Supreme Magus novel Chapter 3628

"When you do it, always keep the Dragon Scales active, like this." Kamila gently held his hands. "They will pass your honest feelings for Jormun and Valeron both. As you said, he's a smart boy.

"It will be hard for him at first, but I'm sure he's also strong enough to make peace with it."

"Are you sure?" Lith asked.

"Yes." Kamila replied. "Not only because he can see your sincerity via the Dragon Scales and the mind link, but also because he'll have me. He'll have Elysia, Sal- I mean, Grandma, and Grandpa. He can ask them to tell him the truth, and they will."

"Fuck me sideways. He'll lose two fathers in one day and discover that his mother was a monster." Lith clenched his teeth at the thought.

"He'll lose one father, but not because Jormun gave up on him." Kamila corrected Lith. "The other will still be there, waiting for him. And Valeron will still have a mother, me, and at least two siblings." She caressed her womb.

"You didn't let Ezio define you. I'm sure Valeron will be just as strong. Also, don't forget that, compared to your Earth sperm donor, Thrud was a saint. At least she loved her son and fought to her last breath to protect him.

"Never let him forget that. Thrud was your enemy, not Valeron's."

"Thanks, Kami." Lith sighed, realizing there was no painless solution. He could only do his best as Valeron's father and cross his fingers when push came to shove. "What about the Camellia?"

"Again, he's a smart boy." Kamila gave him a soft, loving smile. "Craft his branch of the Camellia and give it to him. Let Valeron choose what he wants. If he attaches it to the Camellia, hug him tight. If he doesn't, hug him tighter.

"Valeron must know that by choosing a father, he's not giving up on the other."

"Thanks, Kami." Lith stood up, walking to her seat to hug her from behind. "Have I ever told you that you are a genius?"

"Yes, but not today." She said while giving him a soft kiss. "And not often enough. Now that we kicked the elephant out of the room, we should start thinking about what to have for lunch."

"Didn't we just eat lunch?" Lith stared at the picked-clean bones of the two rotisserie chickens on her plate.

"We had one, sure, but I'm talking about second lunch."

"Is there a third lunch as well?" Lith was flabbergasted.

"No, just ice cream snack time between second lunch and tea time." She giggled.

"Fine, I'll go buy the groceries for second lunch." Lith needed sheer willpower not to roll his eyes and ooze sarcasm when saying "second".

"Don't forget the ingredients for the ice cream." She stood up, yawning. "There's no point going for groceries twice."

"Thanks for the advice." Lith grunted. "Are you coming with me?"

"No, all these emotions also made me sleepy. I need a nap. Wake me up when you are done cooking." She pushed the crib into the bedroom without leaving the flabbergasted Lith the time to realize what had just happened.

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The second lunch, the ice cream snack, and tea time passed uneventfully. Between meals, Lith and Kamila toured Belius with the kids, who divided their time evenly between exploring, napping, and bickering.

Elysia pushed Valeron to be bolder, Valeron warned Elysia to be more careful, and their parents had to shadow them both. Elysia was the one who would try to sneak away from the stroller but Valeron followed her to protect her.

When dinner time came, Lith was pleasantly tired and rethinking all of his life choices.

"Remember the rules, kids." Lith sighed in exhaustion. "We are not at Grandma Elina's home. You must behave, or everyone will be mean to us. Okay?"

Elysia and Valeron nodded, shapeshifting their onesies into comfortable but less casual baby clothes.