Supreme Magus novel Chapter 2384

"I'm very sorry for the cruel words you had to endure, Baroness Verhen." King Meron cupped Kamila's right hand. "Know that the Crown shares no such thought and that we consider both you and your daughter precious members of this Court.

"No one will be allowed to harass either of you without paying the price. You have my word."

"Thanks, Your Majesty." Kamila gave him a deep bow while bringing his fingers to her forehead.

The Gala resumed and those who had offended Ryssa or Zinya in the past now took care to keep their mouths shut and make themselves invisible. They were afraid that Marth or Vastor, if not both, would call for another Blood Judgment now that the Crown had made its standing on the matter clear.

"Way to go, Kami." Zinya said. "I didn't think you had it in you."

"Me neither." She blushed in embarrassment now that the adrenaline rush was over and she realized the full scope of the commotion she had caused. "I wanted to die in shame when they said those things about me, but when they started to disparage Elysia, I just saw red."

"It must be the Phoenix blood of the little one running through your veins." Ryssa chuckled.

"Or maybe the Dragon blood." Kamila pondered. "Once you see Leegaain angry, you start to wonder if the two species really are so different after all."

The rest of the event went smoothly and soon it came the time for the awards to the war heroes.

Lith and Marth went first since Sylpha had slain Thrud but as the Queen, there was nothing the Crown could offer her. The Palace was already hers and every praise from the Crown to itself would have been distasteful.

"Thank you, Supreme Magus Verhen." King Meron said. "With the Golden Griffon, you have now brought down three lost cities. Not only was your contribution to the war of paramount importance, but also the Kellar region will flourish like never before.

"You have cleansed Arthan's horror and two more abominations born from Forbidden Magic. What makes your feat so impressive is that we inherited those monstrosities from our ancestors and even the First King was helpless against them.

"Alas, you are our Supreme Magus already so there's very little we can offer you in reward. I hereby invest you with the title of Count and the annuities that come from it. I won't assign you lands since I know you have no interest in administrating them.

"If you ever change your mind, you just need to say it and Lustria County will become your starting fief. For your contributions to the war, I also promote you to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel of the army and assign you a share of the spoils we collected from Thrud's fallen soldiers.

"Fifty suits of Adamant armor and weapons will be given to you at the end of the Gala. You are free to do with them what you want, be it gift them or turn them into raw materials for your research."

The last bit dripped envy since Meron knew that Lith would take a trip to the Desert and salvage the mana crystals as well whereas the Origin Flames that the Kingdom had purchased would spare only the enchanted metal.

"Soon your mansion will be complete and when that happens, I expect you to throw a housewarming Gala worthy of the Royal Court."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Lith almost whimpered in pain at those words.