Supreme Magus novel Chapter 1874

Chapter 1874 Friendly Face (Part 2)

"That's it?" Lith was flabbergasted.

"Don't sell it short. You would become a member of the Royal family, give them heirs, and help them with whatever business they need. The Crown knows that you are a Divine Beast that would outlive them all.

"If you accept their offer, you will be a member of the Court until Peonia's natural death with all that comes with it. As long as you are discreet and don't humiliate the Crown, you would be allowed to have other relationships." She said,

Lith mulled over her words for a while. The second option was a no-go since it would mean submitting to a subjective judgment that could keep him chained for an indefinite time.

The first had the charm to be easy. Just disclosing the existence of Spirit Magic to Royal Forgemasters would be enough to become a Magus. Yet the idea of sharing his spells and research made Lith's skin crawl.

The last option was quite alluring as well.

Peonia was an intelligent, attractive woman and a powerful mage. Marrying her would have meant giving his parents all the protection they needed and Solus the time she needed to grow.

On top of that, being an arranged marriage there was no need to be faithful. He would keep dating in the Awakened community and with a bit of luck, maybe find someone.

On the other hand, Lith didn't like the idea of becoming a puppet of the Crown nor that his children would suffer the same fate.

"You don't have to reply now. This was just a formal meeting on the Kingdom's behalf to express its interest in your return and present you with options. Is there anything you have to ask me?" Jirni said.

"What if I don't come back at all?" He asked.

"Your houses will be sold, the mine will belong to the Kingdom, and everything magical you left behind will be thoroughly studied and patented by the Royal Forgemasters." She replied.

"Until we hear your answer, you have my word that none of your creations will be examined. Anything else?"

"No." Lith shook his head.

"Perfect." Jirni's uniform shapeshifted into comfortable adventurer clothes, linen pants and a shirt. "Then allow me to introduce myself again. I'm Jirni Ernas, a friend of the Verhen family."

"Nice to see a friendly face, Jirni." Lith smiled and shook her hand.

She pulled him close in an embrace.

"I'm so sorry for what happened to Raaz. How is he now? His condition looked terrible in the hologram."

"Dad has made a perfect recovery in the body, but his mind is unwell. He can use a bit of company." Lith tried to lead Jirni out of the room but she stopped him.

"Not now. There are some things we need to discuss privately first. Lith, be honest with me. Are you human?"

"Not anymore." He shook his head. "I was when we first met, but then things changed as I reached adulthood." _{freёweɓnovel.com}

"That's what I thought. Your body language and your mass were all wrong for a human when I hugged you." At those words, Lith rose his eyebrows in surprise.

"It did seem out of character."