Supreme Magus novel Chapter 2687

2687 Shared Wounds (Part 1)

"This is our last child, okay? Unless heaven and earth switch places or I change my mind, you'd better always use that damn birth control spell." Selia said.

"I will." Ryman sniffled while letting her go.

He had held Solkar right after Selia, but he already felt the need to hold his son again.

As soon as Elina passed the child to him, Solkar started to cry. Protector used a baby voice to calm Solkar, strutting around and showing the newborn to his guests like it was the greatest accomplishment of his life.

"You see that?" Kamila Hushed them while pointing the father and son couple at Lith. "That's you in a few months."

"Please." Lith scoffed, his tone as cold as it was indifferent. "He's just an Emperor Beast whereas I'm a Divine Beast."

"What do you mean?" Kamila asked, making him look her dead in the eyes.

Lith's face was a stone-cold mask when he said:

"I cry much harder than that."

Kamila burst out laughing at the joke, making her spell fade and several heads turn toward them. She was happy to explain herself and stage the conversation to the best of her abilities.

Soon laughter filled the house and even Solkar stopped crying to look around in curiosity.

***

Time passed and things kept moving forward.

Kamila's days in the Royal Court were as long as they were boring. She learned to hate the noble dames pandering to her every whim even more than those who tried to belittle and mock her under the veil of their courteous words.

Even though Jirni knew about the presence of a Guardian always following Kamila, the Archon never lowered her guard, keeping her mouth shut and her eyes open whenever her attention wasn't otherwise required.

'With me and the Queen present, no one would be so crazy that they would attempt anything remotely funny, but I can still read the room and check how much these women know.' Jirni was happy to oblige by recounting the events of the day of the Black Sun even though she knew that it made Kamila uncomfortable.

It made her feel more like a weapon than a person and fear that people might consider Elysia just the same way.

Jirni didn't care one bit since being the one telling the story allowed her to have all eyes on her. Just by watching the reactions of her spectators, Jirni could assess not only their feelings on the matter, but also how much they already knew about those events.

Even the best liar had a hard time feigning the proper level of surprise while "discovering" such a big secret. Jirni baited her enemies multiple times, adding details she made up on the spot.

Those who were genuinely unaware of what had happened gasped in awe whereas those who knew something had their faces filled with disbelief and confusion. Jirni took a mental note of everyone she just suspected and moved on with pleasantries as if she had noticed nothing.

Kamila hated the Royal Court more with every visit but she owed the Queen a lot.