Supreme Magus novel Chapter 2330

"I would just be a hindrance to you. Gods, this is so frustrating." Nalrond said.

"Don't worry, this is more than enough." Friya gave him a short kiss to stop Nalrond from pitying himself. "Thank the gods Lith wasn't here to listen to my rant. He didn't kill my sister and if he were to even think that I consider him responsible, I would never forgive myself."

"What rant?" The Rezar shrugged, pretending to have forgotten all about it.

"Thanks." She nodded. "Gods, I don't know what I'd do if you weren't with me today."

'This would be a good moment to tell him/her that I love him/her.' They thought almost at the same time. 'Yet if there's something I learned from Lith is to not make important decisions under emotional distress.

'Let's just hope I don't end like Lith. He didn't tell Kamila that he loved her for years until she broke up with him.'

Friya just pulled the bedsheets to cover them as she snuggled up to Nalrond. That day Mogar was dark and cold but she was lucky and had still some warmth in her life.

***

Outside the Ernas Mansion, in front of the mausoleum.

Lith stood in the same position for hours after Kamila's arrival. Only after the sun completely disappeared at the horizon did he find the strength to get up.

"Let's go home, Kami." His voice was husky and deeper due to dehydration and his throat being still tightened by grief.

"Are you sure?" Kamila asked. "We can stay for as long as you want. My Voidfeather armor keeps me warm and I had plenty of rest earlier."

"I'm sure." Lith grabbed her hand resting on his shoulder and kissed it lightly. "I know that I'm not responsible for Phloria's death. I know that both she and I are victims of Thrud's ploy.

"The only difference between us is that the Mad Queen isn't done with me. Yet knowing the truth will do me no good if I keep staying here. I need to accept that Phloria is gone or like Jirni said, I'll never be able to tell her goodbye for good."

Lith took the golden lily pendant that he still carried at his neck and handed it to Kamila.

"Do you want me to bring it inside the mausoleum?" She asked.

"No. I want you to keep it for me. I'm not ready to let it go but I can't keep it on me either." Lith looked into Kamila's eyes, finding worry and pain. "Please, Kami. I need this."

"Okay, then," She nodded.

On the one hand, she found it unhealthy for Lith to keep the memento so close to himself. It was bound to bring him memories and with them even more pain. Kamila was afraid that as long as Lith didn't get rid of the pendant, he would never heal.

On the other hand, she was jealous of the golden lily. She had witnessed Phloria's final message to him and was now afraid that the ghost of their past relationship would now haunt him.

A living person would never stand a chance against the idealized memory of a deceased.

She had every reason to refuse yet she decided to trust Lith and give him his space. She took the lily pendant and stored it inside her dimensional amulet.

He was so tired and everything seemed pointless. Even putting one foot in front of the other was a struggle that took him sheer willpower. _{frёeweɓηovel.coɱ}