Supreme Magus novel Chapter 3841

Chapter 3841: Personal Question (Part 2)

"Gods, baby tears should be classified as tier one Forbidden Magic." Elina sighed. "Do you realize the kind of trouble you’ve put Surin and me in?"

On the one hand, Elina wanted to make it clear that Surin’s second word was mama and that dada was the third. On the other hand, she felt terrible at the thought of destroying the happiness of her husband.

"So-y?" Elysia had no idea what she had done wrong this time, but apologized tentatively to stay on the safe side.

"Is that a statement or a question, young lady?" Elina grunted.

"Sorry!" Valeron the Second bowed.

"What trouble?" Raaz stopped spinning. "What can these two adorable bundles of love have possibly done?"

"Please, sit down, dear." Elina exhaled sharply. "We are going to need it."

"You knew how to speak all along?" Raaz asked Surin the moment Elina was done bringing him up to speed.

"Da!" Surin giggled and nodded.

Raaz was outraged, but there was no point scolding a baby that young.

"I’m disappointed in you two." He frowned at Elysia and Valeron. "Surin trusted you. I trusted you. You hurt Grandpa Raaz."

"So-y! So-y!" Elysia cried, quickly followed by Valeron.

Raaz didn’t hesitate to show his displeasure, but just like Elina, he was easily pacified.

"So, how do we settle this?" He asked Elina while rocking his grandchildren in his arms.

"We could ask Salaark which word Surin learned first, dada or mama." She replied. "But that would achieve nothing except hurting one of us. What matters is that today Surin said both those words.

"The order doesn’t count. She said mama first only because I was the one with her. Were you here, instead, she would have said dada. Let’s call it a draw."

"I agree." Raaz nodded.

They sat together for a while, listening to their daughter calling them every now and then to make up for the lost time.

"Lady Elina, do you mind if I ask you a question?" Seeing the happiness of her hosts, Ophya decided she couldn’t wait for a better moment.

"Only if you take out the lady title." Elina replied with a smile. "I’m not a noble and you are no servant."

"I’m still your son’s employee." Ophya shook her head, making her golden hair sparkle in the sunlight and enrapturing the gazes of the babies. "I’d rather keep my distance and avoid crossing certain boundaries."

After spending months taking care of Garrik and Ryla first, and then of the toddlers, Ophya and Vyla had filled the gaps in their understanding of human customs. They had taken many trips to Lutia, and now the only thing that drew attention to the handmaidens when they interacted with people was their beauty.

They could have left Lith’s service for a while now, but they had decided to stay. Ophya and Vyla had one guest room each, not those of the servants’ quarters. Also, they ate delicious food at every meal and had free access to all the facilities of the Verhen Mansion.

Lith had given them free access to the inner and external training ground, and even to his official magical labs built inside the Mansion. He had no use for them, and by giving the handmaidens the means to deepen their mastery over the different branches of magic, Lith also improved the quality of their services.

Ophya and Vyla knew that once they left the Mansion, food and lodging would be at their own expense. Building a lab would have taken much more money than they had earned and years of work building their reputation in the Awakened community.

"Look, I understand your doubts, but I can assure you that Lith is our-"

"Why do you have yet to Awaken?" Ophya asked, cutting Elina short.

"I beg your pardon?" Elina asked in surprise.

"It’s not a hard question." Vyla shrugged. "Why didn’t you ask Lith, Tista, or even Aran and Leria to Awaken you?"

"Because we are not mages and don’t want to live that long." Raaz replied. "Being an Awakened takes a lot of time and effort that we prefer using to do what we love. I’ve never been good with books, and staying away from my wife and daughter for long would be torture."

"That’s not what I asked." Ophya said. "I understand your reasoning and don’t expect you to become a Council Elder. I only asked you why you didn’t Awaken."

"Why would we Awaken if we had no interest in prolonging our lives or practicing magic?" Elina tilted her head to the side.

"Why?" Vyla echoed in honest shock. "Are you seriously asking me this?"

Raaz and Elina exchanged a puzzled look and then nodded at her.

"Because even if you don’t practice Accumulation and limit yourself to Invigoration, it would keep you healthy. You wouldn’t need Lith’s rejuvenating sessions anymore because you could treat yourselves.

"More importantly, in case of an enemy attack, you would be capable of healing yourselves and others just by breathing. You wouldn’t need to carry potions around or learn complex spells.

"One breath of Invigoration and you would heal any wound you’ve suffered. Regrow a lost limb. Save one of your wounded children from the embrace of death."