Supreme Magus novel Chapter 1879

Chapter 1879 Only Idiots Never Share (Part 1)

The secret lab had been built above a mana geyser, ensuring Jirni's research team all the power they needed to fuel the cloaking arrays that their job required.

Vastor couldn't step inside the Desert without the risk of Salaark or her nest hunting him down while Balkor had the same problem with the Kingdom. Despite his years of inactivity, he was still the most wanted criminal.

Lith had recently joined the list and even though he could move freely throughout Garlen thanks to the Tower Warp, he had no intention of letting anyone discover his secret.

Orion was in theory the only honest man there, but just being in the same room with two traitors without attempting to arrest them made the Commander of the Knight Guard guilty of high treason.

None of them could expose the others without implicating themself. It was the principle behind their mutual trust. It was also the reason that made them all furrow their brows at the presence of an unknown member.

Jirni had told them that Lith would have brought someone along, but they had expected Tista or a powerful mage worthy of his trust. Not a petite and pretty young woman of unknown origin.

"I'm glad to see that you are alright, Lith." Orion said, shaking his hand and patting his shoulder. "How's Raaz? His wounds looked terrible in the broadcast."

"His body is as good as new but his mind is still trapped in the torture room." Lith replied with a sigh.

He noticed that Orion was worried about Raaz and the bad news only made it more awkward to ask Lith for an explanation about the stranger in the room.

"Lith, my boy, you are free to date whoever you want but you shouldn't bring your girlfriend along when you meet your fellow conspirators in a secret location." Vastor said and the others nodded.

"Solus isn't my girlfriend, she is my partner." Lith shook his head. "We've known each other for years and she studied under Salaark. She's an amazing mage and a great Forgemaster. Also, she's an Awakened."

He knew from Quylla that now the entire Royal Court was aware of the existence of the Awakened Council, Orion included. Vastor was an Awakened as well while Balkor was one of Salaark's Feathers.

There was no harm in mixing lies with that truth.

"Salaark?" Lith could hear a tinge of fear in Vastor's voice.

"Don't worry, I've shared with her not only what I know about you, but even my own research. I trust her with my life." Lith said.

"That's more than enough for me." Vastor sighed in relief. "I knew that she couldn't be just a pretty face if you brought her with you even at my wedding. Is that-"

"Yes, Professor. I have a Yggdrasill staff as well." Solus smiled as she pointed at her pendant.

Thanks to the Sage Staff and the mana geyser, she would be able to keep her human form indefinitely. Even though she didn't like Vastor much for taking in Bytra and Balkor for the horrors he had perpetrated, she was excited like a schoolgirl.

She could finally work together with the most powerful mages of the Kingdom without the need for Lith to act as her proxy and take credit for her ideas. Solus felt butterflies in her stomach and brain as she remembered Ripha introducing her to the second and the third Ruler of the Flames.

Then Solus remembered the day she had met the fourth, and her smile disappeared.