Supreme Magus novel Chapter 2490

2490 Heavy Shadow (Part 2)

There was no communication amulet in the room, just four chairs and Zekell was sitting on one of them. "Dad? What are you doing here? It's the middle of the night in the Kingdom and you should be resting"

"Who cares about sleep when my son needs me?" The blacksmith walked in front of Senton, shaking his hand while patting his back.

"Why would I need you? Everything is fine, Dad."

"Really? Then why is it that you leave the room whenever Leria shows me the latest spell she's learned? How come you spend most of the time in Lutia and go back to your wife only late at night?" Zekell asked primly.

"Also, I'm not blind nor deaf. I can hear you two arguing all the time. I can see the anger that drives your hammer while we work and how cold you are toward your wife and daughter.

"If not for the fact that you are still a loving father to your triplets, I'd say you have been replaced by a Doppelganger. Because a Skinwalker would do a much better job at impersonating my son."

"That's none of your business." Senton pursed his lips. "We are in a rough patch. Happens to all couples.

"Indeed, but this one is lasting for weeks" Raaz said. "I consider you a good man and father, Senton, but I don't like how you are treating my daughter, I think it's time we address the elephant in the room, or rather, the Tiamat.

"You never liked Lith very much and that's fair since the feeling is mutual. Ever since the gala, however, you have extended your displeasure to Rena and Leria as well. That's unacceptable.

"Of course you say that! Senton snarled. "It's yours the family emblem hung over my house. It's your name that my wife and children use first to introduce themselves. I am nothing. I am worth nothing.

"The clothes we wear come from Lith and so do all the magical appliances we use every day. Wherever I turn I see his shadow and the worst part is that even my own father loves him more than me!"

As he glared at Zekell, fury left Senton's eyes and was replaced by hurt.

"How can you say that?" Zekell jumped on his feet. "You are my pride. My only and beloved son. Everything I've built is for you and your children to inherit."

"Pretty words for someone who always flaunted his son-in-law instead of his real son during every village meeting" Senton snarled. "You call Lith 'son' and always go out of your way to please him.

"You threw away the last name you've bought after many sacrifices and even built him a temple! I don't remember you doing anything like that for me."

"I flaunted Lith at the village meetings because mentioning him gave us priority for repairs and tax reductions!" Zekell retorted. "Because with the money we saved, we could keep running our smithy even when we didn't get much work.

"I went out of my way to please Lith, as you say, because he brought me business. He paid for my craftsmanship and taught me things that a village blacksmith could only dream about. If it wasn't for that, we would be still making horseshoes and plows