Chapter 3041 When the Great Mother Speaks (Part 1)
3041 When the Great Mother Speaks (Part 1)
"I should be the unluckiest man on Mogar for that to happen and we both know I'm the luckiest." Lith said.
"Thanks." Kamila giggled like a little girl.
"I was talking about Elysia." Lith said in mock indignation.
"Jerk!" She punched his shoulder with all of her strength, hurting her hand and losing the breathing rhythm. "Don't joke about that. I'm already envious that you are her favorite.
"I can't stand the thought of being number two in your heart too. If not number three."
Solus spent more time with Lith than Kamila and the secret bedtime story proved that she also knew about the family dynamics more than Kamila as well.
"I'm not her favorite and you're my number one. Always." He interrupted her exercise to hug her from behind and heal her hand.
"Really?" She asked, leaning her head on his chest.
"Of course. Make it so, number one!" Lith used a mind link to explain the reference to her.
"I knew I shouldn't have married a nerd." She said while chuckling. "Let's be clear, if you want me to grow a beard, you have to get bald first."
"I'd rather not." He shuddered at both ideas. "Seriously, I'm not Elysia's favorite."
"Yeah, right. And I'm secretly the seventh god of magic." She snorted.
"I am serious. I'm not making this up just to coddle your feelings." Lith replied. "And it's not just an opinion either. I know I'm right because Elysia showed it to me through the Dragon scales. She loves you a lot. She just doesn't understand you."
"Because I don't have scales, I know." Kamila's shoulders slouched.
"No, because you either treat her like an adult or a human baby." He said. "Just treat her like I do. Like a very smart baby but still a baby."
"Was this her first time?"
"Yes." Lith sighed, a bit envious of getting to the crib second. "You did great too, little guy. We are proud you can stand up, but you could already do it when we took you in. Elysia has just learned it, instead."
Valeron's worries about the difference in treatment disappeared as Lith picked him up and talked to him with a soothing voice.
"See? What I was trying to show you is that even though they are smart, they are still babies. Without the scales, they don't understand long words or difficult concepts, only the tone of your voice." Lith said.
"By reading them stories, I taught them how to recognize when I'm happy, sad, angry, or confident. Elysia used her diagnostic spell on me because she heard my pained voice and associated it with the scenes where a hero is hurt and the healer intervenes."
He showed Kamila one of the illustrated books from the children's library.
"Holograms help, but they aren't essential. Just show the children one of the images and teach them how your voice changes based on your emotions. They will learn to recognize how you feel even when you're not telling them a story, building a bond with you."
Kamila nodded while complimenting Elysia for standing up and helping her to do it again. The baby girl was happy to oblige, holding her mother's hands for support as she searched for her balance.
"Thank you for sharing this moment with me." She said. "Do you have the time to listen while I tell them a story and give me pointers or do you have to get back to work?"
"I've all the time on Mogar for my girls. It's a man's duty to protect his family. Right, little guy?"
"Yes, Papa." Valeron said surprising them with a first time of his own.
***
Jiera Continent, Wild Empire, city of Laska.
Bodya used Lith's channels with the Kingdom to go back to his homeland via the transoceanic Gate and then he travelled to the Nidhoogs' underground lair.
Council communication amulets were supposed to work from any distance, but Vothal's rune was still offline and all the members of Bodya's family refused to answer his calls.
"Grampa's rune is still on, so he is alive but that doesn't mean he is okay." In the days following Thaymos' destruction, Bodya had tried to contact Vothal to thank him for his help and make sure that he hadn't been punished harshly.
