Supreme Magus novel Chapter 908

Chapter 908 Open Wounds Part 2

Lith’s paranoia was like a disease, spreading and infecting all those who worked for or with him. Even the member of the Queen’s Corps were seconds away from blasting him down with their wands.

"Hi, Mom. I’m home." He opened his arms for a hug while crossing the threshold.

"Lith! What a wonderful surprise. I wasn’t expecting you at all." Elina dropped the quill she was checking the farm’s accounts with and ran to welcome him.

She was a graceful woman in her late thirties, but thanks to Lith’s treatments she didn’t look a day past thirty. She was well endowed in all the right places, with a fit body honed through hard work.

Elina’s shoulder-length hair was of beautiful light-brown color, with shades of red highlighted throughout. The sunlight coming from the windows made her hair look like there were flames dancing within.

She looked carefully at Lith, checking his clothes for holes, his hands for injuries, and then his face for any sign of malnutrition or weight loss.

"Mom, I’m an adult and the number one ranked Ranger in the entire Griffon Kingdom. I can take care of myself." Lith said.

He still had his arms opened, making him feel like he was getting a body inspection rather than a welcome.

"All the magic in the entirety of Magar can’t change the fact that I’m your mother and you’re my son. It’s my right and duty to worry about you."

"But Mom!" No matter how much time passed, Elina always made him feel like when he was still a child and she checked his clothes during winter to make sure he wouldn’t catch a cold.

"Shut up and give your old mom a hug." With her 1.65 meters (5’5") of height, Elina was small compared to Lith, yet her arms were the safest place in the world to him.

"Never say that, Mom. You’re not old." Lith rested his head on her shoulder.

"I’m not getting any younger for sure. Yet neither you nor Tista have given me a grandchild." Elina wanted to sound stern, but she was seconds away from bursting into tears.

She hadn’t seen her son for months and the only thing that had allowed her to keep her sanity for so long was constantly checking Lith’s contact rune on her own communication amulet.

As long as the little piece of gibberish was there, Elina had the proof that wherever he was, her son was still alive. With all the horrible news that she received from Jirni and Tista about what was happening in the Kingdom, Elina never dared to call Lith when his rune was available, afraid of bothering him or endanger his life.

"You can’t keep Kamila waiting forever, you know? May the gods bless that woman. We’ve been so scared during the last year, always afraid you had been captured or disappeared somewhere.

"She’s been our rock. Without her, your father and I would have died of fright."

Lith wanted to rebuke his mother for ruining their reunion with her nagging, but her sniffling and quivering between his arms made him feel in full the weight of his actions.

"I’m sorry for making you worry, mom. I should have called more often." He said.

"Don’t worry. It’s all in the past now." Despite her words, Elina refused to let him go. "How long will you stay this time?"

"The whole month." Lith’s reply made her flinch.

"Really?" Elina pushed him away just enough to hold his face between her hands and look him in the eyes.

"Really."