Supreme Magus novel Chapter 4438

Chapter 4438: Impossible Dilemma (Part 2)

"Same thing if a particular method is conveniently effective for one noble yet useless to everyone else."

"Is there anything Orion and I can do to help you?" Lith asked.

"Just keep us safe." Jirni turned to look at the children. "Gods, this is the first time Dripha is dining without us. I wonder how she’s doing."

"I miss her too, but we couldn’t bring her along." Orion shook his head. "It would be like carrying a sign that says ’I’m with Jirni Ernas’ over our heads. Let’s hope our baby girl isn’t taking it too badly."

***

Meanwhile, at the Verhen Mansion, Dripha was inconsolable. For the first time in her brief life, no matter how much she cried, her parents didn’t come. Lucky, Friya, and Quylla did her best to pacify the baby girl, but to no avail.

She barely ate during the day and nothing at all past sundown.

"Have you tried shapeshifting into Jirni?" Solus asked.

"Yes, but we must have done something wrong because Dripha started to cry again after a single spoonful of food." Quylla replied. "Imitating Dad failed even more spectacularly. She didn’t buy it for one second."

"It’s not my fault." Morok massaged his pulsing temples. "I did my best Orion impression, but there’s no way I can look at her with his loving eyes or that silly rumbling voice he makes when he feeds her."

"Same." Nalrond said. "Is there any chance you can bring Jirni and Orion back home tomorrow, Solus? A baby that young missing too many meals might be dangerous."

"I’m more worried about Dripha growing up afraid of being abandoned." Friya cradled the baby girl in her arms like she had seen Jirni do countless times, but Dripha only cried harder.

"I’ll do what I can." Solus replied.

Tired and defeated, the Ernas put Dripha back into her crib. She fell asleep almost instantly, too tired to keep fighting. When she woke up later at night, her eyes fell on the Rune Stores still piled up in a corner of her crib.

The last time Dripha had seen her parents was that morning, when Jirni had handed her the toys, and she had thrown them away again. In her silly, childish mind, Dripha believed that everything happened because of her.

So she came to the conclusion that her parents had abandoned her because she had refused to play with the Rune Stores. Dripha crawled to the nearest toy, squeezing it again and again to listen to the sound of the Brezza rune.

She could almost feel something clicking inside of her every time the Air Store squeaked. A faint connection to the air element, which, to a mind so young, was difficult to grasp.

This time she didn’t give up, hoping that if she learned what that weird sound was, her parents would take her back.

***

Gernoff’s secret compound, earlier, that same day.

"What do you mean, she’s gone?"

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