Supreme Magus novel Chapter 3219

Chapter 3219 Open Secret (Part 2)

"I couldn't tell you because it's not my secret but Elphyn's, I mean, Solus'." Bytra said. "I already took her life once. I killed her mother and everyone who she considered her family.

"The least I can do for her is to protect her new life at any cost, even if it means compromising our relationship. I don't deserve you, Zor, and I know how hiding things from our common friend hurts you.

"I didn't want to make your burden heavier and force you to choose between your loyalty to me and the Organization. Not telling you was the only way to protect Solus and keep you from paying the price that comes with my shitty past."

"I understand." Zoreth said, yet her tone didn't match her words. "As your friend, I'm proud of the personal sacrifices you have made to turn a new leaf and become a better person.

"As your wife and closest confidant, however, I feel insulted. You didn't have to tell me everything, Byt, but you shouldn't have kept me in the dark either. You know I wouldn't have pried."

The Fourth Ruler of the Flames lowered her gaze but didn't reply. Anything she would say would sound like empty words. Yet she still had to try.

"I'm sorry, Zor. I really am."

"I can see that." The Shadow Dragon was torn too.

She couldn't decide whether to respect Bytra's personal growth and the lengths she was willing to go to make up for her past mistakes or be angry at her for betraying Zoreth's trust.

"Since I'm the only one who doesn't know and I'm not going to let either of you walk into the World Tree's Fringe alone, don't you think it's time to correct the situation, little brother?" She turned to Lith.

"You've risked your life to save me already and you're going to risk it again to save Solus. At this point, even if Silverwing didn't let this slip, I would have told you anyway because I need your help to protect Solus from the rest of the Organization." He nodded.

"I can sense her with my Dragon senses for the same reason the Yggdrasill kidnapped her. Solus is bound to Menadion's mage tower. That's how she managed to survive the original Bytra's murder attempt and why she hasn't aged a day since then."

"What?" Zoreth jumped up again, having a hard time believing her own ears.

That piece of news explained everything. Why Lith was supposed to perceive Solus to the edges of Mogar. Why Bytra had refused to tell Zoreth about it. How Lith had achieved his meteoric rise as a mage and Forgemaster.

Yet it also put the Shadow Dragon in an awkward position.

'If we take Solus with us after we rescue her and Bytra studies Menadion's tower, she will complete her tower-crafting technique in weeks if not hours. All that time wasted investigating different lines of research and all those trial-and-error experiments could have been avoided if only-

'Gods, Bytra was right.' Zoreth looked at her wife and then at Lith. 'I would have much preferred not knowing. I won't betray my little brother's and wife's trust but that means betraying Dad and my entire acquired family. No matter what I do, I am going to let someone down.'

"Now that the secret is out, how did you understand that Solus and the tower were one, Bytra?" Lith asked.