Supreme Magus novel Chapter 3101

Chapter 3101 Bundles of Scales (Part 1)

"Now that I think about it, you never told us how our grandparents died." Solus stopped pushing Raaz away and returned the embrace.

"Because it's painful, sweetie. My father died while going to the village to barter crops for something nice for Elina. He was killed by bandits while he was buying us a belated wedding gift!" A tinge of anger made his voice deeper.

"As for my mother, she died of overwork and heartache. After what happened to my father and with Elina pregnant with twins, your grandmother buried her grief in work until the pain stopped her heart.

"Elina is even more unlucky. Her parents died of a bad flu because they didn't have the money to pay Nana."

"And she let them die?" Solus' eyes went wide in shock.

"And what was the alternative?" Raaz lowered his eyes in sadness. "Heal for free all those who don't have or claim not to have money? Nana wasn't a bad person but not a good one either.

"She healed people for profit and the signs in her office weren't for show."

"Gods, I'm so sorry, Dad." Solus wanted to cry, but just like before, she didn't want to scare Elysia.

"Can you imagine how terrified Elina and I were whenever one of us or our children got sick? How afraid we were of dooming them to experience our same pain?" Raaz asked and Solus nodded while burying her face in his chest.

"Yet we didn't hide in our rooms. We didn't keep our children at arm's length because afraid that the more they loved us, the greater their suffering would be after our demise. We spent every moment we had with them.

"We gave them all the joy we could so that even if something happened to us, our children would know how much we love them. We worked hard to have the money to keep them and ourselves from suffering the same fate as Elina's parents and we succeeded!

"You, instead, had two wonderful parents who loved you with all their heart and instead of nurturing that love and sharing it with us, you've isolated yourself. You're here, alone, moping about your parents' death when you should celebrate their lives.

"Didn't Threin love you?" Raaz asked.

"More than anything." Solus hiccupped.

"Didn't Ripha do everything she could for you, no matter how flawed her methods were?"

"She worked her whole life for me. She exchanged her life for mine." Solus looked at the tower, at the Fury lying to the side of her bed, and all the mementos of Menadion's devotion to her daughter.

Silent tears streamed down her eyes.

"Then how can you act so stupidly and selfishly? You aren't worried about Lith or Elysia, only about yourself." Raaz wiped her tears and put a handkerchief in front of her nose for her to blow. "You are afraid of how you would feel if something bad were to happen.

"There's nothing to fear, Solus. Whatever happens, I'll be there for you. We will be there for you. But we are also going to need you to be there for us. We need you, Solus. Do you understand what I'm saying?"

"Yes, Dad." Solus cleared her nose from the snot and hugged Raaz from the bottom of her heart. He wasn't her father, but he was still the best Dad she could ask for.

"Dya!" Elysia rolled over and crawled toward them. "Dya! Dya!"

She had no idea what was happening but she didn't like the word "dad" associated with tears.