Supreme Magus novel Chapter 3718

Chapter 3718: Perfect Kingdom (Part 1)

"Did you have to tell that poor boy all those bad things about his mother?" Elina grunted. "Hasn’t he suffered enough?"

"They are not bad, just the truth." The Guardian replied. "Now that the curtain on our charade has been ripped out, the more things we hide from Valeron, the more he’ll suffer in the future.

"At least this way, he gets an age-appropriate picture of the circumstances of his adoption. Or did you want me to stay silent and let Lith take all the blame? To let the wound between them bleed and fester?"

"No, Grandfather. You’re right." Elina sighed. "I know this might fix things with Lith and end his suffering, but I also don’t want to cause Valeron even more pain. This situation is tearing them both apart. It seems that no matter what string you pull, someone’s heart ends up unravelling."

"Well put, child." Leegaain nodded. "The problem is there’s no better solution. There has always been a chasm between Lith and Valeron. The lies bridged them, but never filled the gap, and their mutual affection only made the fall worse.

"Now that the bridge is gone, truth is the only cure. It may be painful and harsh, but the truth can at least stop the chasm from getting deeper and wider. Everything else is up to them."

"What more can Lith do?" Raaz asked in outrage. "He took in the son of the woman who made him kill Phloria! He treated Valeron like his own until Lith loved him as his own! We all did!

"My son almost died to protect Valeron, even when the boy wanted to have nothing to do with him! What do you want Lith to do next? To raise a new continent? To put a new moon in the sky?"

"That would be easy." Leegaain replied. "What Lith has to do is much harder. He has to forgive himself."

"What do you mean?" Raaz’s rage faded as he saw the compassion in the Guardian’s features. "How can self-forgiveness help Lith?"

"Babies are not as dumb as people think." Leegaain replied. "As long as Lith blames himself, Valeron will pick on that. The more Valeron trusts Lith, the more he will believe Lith when he says it’s all his fault.

"Think about what happened to Elphyn and Ripha Menadion. Their relationship was ruined because Ripha blamed herself for Threin’s death, and Elphyn believed her words. Love is a double-edged sword, child.

"It’s those we love who can cut us deeper, and that only because we allow them to. In this case, Lith’s self-loathing hurts both Valeron and himself. Because they allow it to."

"Should I go and tell him?" Raaz asked.

"Has telling someone ’It’s not your fault’ ever solved anything?" Leegaain asked in reply.

"No." Raaz slouched his shoulders and slumped on the nearest chair. "No matter how many times Lith hears it, it will be a waste of breath until he believes it."

***

Griffon Mountain Range, Griffon Nest Mountain, at the same time.

It was rare for them to assemble, and when they did, they always returned to the place where everything started. The place where Tyris had evolved from an Emperor Beast into a Griffon and started her first family. freewebnσvel.cøm

Her grief never lasted less than a few centuries and only ended when she met someone just as special. Someone who could break through the veil of darkness eclipsing her heart and make her smile.

Never before had she mourned someone for so long, yet it only spoke of how deep her love for Valeron and how hard finding his match was. No Griffon blamed Tyris for her prolonged mourning because they all knew pain and how hard it was to overcome it.

"Thank you for coming here on such short notice, my children." Tyris said when the last Warp Gate closed.

She stood on a raised platform so that everyone could look at her.

"I’m sorry to distract you from your endeavors, but a series of recent events has forced my hand. Nonetheless, you have my sincerest apologies." She gave them a bow so deep that her luscious golden hair reached the floor like a shiny waterfall.

Seeing their foremother humbling herself pained the Griffons, so they fell to one knee and lowered their gaze, refusing to accept the honor she was giving them.

"Please, stand up." She said, and the Griffons obeyed without hesitation. "We are all equal here. I know I’ve failed you, and I need to acknowledge my mistakes if I am to ask you to acknowledge yours. Those who don’t lead by example are no leaders at all."

A hubbub of murmurs erupted throughout the cave as the Griffons tried to make sense of her words.

"Is this about Jorl?" A Thunder Griffon asked, noticing the Storm Griffon’s absence. "Did he offend you again?"