2845 Naming Sense (Part 1)
"They'll be fine. Three Guardians, remember?" Kamila pointed at Tyris, Zagran, and Salaark who were holding a baby each. "You need this and I want to share the underwater parade thrown in honor of my badass husband by a legendary race.
"This is the stuff of legends."
Lith was about to reply that merfolk had no concept of parades and that the beauty of their cities was alien to human standards when he felt it again. He felt his right arm become sticky and wet with Phloria's blood as the smell of metal filled his nose.
'She's right. I need this and maybe this experience will help Kami to overcome her depression. That or at least to appreciate sunlight more.' He thought.
"I'm glad you finally understand how cool I am." He actually said.
"I've always known, farmhead. It's the reason I married you." She gave him a sweet kiss that was cut short when she pulled back with a nervous expression on her face.
"By the way, are the legends true? I mean, how are we supposed to breathe underwater?" Kamila asked.
"Yeah, with all due respect, I'm a married man and I'd like to stay that way." Orion went pale at her words.
He remembered all too well that, in all the fairy tales he had read to his children, merfolk shared their breath with passionate kisses or other vaguely described methods that ended with the female protagonist getting pregnant.
"It requires physical contact." Rem replied and when she noticed Orion and Kamila taking a step back from the beach, she rushed to add: "Any physical contact. Holding hands works as well." freёwebnovel.com
Lith, Solus, and Tista couldn't hold it in anymore and laughed their asses off at the expense of their friends. Solus was about to reassure them when Lith grabbed her shoulder.
'Don't. Both the merfolk and the members of the expedition would question how you know such things.'
'You are right. I'm sorry.' She replied, doing her best to keep the smile on her face.
'Don't be. I understand how frustrating this must be for you.' Lith sent her the telepathic equivalent of an embrace. 'Just put it this way. Even if you feel left out and nobody knows who you are, every accolade I have received and am going to receive for our past actions belongs to you as well.
'Also, now that you have your own body, you can take credit for all your achievements. We are going to share the credit for everything we do on Jiera just like we've done on Garlen, dear Golden Knight.'
'Thanks.' Solus' hand went for her own shoulder, finding Lith's and strength in the contact.
"Don't worry, Orion." Tista said with a laugh, taking the words out of Solus' head. "The legends are greatly exaggerated. It's regular holding hands. I've been there twice, remember?"
"Right." Orion nodded, yet picked Mal as his partner, just to be safe. "Let's go then."
"One moment, please." Lith had no idea how long the trip would take or what might happen during the journey so he left a Home Stone at the camp, right outside the protective arrays of the Wayfinder.
Tista shapeshifted into her Hekate form and let the others climb on her back before taking off. Lith shielded them with a mix of air magic, Light Mastery, and Spirit Magic so that she could go at full speed without killing her human passengers.
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