Supreme Magus novel Chapter 2826

Chapter 2826 Nice Save (Part 2)

"Why should I resent Protheus? He is but a misguided child who got brainwashed by his 'mother'.

"As for the surviving Generals, they have lost everything already. They have no home, their families would kill them on sight, and they are going to be prisoners inside Leegaain's biomes until he decides otherwise.

"This is hardly a happy ending for them and even if it was, I don't care anymore. If they are good with Valeron and if once they are free they have truly changed, they can do whatever they want with their lives.

"If they try anything funny, however, I'm going to kill them for good. There's no point being angry on a maybe."

Then, Lith told the others about the handmaidens and how they and the surviving Generals had taken care of Valeron the Second.

"If not for them, he would probably grow up to be a second Balkor and honestly, I couldn't blame him for it. Also, watch this." Lith tickled Valeron under the chin, triggering a metamorphosis.

The onesie he was wearing turned into a cute version of Arthan's Armor and the toy he always carried around shapeshifted into an edgeless very small Arthan's Sword.

"Good gods!" Orion shuddered at their sight. "Have you tried to take a look at their enchantments?"

"No. I gave my word to the Guardians that I would not." Lith shook his head. "I'm taking care of Valeron because Jormun asked me to and because it's the right thing to do. Don't get me wrong, I would give it a shot if I was just stealing Thrud's secrets.

"The problem is that Arthan stole those secrets from Tyris and he caused the death of Valeron the First. I think she has already lost enough. Even if I was a piece of work big enough to not care about that, Tyris has already done a lot for Kami and Elysia and she might do more in the future.

"What kind of idiot would I be to make an enemy of a Guardian and risk that she withdraws her vow to protect my daughter?" Lith asked.

The last part hit Orion hard, his curiosity as a Forgemaster waning like fog under the sun as the pain for Phloria's death made his body tense up.

"An idiot who deserves to die." He replied soberly.

For a moment, Orion had considered studying the Arthan Set on the quiet whenever he interacted with Valeron the Second. As he saw it, Thrud's offspring didn't bear his mother's crimes but the small Bahamut still owed Orion a blood debt.

The problem was that if Tyris noticed his attempts, she might not share Orion's perspective. After all, not only was the baby innocent, but also the Guardian's direct grandson.

The Mad Queen's experiments had made her body into what a direct descendant of Tyris and Valeron the First would have been had they chosen to retain their Griffon life force.

The Madness had made Thrud into Valeron the First's half-blood and her son carried a quarter of the First King's blood.

'I would take the chance if this was just about me but if I get caught, it would be Jirni and our child to pay for my foolishness. She won't survive the conflict with the Gernoff without me and if both of us are dead...' Orion thought while looking at Valeron the Second.