Supreme Magus novel Chapter 3018

Chapter 3018 Not a Hero (Part 2)

3018 Not a Hero (Part 2)

"Yesterday." The magnitude of Orion's lie exceeded his poker face, making Nelia click her tongue in reply. "Thanks for the food."

He gulped down the stew like a man who had just escaped a desert drinks water. He cut the steak into fine pieces, holding the bones with his hands and gnawing at them to not miss a single morsel of meat.

He tore the bread into big pieces which he used to scoop both plates before chewing them.

Nelia stood in silence the whole time and refilled Orion's glass of water as soon as he emptied it. Whenever she bent down to do it, her hair formed a flaming red waterfall that blocked Orion's vision.

He noticed it only halfway through his meal, when his stomach gave him the respite he needed to notice her clear silver eyes and beauty. She was Tyris' direct descendant which made her appearance dreamlike.

It took him even longer to notice the restraints at his feet.

"Thanks for your hospitality but I'm a married man. Where are we and why are you keeping me your prisoner, Griffon?"

"Don't flatter yourself, young man." Nelia's smile was like a sunrise after a stormy night but it left Orion only more worried than he already was. "You are not my prisoner. You are the M-, I mean F-, dammit, Vastor's prisoner. I mean guest."

She had trouble remembering who knew what and how much she could tell to whom.

"This will be your room until the procedure starts. Here, have seconds."

"Am I still inside the Vastor Household?" Orion asked while wolfing down his food, this time with a modicum of manners.

"I'm sorry. I can neither confirm nor deny."

"Why do you call it a procedure? Isn't Awakening a common event for your people?"

"No, it's rare even for us and considered impossible for bright violet-cored people like you."

"Can't you undo the straps? I feel awkward."

"No. Do you want more food?"

"So much for not being a prisoner." Orion grumbled but accepted the third tray. "Gods, how long was I asleep? I'm still hungry."

"That's because you missed dinner, breakfast, lunch, dinner again, and whatever meal you usually have in between."

"Are you telling me I slept for a whole day? I need to go back home, reassure my wife that I'm okay, and make up for the lost training time!" He said while finishing his meal in a frenzy.

"No, you are going back to sleep."

"I don't have time to-" Nelia touched his forehead and a simple healing spell made Orion fall unconscious, snoring.

"Humans." She shook her head and called Vastor on his amulet. "Your friend is fine, Father, but he needs at least twelve more hours. You were right. His body is a mess but I'm fixing it."

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Twelve hours would have sufficed, but Vastor waited until Orion woke up on his own fourteen hours later, trusting the body more than the mind.