Supreme Magus novel Chapter 2373

"Why do you think Kami rolled her eyes when I told her that I was coming to Valeron as well?" Lith asked.

"Maybe because you don't allow her to walk up a single flight of stairs and open a Steps for her? Because you move her chair for her every time and carry her suitcase for her?" Solus said with a sneer. "She's pregnant, not crippled."

"She's in the third month!" Lith said in outrage. "What if she exerts herself? What if she or the baby gets hurt?"

"Never mind." Solus rolled her eyes and gave up after remembering Elina's words.

"Curb your worry, Lith. Women got pregnant in the past and they survived even when neither they nor their husbands had a shred of magical power." Orion ignored Lith's hand and gave him a brief embrace, patting his shoulder.

"Really? Were you calm when Jirni was pregnant with Gunyin?" Lith was surprised to see Orion there, let alone back to work and wearing all the insignia of his rank.

"Are you kidding me? I princess carried her everywhere, even from bed to the breakfast table." Orion said with an embarrassed laugh. "I can't prove it, but I'm certain that at one point she started to drug me to get me out of her hair and move around freely for a few hours."

"Then what's the point of your words?" Lith furrowed a brow.

"To tell you not to worry and that everything will be much simpler with the second child." Orion shrugged.

"Really?"

"Yes." Orion nodded. "I got drugged only once or twice then. At the third child, I had learned to keep my nerves in check."

"How come you are here, Orion?" Solus asked in worry.

"Jirni is staying home and I can't afford to take a sabbatical at the same time. The reputation of House Ernas is already bad due to…" Orion took a deep breath and clenched his hands. "Phloria's betrayal. We need to show our loyalty to the Kingdom.

"On top of that, if I stay home one more day, I'll go insane. I'm terrible with marriage preparations and just choosing the doilies for the centerpieces makes me want to rip my hair out."

"You and me both." Lith sighed at the memory of his own ceremony.

"Also, Jirni needs her space and so do I. We've gotten to the point that staring at each other's face all day just reminds us of our loss and makes the pain worse." Orion sighed.

"Since we are at it, why are you here, Solus? Even better, how did you get past the security?"

"I brought her here for the same reason I called Friya." Lith pointed behind Orion and at his daughter who had just appeared from around a corner. "They are both part of the DoLorean project and I want to give them the recognition they deserve."

"Hi, Dad." Friya waved her hand as Orion gawked at her.

Her hair was in its natural state, showing the seven elemental streaks.

"What does this mean?" When he managed to speak, his voice was reduced to a whisper.

"Friya is the only dimensional mage I know and I couldn't make Warping runes on my own. Solus, instead, is a Light Master better than I am. I devised the DoLorean but they each made one of the three pseudo cores required.

"I didn't mention their contribution until now because Solus' magical prowess was a secret and because I didn't want to force Friya to choose between her duty toward her family and our friendship.

"Now, however, everyone knows about the Golden Knight and since I'm sharing the blueprints for the DoLorean, Friya is no longer between a rock and a hard place." Lith replied.