Supreme Magus novel Chapter 3412

Chapter 3412 A Willing Prisoner (Part 1)

'I don't know about selfish, but Juria might have had a point about the insensitive part.' Kamila swallowed down a morsel of roasted Trickster along with her own comment.

"Was it because of something you said, Ripha?" Lith asked. "You are not exactly Miss Congeniality"

"Yes." Menadion replied with a snort. "I dared ask Valeron and his companions to compensate me for my services and the materials needed to craft their equipment." "I beg your pardon?" Everyone stopped eating, widening their eyes in surprise. "You heard me." Menadion laughed wryly at the memory. "According to Her Ladyship Juria Ernas, Lochra and I should have worked for free. After all, as Awakened we were privileged and we had the duty to help the less fortunate.

"Valeron's was a noble cause and she demanded us to support it with all the means at our disposal in the name of the 'greater good'. Pompous asshole" Ripha's lips curled in disgust and her voice oozed contempt.

'I take that back.'Kamila thought.

"Juria was utterly insane." She actually said.

"Not insane, just inflexible to a fault. She truly believed in what she said and put her money where her mouth was but that didn't make her more likeable." Menadion shook her head. "Either you loved or hated her, there was no middle ground.

"Then how come you guys ended up working for them?" Rena asked.

"Valeron." Ripha answered as if it explained everything. "He was fair and humble. He always paid us what we asked and never demanded more than we were willing to offer. "On top of that, if he told Juria and Oghrom to die, they would have ripped their hearts out with a smile on their faces."

"I'm sorry, but how is this possible?" Tista had a hard time believing such a thing. "I mean, after all the bad things you said about them."

"You don't understand, Tista." Menadion put her cutlery down to look Tista in the eyes. "Those were different times. Justice, honor, and everything you take for granted today were just pipe dreams back then.

"For Oghrom, Valeron was the sun. He embodied everything good that Oghrom knew he could never be. Valeron represented everything Oghrom didn't want to be but was desperate to protect. When all you see is darkness, you seek the light.

"When all you know is cold, joyless survival and finally find warmth and life, you do anything not to lose them. In a way, I felt the same for Threin." Ripha sighed deeply, trying to remember the person she was before seven hundred years as a wandering soul twisted her into what she was today.

"As for Juria, Valeron was the living proof that her ideals weren't just hot air. He was a noble commander, a fair ruler, and an honest friend. He wasn't just another master Juria had to serve because duty-bound.

"His orders resonated with what she believed in and not once was she forced to stomp on her morals while in the line of duty. Juria was the one who believed in Valeron's dream the most and if her life was the price to pay for it, she would've given it without a question."

"Wow." Lith said.

"Wow indeed." Menadion nodded. "That's the kind of man he was. The kind of man I believe you might one day become, if only you could tone down the cynicism and ramp up the forgiveness.

After spending time with Lith as a person instead of a vengeful spirit and witnessing the magic lessons in Jambel, Ripha's feelings about him had softened a bit.

"Thanks for the compliment, but no thanks." Lith replied. "I could never do what Valeron did. He started with nothing and had no one but his companions until he was done building the Kingdom,