Supreme Magus

ring too many.

Lith refused to leave her side until she woke up and to return to the cottage until the next day.
Locrias’ and Valia’s families stayed for the night as well, clenching their loved ones until Salaark forced them back to the Kingdom.

Once they were gone, the two Demons fell onto their right knee and brought Kamila’s hands to their forehead in submission.

“Thank you, my liege.
My sword is yours.
My life is yours.” They said in turns.

“Shouldn’t you tell that to Lith?” Kamila felt awkward from such deference.

Not even her niece and nephew were so respectful toward her.
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“The dark lord sits on a dark throne, casting a shadow that swallows us.” Locrias’ voice oozed sarcasm as he stared at Lith.
“Your grace, instead, cast a light on us and gave us our families back.
We won’t ever forget your kindness.”

“How do you know? You weren’t there when I asked Lith to let you out.” She asked.

“He told us.” Valia replied.

“They deserved the truth.” Lith said in reply to her gaze.
“As you reminded me yesterday, they are people, not tools.
I disregarded their feelings just like those of my mother.
They deserve better from me.”

Lith and Kamila returned to the beach at sunrise and by then, Mogar seemed to have become a brighter place.
Just a bit, but still brighter.

Right before darkness fell upon the Griffon Kingdom.

***

City of Valeron, Royal Palace, right after sundown.

Archon Jirni Ernas had so much work to do those days that even after pulling an all-nighter she would still find several piles of papers on her desk the morning after.

She had her duties as Lord Commander of the Constables and as the political representative of the Ernas family in the Royal Court.
After Morn had pulled the stunt that had led to Lith’s charges for high treason, Gunyin had asked her help.

The ongoing war forced him to spend most of his time in the Ernas Duchy to take care of their cultivated fields and resources.
After taking care of his own family, of the Household, and of the people of his region, Gunyin lacked the energy to properly follow the madhouse that politics had become.

The intervention of the Council had stopped Thrud’s advance but there was still no real strategy to win the war.
They could now prolong the struggle for months, maybe years, but unless they got rid of the Golden Griffon, every victory only bought them time.

The Mad Queen’s troops were immortal and used such ability to its fullest.
They fought with all their might until the last breath, using the experience gained to become stronger.

The worse part about that was Thrud’s army learning more from their defeats than from their victories.
The stronger the opponent they faced, the more things those among them with Dragon Eyes would learn.

The Emperor Beasts in the Madness had yet to come out, but all of Thrud soldiers had consumed a small dose of ambrosia.
Thrud would always send those who had managed to awaken the Eyes on the frontline.

This way, once their bodies regenerated inside the Golden Griffon, they would share the acquired knowledge with everyone.
It was a well-oiled, immortal machine of destruction.

On top of her work as a political advisor and Archon, Jirni also had to deal with the Royals and their attempts to draft a deal that Lith would accept.
After the fiasco with Kamila, they were onto Jirni, blaming her for having failed to notice where the Constable’s loyalty truly lay.

Actually, Jirni had always known about Kamila’s intentions, she just didn’t care.

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