"I don't see anything wrong with-" The words died on Kamila's lips when she turned around and noticed how shocked both Silverwing and Malyshka were.
They looked around the room with their eyes wide, having trouble recognizing the now unfamiliar place.
"What's with the hammer and why there's a piece of paper glued right below it?" Lith asked while pointing at the engraving that had been hastily covered.
"Don't ask and don't you dare tell him!" Solus blushed wildly as she tried to sound threatening, only making her old mentors laugh.
"I won't, but only because I'm trying to rebuild our relationship." Silverwing said laughing.
"I have no such problem, but I'll keep it as blackmail material." Baba Yaga gasped for air in hilarity.
"Can I see your books?" Lith asked while pointing at the curtains.
"No, they are full of porn. Can we please go somewhere else?" Solus asked.
"Sure." Silverwing opened the Gate in Solus' room, leading straight to the main Forgemastery lab. "Before having lunch, there's something I would like to share with all of you."
The room was as big as a warehouse and most of the power from the underground mana geyser was channeled there. Huge blocks of gold-veined marble lay on the ground and were constantly infused with world energy.
Lith tried to activate Life Vision, but he was immediately blinded by the pent-up power and so were the Eyes.
"Is this what I think it is?" He asked.
"Correct. I'm working on my own tower." Silverwing nodded. "I'm still at the preparatory phase but once I'm done with it, the rest will be relatively quick."
Kamila rarely remembered being an Awakened but seeing Lith's eyes flaring jogged her memory. She tried to peek at the tower, but she had no luck either.
"Fuck Life Vision. Why didn't you warn me?" Her eyes were teary as if she had stared at the sun.
"I'm sorry, Kami. You never use magic so I didn't think about it." Lith replied.
"Wait. How come she's Awakened?" Silverwing asked in confusion.
"Long story short." Baba Yaga grabbed her hand, using a mind link to share the details that had yet to go public.
"Son of a Dragon!"
"Language. I'm right here." Leegaain pointed at the wyrmling who had woken up from the yelling.
"Never mind that, Aunt Loka." Solus drew her attention before Malyshka could rekindle Silverwing's resentment. "How come you are building yourself a tower and why are you showing us?"
"Too many things have happened recently that have drawn Mogar's attention and in turn mine." The First Magus replied with a sigh. "First Scarlett, then Lith, then Thrud, and even the Master.
"I hate feeling powerless despite my centuries of knowledge. Even if I were to decide to fight Thrud, the Master, or even Meln, I don't know if I could beat them. The Mad Queen has her academy, Meln has his tower, and the Master has those crazy Eldritches.
"As I am now, I can't stand my ground against any of them. Yet everything will change once I have a tower as well. I'm showing this to you to prove my sincerity and share with you what I know of your mother's technique."
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