Supreme Magus - Chapter 489

Chapter 489






"It's bad indeed if I can't even use a metaphor without it being dissected!" Lith snapped .

"You guys are unbelievable! You consider me old enough to get married, live on my own, and even have children . Yet at the same time, I'm apparently too stupid to choose who I should date .

"I don't remember a single objection at Rena marrying Senton just because he could be after my money . Why are you blowing everything out of proportion? If my birthday is such a bother, I can always cancel the party .

"I'll spend the morning with you and the evening with her . Everybody wins!" Lith said .

'Or at least I do . ' He actually thought .

"Lith dear, we don't think that you are stupid . " Elina said while shushing the peanut gallery .

"It's just that Senton had his family business and even if he was a gold digger, well, we were confident that the moment he broke Rena's heart you would've ripped his out . " Elina replied while biting her lower lip .

"You what?" Raaz quieted Rena's outburst by placing his hand over her mouth . She didn't know whether to be more infuriated by her parents' lack of trust in her judgment or by the shadow of death that had lingered over her marriage .





"We are just worried about you . Kamila sounds like a good woman, but you are a Great Mage who could get a fief and a noble title with a snap of your fingers . If only you relinquished your mania of traveling like a migratory bird, of course . "

Elina had tried countless times to make her son take up a more sedentary career . Every time Jirni called to tell her about Lith's latest achievement, she would feel something crushing her heart .

Elina knew from experience that the bigger the reward he got, the deadlier his mission must have been .

"I'd never force you to choose between her and your family, I'm just nervous because this is the first time you've brought someone home . It means the world to me . Yet since you have always refused to introduce her to us, I can't help but be worried by your sudden change of heart . "

"Relax, Mom, Kamila is not a gold digger . I've met plenty of them . Heck, now I can admit I even dated a few, but I never fell for their trickery . They always make up some sob story and then start asking for money, favors, or magical items .

"Ever since I've known Kamila, she has never asked me for anything but to be careful doing my missions . She told me about her family when I told her about mine and that's it . No relative that needs a Healer, no forgemastering asked or given .

"For the record, she wanted to meet you for a month now . It was me who delayed because I was afraid you would scare her . " Lith sighed .

Elina had heard a lot about Kamila from Tista after she had returned from Othre . Lith's words made her hope she could be the one who finally grounded her boy, maybe even give her a grandchild or two .





"What do you mean scare her?" She gasped .

"Mom, Kamila is a career woman, she's older than me, and she's not a mage . I would really appreciate no mentions about how much she earns, how many kids she has planned and stuff like that . "

"Don't worry, she won't hear a word about it from us, right?" The peanut gallery nodded, even the still gagged Rena .

"What about the rest? Is there something she doesn't like to eat? Anything we should know?" Elina asked .

"Just one thing . She is as terrified as you are of making a bad first impression, so cut her some slack . " Lith replied before working out the final details .

***

'Based on Earth's calendar and how close the new year is, I'd say I was reborn around mid December . It's odd how people on Mogar have split the year into seasons and weeks but not months . ' Lith mused as he opened one Warp Steps after another, crossing the space between Derios and Lutia in less than a minute .





'Hey, Copernicus, less thinking and more acting . You're scaring your date by showing off this much . ' Solus warned him .

Kamila was used to Warp Gates and considered them a marvel of magic . Them being fueled by a whole city made it much easier for her to not think about the amount of power they required .

She had studied the maps, so she knew the Marquisate's capitol and the village were hundreds of kilometers apart . Seeing the scenery around her change with every Gate Lith opened with but a flick of his wrist was beyond impressive .

"I'm a bit tired, do you mind if we stop a few minutes so I can catch my breath?" Lith lied through his teeth . They were in the middle of a small clearing, on top of a hill he had picked to avoid dirtying their shoes and pants with mud or snow .

"Sure . " She smiled reassured at the idea he was still human . "You shouldn't exert yourself so much . We could have taken a coach . "

"And waste a lot of time and money for something I can do for a roasted chicken's worth of energy? No way . " He replied with an indignant tone, making her laugh heartily .

"By the way, I know it's your family, your rules, but isn't our attire a little too casual?" Kamila asked pointing at her legs . For the first time in his life, Lith had actually picked someone else's attire .

She was wearing a warm long coat over a salmon pink woolen sweater, black pants, and flat shoes . Lith had insisted on clothes she wasn't fond of and comfortable shoes whereas she would have preferred something more sophisticated .

"No . You are forgetting that my house is in the middle of the farmlands . Heels would get stuck in the soft ground and the kids will make a mess of your clothes . One of your usual pencil skirts would make you look great for about five minutes .

"Then you would trip over their toys and their adorable, little, and ever dirty hands would make you curse every second of your stay . " Now it was his turn to laugh .

If not for the self cleaning properties of the Skinwalker armor, Lith would never wear anything but sweatpants near his little brother or his niece .

"Do you think they will like me or will they try to burn me at the stake?" Kamila had been second guessing herself for almost a week . She was older than Lith's biggest sister and was scared at the idea his parents were even one bit as bad as her own .

"You already know Tista, which is a plus . As for my mother, when I told her you would come to our home for my birthday, she freaked out as much as you did . Heck, she even used almost the exact same words . " Lith shrugged .

"You didn't tell her I freaked out, right?" Kamila was still embarrassed about the poor performance of her nerves . After facing a Carpenter, she found it unbelievably stupid being so scared of a loving mother .

Maybe .

"Of course I didn't . " Lith lied again, as Solus emitted retching sounds in his head .

'I hate how easily he spouts bullshit, but seeing how both Elina and Kamila relaxed after knowing how nervous the other one was, I must admit it's the right thing to do . ' She thought while Lith opened the last Gates that brought them in front of the Verhen household .

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