Supreme Magus novel Chapter 2948

Chapter 2948 Changing Plans (Part 2)

"In the main tea room with your husband and Lady Friya's…" Deiter was still talking when the two women disappeared through a Spirit Step.

The arrays of House Ernas blocked regular dimensional spells but were ineffective against Spirit Magic. In truth, Jirni had already entrusted Orion to add a Space Compressing array to the custom dimensional sealing array that all the powerful noble households employed.

The renovation works had started right after Jiza Gernoff made her threat and the private quarters of the family were already shielded. Yet until the baby was born, Jirni couldn't afford to show her hand.

To fool her enemies and make them think she was helpless, she first had to fool her allies.

The two women reached their destination in one step, but none of the healing spells they kept at the ready could prepare them for the scene they found upon their arrival.

Jirni was sitting on a comfortable sofa with her legs distended to give relief to her swollen feet. Her pristine day dress was a few sizes bigger than usual and loose to accommodate her swollen belly.

She was sipping a cup of warm tea while caressing the head of Lucky the Ry. The magical beast was sitting in front of the sofa, his head on the sofa and leaned onto Jirni's side.

It made it easy for her to find the comfort of his warm fur and for him to listen to the heartbeat of mother and child. Sitting around the tea table, there were Nalrond, Morok, Gunyin, and Tulion.

The four men took turns refilling Jirni's cup and handing her sweet or salty snacks based on what she craved. Instead of the blazing bloodbath Quylla had been dreading, a polite conversation about the state of Jiera's colonization was taking place.

"Mom? Are you alright?" Friya asked in disbelief, thinking that only a severe medical condition could explain the odd situation.

"I'm perfectly fine, dear. We both are." Jirni caressed her own stomach, her voice filled with warmth. At least until she took a good look at her daughters.

"What's with those pants and why are you casting spells inside the house?" The only silver lining of their appearance was that their clothes were pristine, but Jirni knew it was only thanks to the self-cleaning properties of the enchanted armor.

Quylla was glad to see that everything was fine but she couldn't tell her mother that she had prepared everything she needed to save Morok and safely restrain Jirni.

"We are just triple-checking that we haven't carried any bug from Jiera. You know, to keep you and the baby safe."?Friya lied through her teeth and let the spells fade away.

Jirni easily saw through her daughter's fa?ade but pretended not to as a reward for her ability to adapt and come out with a believable cover story on the spot.

"Same here." Quylla awkwardly said, making Jirni click her tongue in reply. "Is Morok disturbing you?"

"Hey!" The Tyrant said in outrage.

"Not at all." Jirni gestured for him to sit and calm down. "During your absence, your brothers and I had the opportunity to know your husbands better. I must say that they are a couple of fine young men."

Friya and Nalrond were just betrothed. Hearing Jirni referring to the Rezar as Friya's husband made the former choke on his tea and the latter fiddle with her hair in nervousness.

Despite that, Friya didn't miss how weird the situation was. Obtaining Jirni's approval was supposed to be a difficult feat and she wasn't the type to give compliments out of politeness.

"Really? Since when?" Quylla said, her voice expressing her disbelief in full.

"Hey! I'm right here, you know?" Morok grunted in annoyance.

"I mean, I know you are a good man. That's why I married you." Quylla raised her hands in apology. "I'm just surprised my mother has changed her mind about you so quickly."