Supreme Magus novel Chapter 3626

"Don't touch that!" Kamila rushed just in time as the baby girl sniffed at a terrified mole she had dug from the ground.

After half an hour of adventures for the kids and heart attacks for Kamila, she had enough.

"You had your fun, young lady. Now it's my turn." She grunted, strapping Elysia with so many safety belts that she looked like a death row inmate during a prison transfer.

"Ba!" Elysia protested at her mother for ruining her fun.

What danger could there be in eating stones, climbing trees, and challenging all the wild animals she could find to see who was stronger? Elysia was certain she could defeat the puny bird (falcon), but her mother had butted in before they could come to talons, scaring him away.

"Ba my sorry arm!" Kamila replied. "We've come here to relax, but we've done anything but."

"Butt!" Elysia echoed.

"Why can she say it and I can't?" Kamila yelled at the sky, drawing several worried gazes on herself.

Luckily for Lith, there was a small café in the park. Peace, quiet, and assorted pastries soothed Kamila's strained nerves.

"I'm sorry for the outburst, baby." She sighed in between mouthfuls. "I don't know what got into me."

"No po, Mama." Elysia replied with compassion.

"I wasn't apologizing to you, young lady." Kamila said with a tense smile while her eyes twitched.

"No po, Mama." Elysia shrugged, willing to be the bigger person and forgive her mother for her meddling.

Seeing the little girl's serious face, Kamila burst out laughing, feeling the tension leave her shoulders.

"Gods, she's just like her father. A little imp through and through."

"I resent that." Lith said in mock indignance. "I was an adorable baby. Never gave my parents a worry. You can ask them."

"Because you didn't do anything wrong, or just because they never caught you red-handed?" She asked.

"I plead the fifth." He replied, making her giggle. "Check, please."

"It's on the house, Ranger Verhen. Thank you for your service." The owner of the Royal Café, a fit woman in her thirties, gave him a short bow while holding her Tablet.

"Can I at least tip?"

"No, but I promise you that if you visit us again, I won't raise objections." She said with a warm smile.

"Can you give me a head start before posting my location?" Lith didn't know whether she was showing off the magical device to thank him or to imply that she meant to use his pictures to advertise the establishment.

"I'm sorry, it's too late for that." The woman scratched her head in embarrassment.

"No po." Lith said, making Elysia giggle.

They had just left the Royal Café when many people rushed in. Luckily for Lith, in its haste the crowd paid the little family no attention.

Kamila picked their lunch on the way home, receiving it free of charge, compliments of the house, even though she had left Lith and the babies outside.

"Thank you for your years of patronage, Lady Verhen." Said the owner of the restaurant. "I hope to see you again soon."

"Yes. Thank you." She stuttered in embarrassment as the rest of the staff and the clients gave her an applause. "See you soon. Bye!"

She rushed outside, looking over her shoulder like there was an angry mob chasing her.