s still alive becomes a matter of grudge after their death and the one w ho wanted to Awaken them will blame the other for their death.
"Surtr shared with me the secret of the white core exactly because he c ouldn't bear the thought of losing me. We have lost a few children a lready, but thanks to the natural longevity of our species, it has n ever come down to age..."
Only then did Rethia notice that the music had stopped and that e veryone was listening to her lecture about marriage.
‘Oh gods, I killed the party! How do I ?x that?’ She asked Surtr via a m ind link.
"Where is this famous ice cream I've heard so much talking about?“
He asked. "Mom, I hope you won't mind if I ask Lith the recipe."
"Don't you dare share it with him, Lith!" Sinmara said.
“This is not my home. Here I am a guest as any other." Salaark shook h er head. "Lith is free to do whatever he wants.“
"But, Mom!" A bit of family drama about ice cream was all it took for t he mood to lighten up and people to chuckle at Sinmara trying to p ick up a ?ght with her brother.
After them, Aerth arrived as well. Lith introduced the Blue Phoenix to e veryone, explaining that he didn't bear gifts because he had already g iven Solus one.
Then arrived the Ernas sisters and, much to Lith‘s surprise, Phloria as w ell.
"What does she do here?" He asked.
"l invited her to thank her for taking me to you after Man0har's d eath." Solus replied. "After spending that night together, 1 think it's t ime that l try to mend our relationship."
The more people an'ived the more awkward Lith felt. Solus's birthday w as turning into an even more complex event than his, and that s poke volumes of the ?gures that walked through the room, chit- c hatting.
‘As far as I know, Solus and Phloria never got along ever since I
Awakened her. This doesn't bode well.’ Lith thought, without even k nowing that the worst had yet to come.
The double doors of the ballroom opened once again, letting in more u nexpected guests.
Baba Yaga in her Mother form and Lochra Silverwing walked briskly to Solus in their magni?cent evening dresses, hugging her as if she has j ust escaped mortal danger.
"Thank the gods you are alright, Elphyn. I was afraid to lose you f orever." The Mother looked great in her cream—colored dress. It had a square neckline and was decorated with a solar pattern.
More than her beauty it was the warm tenderness that she exuded t hat made the male guests turn their necks to look at her way longer t han it was polite. Aerth studied her with interest, waiting for the r ight moment to make his move.
"Malyshka? Loka? What are you doing here and what are you talking a bout?" Solus asked in confusion as the rest of the room readied their s pells in case Silverwing tried something funny.
"We know everything about what Bytra did to you and your mother."
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