Supreme Magus novel Chapter 3679

Her generosity and the warm smile she gave the children while handing them the coin so that they could proudly present it to their parents, instead, was something Nana would have never done.

"What about me?" Vexal asked after the Crone passed in front of him, yet gave him nothing.

"Keep standing up for your clients like you did today, and these people will come back here every day. Sooner or later, this silver will end up in your pockets, so don’t be greedy, young man." Baba Yaga replied.

"Good thinking." Vexal didn’t need the silver, but he was a greedy man.

His greed, however, couldn’t keep up with the joy he felt thinking that maybe Nana had sent the old mage to his shop to help her old village.

"Since I’m giving you so much silver, I need you to do something for me." The Crone said.

"If it doesn’t interfere with my business, sure." The baker nodded.

"Give these to those who ran away earlier." The Crone handed him the few remaining silver coins. "They need it much more than any of us if they trampled on their dignity for a bit of money. Find a nice way to give them the rest of the silver.

"It must not seem charity or out of pity. Did I make myself clear?"

"Crystal." Vexal replied while making the coins in his hand jingle.

"One last thing. If I find out you kept the silver or bullied those people, I’ll transform you into a rat."

"Sure." He chuckled at the joke.

The Crone’s eyes burned bright cyan like those of Nana, then blue, violet, and lastly, they became as bright as two white suns.

"Do I look like I’m joking, young man?" She asked.

"Do you want apricot or berry jam in your bread?" He replied, swallowing hard.

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Kelia and Baba Yaga had their tea and jam bread while sitting on a bench and making small talk.

Vexal insisted on having it on the house, but Kelia insisted harder to pay, or it would have been his gift. One glare of the Crone and he took the copper coin, wishing never to see them again.

Kamila liked the music box a lot. Not only did it play the lullaby her grandmother sang to her when she was little, but the sound it produced was so clear that it seemed to be played by a harp.

"This is a pretty good idea." Lith examined the music box after Kelia left him and Kamila alone. "We can use the music to put the little imp to sleep or at least to distract him while we play."

"We get a thoughtful gift for our baby boy, and that’s the first thing you think about? Sax?" For once, Kamila was happy for the Guardians’ meddling with her speech.

"It’s the circle of life, babe." Lith replied. "Sax makes babies, babies meddle with sax, and then the cycle starts anew. Life always finds a way."

He spoke with such a straight face that she couldn’t stay mad and started laughing.

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A few days later, Aalejah Eventide joined Rena for her usual meeting with the current rulers of the underground city of Zelex.