'Lith rescued me from the brink of death. He believed me and treated me as a person even when I considered myself just a tool. He kept my secret and protected me even at great personal cost.' Solus said.
'He made me a part of his family and now he has put everything he has on the line to save me.'
'Like a son-in-law, you mean! Menadion scoffed heavily. I told you, I was always there with you. Every single day!'
'I don't know what are you talking about. Solus blushed so hard that Menadion felt it through the mind link.
'Let me refresh your memory, then. I'm talking about the pining for him, the snuggling in bed with him once he fell asleep, the endless arguments with your friends about "I don't know what I feel for him", and the times he brought you skinny dipping in the ocean. And I could go on for hours!"
'Mom! I've never done such a thing! Solus reddened in embarrassment and outrage. 'I've always worn a swimsuit!'
'Is that what you call that sexy lingerie you used to flaunt your body in front of him?" Menadion scoffed. 'In my day, you wouldn't have caught me dead wearing something like that unless I was in my bedroom and only in front of your father'
'Mom! Eww! The idea made Solus' mind churn. Also, it's not lingerie and I don't flaunt my body in front of anyone!"
'Yeah, right.' Menadion sneered and passed through a wooden gate by the skin of her teeth before it closed shut. I hate that bastard! Or rather, I loved him when he found your ring. I admired him for treating you like a person and never ordering you around. Lith gained my undying gratitude when you got your light body back and he never tried to exploit your way too obvious feelings for him. You have no idea how relieved I was when the most scandalous thing I had to witness was you sneaking out at night to eat like a Divine Beast.
'You should eat healthier and cut back on the sweets, Epphy. Now that you have a human body, you can gain weight again.'
'Mom!' Solus blushed and whimpered with equal might. 'Not in front of... What's your name again?'
'Ghar'mar Riverflow. The elf didn't know what was worse.
If to be forced to hear a mother-daughter quarrel while her people died or be so irrelevant that even a person with an eidetic memory hadn't bothered remembering her
name.
'Let's call her Spare Parts.' Menadion said, making Spare Parts sigh in resignation.
'Setting your eating habits aside, Epphy, Lith did many good things for you but he also gave me plenty of reasons to be upset.
'I resented Lith every time he pretended not to know how you felt about him whenever he was single and you finally had become human again. I despised him when he married that Kamila woman after everything you've done for him.
'But the final straw was you taking care of his children. It should have been you, gods-damn it!'
'Oh, yeah? Tell me, Mom, what would have happened if I were the one pregnant with Elysia and I was forced back into my ring? What would have happened to my baby?" Solus paused to give Menadion the opportunity to answer but she remained silent.
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