"She says she doesn't want to wait. She wants to grow up now." Kamila translated the different inflections of no for the rest of the family.
"Kids can't wait to get older while adults don't want to." Raaz sighed. "Youth truly is wasted on the young. Come to Grampa, Valeron."
"It's a story as old as time." Elina chuckled as the boy rushed to her husband and Elysia glared at him. "Anyway, I'm more worried about you, sweetie. Be careful out there."
"Don't worry, Mom." Lith replied. "I'm not going to Kandria and there is no plague this time. On top of that, I'm not just a rogue Awakened kid anymore. If I can't deal with whoever is pulling the strings in Kophar, I have plenty of people I can call for help."
***
Two days later, Lith, Solus, and Menadion walked through the Warp Gate in Kophar.
The Royals had gifted the First Ruler of the Flames a deep violet Magus robe in the hope of rekindling her past love for the Kingdom and appealing to her pride.
