Supreme Magus novel Chapter 3359

Chapter 3359 A New Page (Part 2)

Once everyone was done, Erghak gave the signal to put the item back into the pile and step away.

"What do you think you are doing, kid?" An amethyst-scaled Dragon grabbed Aran's wrist in a steel vise.

"I'm not doing anything and you're hurting me!" Aran struggled and failed to break free.

"What's happening here?" Erghak's voice was calm, but his gaze was cold and hard enough to force the other Wyrm to release his prey.

"I saw the human taking something from the pile." Calling the boy human instead of hatchling sounded like condemnation to half those present and like an insult to the rest.

"I'm not a thief!" Aran said in outrage.

"That's a serious accusation, Shabar:" Erghak replied. "Are you certain?"

"I couldn't be more certain even if it was my own treasure that got robbed." Dragons had keen eyes that could notice a single missing coin or just out of place.

"Aran?" Erghak looked straight into the boy's eyes without softening his gaze one bit.

"I didn't take anything. I swear!"

"Please!" Shabar scoffed. "We all like treasures, but stealing from the dead at his own funeral is low even for a human."

"I'm not talking with you, Shabar." Erghak replied. "Don't make me repeat myself. You have already disrupted Valtak's funeral and there's only so much time until the sun goes down. If the moment is lost, I'll hold you responsible!"

"Me? I'm not the one who saw something shiny and thought I could pocket it without anyone noticing. Being a kid is no excuse for such rotten behavior."

"Shut up." Quashol grabbed Shabar's shoulder, draining the heat from his body and with it his strength. "The longer you speak the more you sully the funeral."

The Wyrm would have liked to reply, but his jaws were frozen together.

"Aran, I have to search you." Erghak said. "If I find nothing, the rude uncle and I will apologize to you. Okay?"

"Okay." Aran stood still while the Fire Dragon placed his hand on the boy's head and used Invigoration to check for hidden pockets or dimensional items.

"The Hatchling has nothing but his clothes and a bunch of handkerchiefs." Erghak said, restoring Aran's honor and drawing countless glares on Shabar's sorry figure. "See? I told you, a Verhen never lies." Aran said while puffing his chest out with pride. Lith, Solus, and Tista looked around nervously, neither confirming nor denying the boy's claim. Kamila had a hard time repressing a peal of laughter at their evident discomfort,

but managed to keep it in thanks to her Constable training.