Supreme Magus novel Chapter 2233

"You have my word that my intentions are pure and honest. This is not trap." Lochra stood up while dusting off her clothes.

"They better be, because if my baby cries again, I'll end you." Salaark's hand choked her neck from behind for a second before Warping back to the Desert.

The enchantments of Silverwing's palace could protect her against one Guardian, but not two of them at the same time, leaving her exposed to the Overlord's sneak attack.

"Good gods! Everyone calm down." Silverwing said amid coughs as the hand-shaped bruise healed much slower than it was supposed to. "I have no hidden agenda. I swear it on my love for Ripha and Elphyn."

"Then why did you ask me to meet you in your own fortress in the middle of nowhere?" Solus pointed at the small castle.

"It's not a fortress, it's my home! Do you really have no memory of it?" The First Magus sounded hurt. "You spent a lot of time here. You came to visit me every time you argue with Ripha."

"I'm sorry, no." Solus suddenly felt like a jerk.

Silverwing's words didn't ring any bell but now that Solus had taken her paranoia hat off, she found the castle both familiar and reassuring.

"Let's take a deep breath, shall we?" Silverwing said, turning toward the rest of her guests. "I know that my words and actions toward you on the day we met are inexcusable, Lith.

"I thought that my beloved godchild needed to be rescued and instead I made an enemy out of both of you. The reason I called Elphyn-"

"Solus." Solus corrected her.

"Solus here is because I want to start over. I want to welcome her back like I should have done in Jiera. I want to share with her everything I have left of her old life and, if she's willing to allow me, part of my life as well.

"My name is Lochra Silverwing, but I'm also known as the First Magus. Nice to meet you." She cleaned herself with darkness magic before offering them her hand in turns.

Silverwing gave every one of them a deep bow, even to Shargein who cooed at her, trying to grasp her shiny hair.

"Fair warning. He's a sucker for hair. Literally." Leegaain said after shaking her hand.

Silverwing neared her head to the wyrmling who grabbed a lock of her hair and brought it to his mouth, sucking and munching at it for a while. _{freewēbnoveℓ.com}

"Now that the introductions are done, allow me to show you around my mage-cave." The First Magus led them through the opened gates and inside the castle. Like a city, it had a Gate network to move quickly from one room to another without walking.

Lith recognized the stones in the walls as gold-veined white marble, one of the toughest materials on Mogar known to be resistant to magic. The hallway was furnished with a long white and red carpet in the middle of the corridor and small tables were lined up against the walls.

Vases filled with fresh flowers were placed on the tables, spreading a sweet, delicate scent.

"Where did you get so much white marble?" Lith asked with the greed typical of a Dragon.

"There's a cave nearby." Lochra replied with a shrug while she operated a control panel. "I mined what I needed for my home just like Ripha did for her tower."

"Say what now?" Solus said in amazement.

"You heard me. Back when the tower was at its prime, every single one of those gloomy grey stones was actually gold-veined white marble." Lochra nodded. "Don't worry, Elp- Solus.