Supreme Magus novel Chapter 2562

"What took you so long?" Between Morok's upset expression and Ryla's earlier effusions, Friya was worried about what might have happened while they were alone.

"We'll talk about it later." The Tyrant gave her the secret gesture that signaled to don't ask questions. "Now follow me. It's easier to show than to tell."

Ryla had to keep her hand on the wall so that the Gate would stay open, letting pass one person at a time. She brought Faluel, Friya, Syrah, and her court.

The Hydra took a good look at the laboratories and checked several pages from various times while everyone else gave up after a first glance.

andasnovel.com "I don't even know how to turn this thing on." Friya pointed at the Forgemastering circle.

"Me neither." Faluel said while flipping the pages of a recently written tome. "But I'm confident that I can decipher the code. It's always the same and since runes cannot be altered, I can already tell what book is about what.

"Yet to understand what the spells do and how, I need time."

"Which is something we don't have." The Hati Queen said. "Thanks for your offer to help us, but even with the food from the raids we won't last long. If there's no immediate solution to our problem, our only choice is to rely on the Undead Courts.

"I don't want to sound ungrateful to you, but I have to ask you guys to leave. You can take away the books since they have no use to us, but we'll keep everything stored in the vaults as compensation for our suffering.

"We will need it if, once the undead crack the Harmonizers, they uphold their word and share the crafting method with us." Syrah sighed, her last hope shattering.

"What if I offered you an alternative?" Faluel asked. "What if I told you that there might be a way to avoid the culls entirely and keep your people relatively safe until we found a solution?"

"I'd say that I've stopped believing in miracles after my stay at the Gardens of Time robbed me of my youth." The Hati Queen replied with a snort. "Also, in my experience, either something is safe or it's not.

"A sword is relatively safe, but that only means that it's not aimed at you, yet."

"Point taken." The Hydra raised her palms. "It wouldn't really be safe. More like a battlefield, but at least you wouldn't suffer from hunger anymore and your people would die for a cause rather than because they have no alternative."

"We die for a cause and we do it because we have no alternative. What's the difference-" Syrah's eyes blazed with mana and fury when her friend, Urhen the Balor, grabbed her shoulder to calm her down.

"Since we are already here, we might as well listen to what she has to say. Even getting rid of the rites of passage and allowing our children to grow normally would be a great change.

"Xagra is out for less than a day. It's not too late for him." Urhen waved her hand, bringing a few chairs close so that everyone could sit down and relax.

"Very well." The Hati Queen closed her eyes and took deep breaths to calm herself. "Speak, Hydra, but talk lightly about the lives of my people again and I'll kill you all even if it means drawing the Council here."

"Okay." Faluel nodded. "First things first. Do you know Jiera?"