Supreme Magus novel Chapter 3319

Chapter 3319 Bad Habits don’t Die (Part 4)

"If being friendly is asking too much of you, please, leave."

"Please, behave." Solus said. "I'd love to have you all here and listen to your stories."

"I'm sorry for acting like a child, Solus." Silverwing fiddled with her hair in embarrassment. "I never realized how much I resent Ripha until I had her in front of me again. I promise I'll be good."

"I'm not going anywhere, Solus." Baba Yaga hugged her again. "I'll set my score with your mother at a later date."

"About that, I'm really thankful for the trust you've shown Bytra and me, little brother." Zoreth said. "We'll be glad to spend more time with you and Solus in the future but, right now, we'd better go back home.

"Our fellow Eldritches are probably starting to ask themselves questions about our prolonged absence. If we stay too long, they might even question our loyalty."

"Sure." Lith brought the tower back to the Desert and from there Bytra and Zoreth took the Warp Gate to Lith's barn before disappearing into the night.

***

Griffon Kingdom, Arch Duchy of Essagor, Vastor Household, a few hours earlier.

The Master couldn't trust the official Gate Network so he had to alternate flight and Warp Steps all the way back to the Kingdom. Sharing the burden with Tezka and the others made things easier but it was still an exhausting trip.

"I'm home, Zin." The moment Vastor reached the safety of his arrays, he shapeshifted his clothes back into his Professor uniform and his body into its real, stumpy form.

"Dad!" Filia and Frey rushed to him in a tackle-like hug. "Are you hurt? How is Aunt Solus? Where's Uncle Tezka?"

"Calm down, kids." Vastor effortlessly lifted them up. "To answer your questions, I'm fine, Aunt Solus is back home, and Uncle Tezka is right behind me."

The Suneater walked out of the dimensional opening after putting away his equipment and checking there was no gore left or lingering smell of burned flesh on his fur.

"The good guys won and the bad guys lost, kids. You have nothing to worry about." Tezka pouted. "I'm offended you thought we could fail."

"I'm sorry, Uncle Tezka." Frey clung to the Fylgja's massive leg. "We didn't doubt you or Dad. We were just worried someone might get hurt."

"Zogar, thank the gods!" Zinya rushed in, following his voice. "Are you hurt somewhere? Is everybody alright?"

"Respectively no and yes, Zin." Vastor wrapped her in an embrace, feeling her quiver under his touch until his strength reassured her. "What about you? Where is Kigan?"

Nelia had followed the kids and was welcoming her allies back while there was no trace of the Bloodstained.

"We too had… quite a day and he needs a bit of time to recover." Zinya sighed with a mix of lingering fear and sadness. "Kids, your father and I have to talk. Tezka, there is warm food for everyone. You can eat while you tell your adventure to Filia and Frey.

"Just keep it as clean as possible." Those last words raised a series of groans and complaints.