Supreme Magus novel Chapter 491

Kamila had to admit that although Leria was young, she knew her stuff. Lith’s cooking was really delicious. Elina asked Kamila about her past and when she noticed that Kamila didn’t mention anything related to her life before the army, Lith’s mother decided to not pry further.

"Your house is really beautiful." Kamila said after noticing the many magic fueled home appliances inside every room and spacious bathrooms.

"My apartment is much smaller, yet I could have never afforded such a comfortable place if it weren’t for Belius being a giant army base. Sometimes I can’t believe I spent most of my life without running water and all these conveniences."

Anything which required even a small magic crystal was the result of forgemastering. They were very expensive and usually only noble and rich households could afford them.

Belius was one of the rare exceptions in the entire Kingdom where anyone had the equivalent of a modern Earth home because of the nature of its arrays, which protected the border with the Gorgon Empire.

Everyone else was still forced to chop wood to get warm during winter and get their water from a well or another water source all year long.

"I hear you, Kamila." Rena nodded. "After I got pregnant with Leria, I’ve basically moved back to my family home. Once you get used to hot and cold water on tap, heating during winter, and cooling during summer, it’s hard to go back to the old lifestyle.

"Also, having a Healer available 24/7 is priceless, especially when you have your first child. I went into a panic whenever Leria sneezed and Tista was away."

After lunch, Lith used light and air magic to stage one of the children’s favorite shows: the legend of Bang, the last airmaster. It had everything they could wish for. A young, dumb protagonist, good feelings, funny animals and cool fights.

Light shaped the holograms while air magic gave them voices and the other elements were used only for the special effects. Lith had never projected a movie for Kamila, just like he avoided using magic as much as possible in front of her.

He was afraid that showing off his powers too much could widen the small gap he felt was still between them. He had learned from experience that normal people would see a mage as either an asset or a monster.

It was one of the main reasons mages mostly married nobles or colleagues. The former would boost their social status, while the latter were the only ones who could truly accept them.

’In for a penny, in for a pound.’ Lith thought. ’Between Warp Steps, my special cooking style and what she witnessed in Othre, this shouldn’t be too bad. If she wants to be a part of my life, I can’t hide forever. Especially in front of my family.’

The play didn’t seem to scare Kamila. Quite the contrary, she remained enraptured by it. After the food and the fun tuckered out the kids for their afternoon nap, she asked Lith to show her around the farm.

"That light show was amazing." She said after he brought her to see Selia’s old house.

The huntress had moved away years ago, yet Lith returned there from time to time, hoping to learn what had happened to the woman who had taught him how to hunt back when he was still a kid and to his first true friend, Protector.

"Too bad the story was so childish and full of plot holes. It would be marvelous if you could project more mature stories, even if just for the two of us." She snuggled on his arm while he used water magic to make the snow part in front of them.

"More mature stories? It’s doable, but I prefer living certain situations rather than just spectating them." His lecherous tone left no doubt about what he was referring to.

"Pervert! I meant like those from good books or theatrical works." She giggled and punched his shoulder.

"I have always dreamed of meeting the protagonists of my favorite novels or watching the best scenes of the plays I love the most over and over again. Maybe, now that I have a giant mage boyfriend, he could make my wish come true."