Supreme Magus novel Chapter 1711

"No. I wouldn't let you come back until I made sure that your mind isn't damaged and enough time passed so that you could make a rational decision, no." Silverwing admitted.

"And how long would that take? Months? Years? That doesn't sound like freedom, but control." Solus shook her head. "My answer is no."

'As if I'd let someone like her learn Lith's secrets. If I take a new partner, they could check my memories and ruin Lith's life. It's enough to tell his family that he isn't the real Lith to put at risk everything he loves.' She thought.

"It would take as long as it takes." Silverwing said with a sigh, putting on the table the second package. "By the way, child, you'd better throw the Removal unit away."

Phloria had already noticed the surge caused by the tower's energy trying to become whole again. She did as instructed, watching the wooden box turn into a bunch of wood splinters and small crystal fragments.

Removal units were relics of the past whose Forgemastering methods had been lost to time due to their uselessness. Silverwing had traveled far and wide to find one of the last pieces.

"Are you sure this is your final decision?" She asked.

"Yes, I'm sure." Solus replied, picking the stone ring up from the floor and offering it to Lith.

"Wait." Phloria said. "Wouldn't it be better to give the ring to Tista? She and you are friends, the bonding wouldn't mess up your personal life. You could even give it to Elina. She lives a quiet life and could use someone as powerful as you to protect her."

"Tista already has enough problems dealing with her hybrid nature. Having me inside her head would only make matters worse. Also, would you really be okay with another person hearing your thoughts, watching your every move, and commenting on everything you do?" Solus said.

"As for Elina, she's no mage. My presence would put her at risk of Awakening and live long enough to survive her husband and most of her children. On top of that, whoever I pick will have to shoulder the burden of keeping the tower a secret.

"Lith and I, instead, are already used to each other and we make a great team."

"What about you, Lith? What about Kamila?" Phloria asked.

'What about me?' She inwardly added.

"I would love to have Kami back, but I don't think that pushing Solus away would make her change her mind. What's done is done and the decision to accept it or not is up to her, just like Solus has the right to decide who she wants to bond with." Lith replied.

"I could say that neither Mom nor Tista can make Solus recover as fast as I do, or spout some cheesy line about destiny. Yet the truth is that I just want Solus in my life, but only if she agrees with it."

Then, he turned towards Solus.

"If you want to go with Silverwing, Mom, or Tista, I'll accept it. Just please give me back my stuff and delete my browser history."

Solus laughed at the joke while the two other women had no idea what he had just said.

"You are not going to get rid of me so easily, Lith Verhen." She took the ring out of Phloria's palm and put it on the medium finger of Lith's right hand, where it had always been.

Lith, Solus, and the inside of the tower shone like a sun for a brief moment as the bond was restored.

'This is it.' Phloria felt a part of her dying, yet she accepted it without flinching. 'Whatever they have, Lith didn't hesitate to put on Solus' ring in front of me. It's time I give up on the idea of going back together and start searching for someone who will put me first.'