Supreme Magus novel Chapter 3724

Chapter 3724: Still Family (Part 1)

According to Thrud’s words, Leegaain was also guilty of not protecting Jormun from the thing that had caused the argument with Thrud.

Once again, Ufyl refused to focus on the details of the Unwavering Loyalty array, but Valeron could still feel the Seven Headed Dragon’s shame. Whatever it was, it shamed Thrud even more, and she had regretted it until her bitter end.

Once Ufyl was done, the other Divine Beasts answered Valeron’s questions, but it was more of the same.

They all glossed over the gruesome parts and deeply regretted everything they hid from him. Also, the Divine Beasts seemed desperate to emphasize how much Thrud loved Valeron and Jormun. That whatever she had done, she had done it for them.

"Why Lith?" Valeron asked his last question despite already knowing the answer.

The Divine Beasts unanimously replied that it was Thrud’s wish and that they had fulfilled it.

"You ask Lith hide truth me?" Valeron wanted to know if Lith had lied to him per Thrud’s instructions.

"Mother couldn’t ask more from Verhen, but there was no need to." Everyone replied when their turn came. "He wanted to protect you as much as we did. That’s why we never said anything whenever he brought you to visit us.

"We despise Verhen for what he did to your parents, but our love for you is greater than that."

"Why Lith fight Mom? Why Lith fight Dad?" Valeron asked, and everyone remained silent, just like Lith had done.

The only difference was that while Lith regretted lying to Valeron, not his actions during the War of the Griffons, Thrud’s Divine Beasts regretted both. When Valeron felt it, he wondered how much he didn’t know about his mother.

Luckily for him, in his naivety, he believed that if even her sworn enemy was willing to defend her memory, Thrud had to be a proud and honorable warrior. His mind refused to picture her as a bad person unless he received undeniable proof, and nobody was willing to give him that.

"Thanks." Valeron extended his little arms, and the Divine Beasts embraced him in turns.

He asked them to remember with him the happy times they had spent together at the Golden Griffon, and the Divine Beasts gladly delivered.

Through the Divine Beasts’ eyes and memories, Valeron relived his early days. He felt Thrud’s love for him as strong as he remembered it and was reassured that Jormun would have never left his side unless he was forced to.

Both those things made the baby boy happy and confused him even more.

How could Valeron’s parents love him yet entrust him to the man who had murdered them? Why were those bad Awakened so angry with Thrud and Jormun if they had been nothing but loving and caring people?

Valeron found no answer to his questions but decided to put them to rest. The Dragon Scales, mind links, and Leegaain’s empathic connection reassured him that whatever the Divine Beasts were hiding from him, his feelings for him hadn’t changed.

They loved him and were willing to fight to the death to protect him. Despite all the lies and omissions, they were still his family.

***

Verhen Mansion, later that evening.

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