Supreme Magus - Chapter 324

Chapter 324






The White Griffon academy didn't stay close for long, just a couple of weeks .

During that time, Lith did all he could to help the three girls recover . Despite the traumatic events their daughters had gone through, the Ernas couple had a duty to uphold . They would be rarely at home, mostly for the meals and for the night .

Sometimes one or both of them were forced to stay away for a day or more . They were the only surviving witnesses to not have any relationship with the academy's politics and also those who had put an end to Nalear's threat .

They had to write multiple reports, confer with the Royals, the Council of the Headmasters, and all the upper echelons involved in the administration of the Country . The old and new noble families wanted someone to blame .

Heads were going to roll before the storm would pass . Jirni and Orion were the keystones in many ongoing high profile trials, not only as witnesses but also as a Royal Constable and a member of the Knight's Guard respectively .

While the Queen's corps dealt with all the threats related to magic, the Knight's Guard had a defensive role inside the Griffon Kingdom . They were tasked with protecting and assisting the Royal Constables during their investigations .

It was a corps comprised only by Forgemasters and Mage Knights . Only a few, like Orion, were both, making them the cream of the crop . It has to be said that an academy wasn't the only way to learn a specialization .





The army had the means and the knowledge to train its members . Unlike an academy, the process could take far more than two years, depending on the talent and the number of missions a Guard had to take .

Also, the candidate had to prove their worth beforehand the training began . Most of the members of the Knight's Guards would start with only one specialization and learn the other over the years .

During their absence, Lith took care of the three girls to the best of his abilities and with the help of his family . Alas, there wasn't much he could do . No words could ease their suffering, no simple gesture could make their trauma fade away .

He could only stick by their side, not letting them hole up in their rooms . Only time could help . Lith was an expert on grieving and facing pain, but his methods couldn't be shared .

Lith lacked the necessary empathy to connect with Phloria or Friya . Killing the mind controlled students didn't bother him in the least . He knew only one way to deal with his enemies and wasn't interested in the reason why they attacked him .

As for Yurial's death, Lith regretted having missed the opportunity to know him better, to finally have a friend . He missed Yurial, but that was it .

'If I had to choose between mom, one of my sisters, or even Phloria and him, I would have done the same thing . I'm not a hypocrite . I'm aware that I didn't know Yurial well enough to care about him and now I never will . ' Lith thought .

Solus played a big part in his recovery, always reminding him of all the affection he had been showered with .

Lith left Elina and Rena to take care of Quylla . They were the best moms he knew . In his mind, if they weren't able to give her the solace and compassion she needed, then no one could .

Phloria and Friya were easier to deal with . He made them follow the routine his own counselor gave Lith after Carl's death . Waking them up at regular hours, forcing them to eat and spend time with those they loved .

Everything to show them that pain was just a part of life . That no matter how dark their lives felt, they weren't alone .

'This stuff never worked for me, but it's worth a shot . ' He thought .

The worst part for all of them was the night . Being alone in the dark, the girls couldn't stop their minds from being assaulted by bad memories, regrets, and hindsight .





Lith was always by Phloria's side, making sure that whenever she would wake up abruptly because of the nightmares, she would always find him right next to her .

When the academy started again, Quylla wasn't in the condition to move . Like many other students, she received permission to stay home and recover . She would get back to the academy the following year or whenever she was ready .

Lith, Friya, and Phloria resumed their lives, drowning themselves into work to keep their anxiety at bay . Professors were now able to cross from one floor to another . There hadn't been enough time to find replacements for the fallen ones, so Ironhelm now taught Forgemastering to both the fourth and the fifth year .

With Linjos gone, after the last tragedy, Headmaster Marth decided to go back to written and spellcasting exams inside the academy, just like in the past . The students had got enough real life experience in the last two years .

Now they needed peace and quiet . The civil war was no longer an issue, the traitor was gone, and when the anniversary came, Balkor didn't send any note . No one could believe to such luck, so they all made their children go back home and went into hiding for the following three days .

Balkor didn't send a single undead, giving the Griffon Kingdom the first piece of good news after so much suffering . Lith, Friya, and Phloria were inseparable during their days at the academy .

The girls rarely left him alone, studying and eating together . Phloria didn't leave his side even at night . Even though everything was clean like nothing bad had ever happened, seeing those corridors and all the common spaces still pierced her heart .

It reminded her of Yurial, of all the blood spilled . Lith's warmth and affection were the only lines of defense she had against the despair that would grip her mind if left alone .

The fifth year went by quickly . Lith never got out the academy, except for visiting Quylla, his dates with Phloria, and going back to his family . First, he had to deliver his niece, Leria, and later his little brother, Aran .

The final exams were easy for Lith . Soluspedia made the written exams a walk in the park . Casting spells in a closed classroom in front of the Professors didn't cause him any stress compared to Linjos's teaching methods .

Before the results came out, Lith was once again summoned to the Headmaster's office . This time there was no one beside Marth waiting for him . He seemed dead tired, but being his first year as Headmaster, it was understandable .

The pressure he was being subjected was nothing compared to Linjos's . The ancient noble households were not as overbearing as in the past, Balkor was missing, and not a single accident had occurred .

Yet Headmaster Marth was still learning the ropes and until all investigations and trials were over, it was his duty alone to take care of the academy's power core .

Lith sat in front of him, expecting the usual batch of bad news . The only time he had entered into a Headmaster's office without someone getting royally pissed off, was when Marchioness Distar introduced him to Linjos .

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