Supreme Magus novel Chapter 3978

Chapter 3978: Faint Echo (Part 1)

"No. I really don’t." Elina sniffled, her eyes misted with tears. "I thought there was no harm in teaching the babies a few words. Valeron is already two years old, and Lith learned how to read and write the same winter he became three.

"Do a few months make that much of a difference?"

"For a normal baby, no, but Elysia and Valeron are far from normal. They are already Awakened and very smart." Leegaain had no idea that Lith had Awakened at birth and had always been an adult in a baby’s body, giving him the wits not to use magic in public or harm others.

"Learning how to read and write has taught the Hatchlings to associate words with symbols, and magical runes are nothing but symbols of power that can be vocalized, drawn, or conjured by a powerful mind.

"Now, every time Elysia and Valeron see a spell or hear a magic word, they don’t just hear a funny sound and see some pretty lights anymore. They notice the structure of the spell as they do with normal words and try to reproduce them with their means.

"Since they live in a house full of powerful mages who use their abilities to do everything they want, you have just given the babies the tools for learning the language of magic with the same ease as they are learning how to speak."

"Is that a bad thing?" Elina asked.

"It’s the dream of an academy professor, but the nightmare of any parent." Salaark replied. "Elysia and Valeron will start to use magic in the same way as they see us using it, but without our wisdom or self-restraint.

"You’ve seen how casually the Featherlings have conjured water constructs and how Elysia employed Mirror Magic like it was a toy. Imagine what might have happened if, instead of an empty beach, you were in a crowded place or even at your home.

"The water dragons would have tripped someone or flipped a table at worst, but that’s only because the babies lack the skill and power to do worse. The Zero spell, instead, might have hurt someone, and badly."

"I’m sorry." Elina hated to sound like a broken record, but she didn’t know what else to say. "Is there anything we can do to fix this?"

"No." Leegaain shook his head. "There is no way to unring a bell. We can only explain to the kids why they must refrain from using magic and hope they listen to us. They are intelligent for their age, but they are still Hatchlings.

"If scared, bored, or excited, they might forget our warning because they either don’t care or think of the consequences."

"About that." Kamila raised her hand, and the Guardians nodded for her to continue. "I’m certain that no one used Zero Magic in our house, so where did Elysia learn its magic word and rune?

"Also, I know it’s a good thing, but why didn’t Valeron use it as well? They are usually two peas in a pod. Whatever one does, the other tries to follow."

"Those are excellent questions, Kamila." Leegaain said, offering his hand covered in Dragon Scales to Valeron, who grabbed it. "You are not in trouble, Hatchling. I’m going to ask you a few questions, and I need you to be honest with me. Okay?"

Valeron turned to Solus and Kamila to be reassured.

"Okay." He answered after they smiled and caressed his head, proving they weren’t angry with him.

"Do you know that magic word?" Leegaain asked, and Valeron nodded.

"Did you learn it by yourself or did Elysia teach it to you?"

"Ely." Valeron pointed at the baby girl who puffed black smoke out of her nostrils with pride.

"Have you ever used it?" Leegaain kept smiling but crossed his fingers.

"No." Valeron shook his head. "Bad word. Cold. Too cold."

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