Chapter 713 Green Inheritance

Chapter 713 Green Inheritance

Arad stood, "Baltos and the royal family would stay in this keep for protection. It's the safest place I can offer. Gin would handle all connection with the village or Alina, and I'll move the injured Kin here to finish her recovery,"

"And you?" Baltos stared at Arad.

"I'll be staying in my house for what little remains of the winter," He replied, "And I'll set off for the university afterward. I'm counting on you and Charlie to watch over the castle's building process," Arad replied, walking toward the door, "I'll bring Isdis here later to see you,"

"You can count on me. I guess I can keep doing my work from here?" Baltos nodded.

"You can. I don't need the castle right now. Use it as a base," Arad walked out.

Alcott smiled, "So the kingdom's capital is in Arad's territory now. That's akin to saying the whole kingdom is a part of his treasure hoard.

"Void is fated to absorb everything, and Arad already took the kingdom." Merlin opened the door and walked in, "It's not his power alone that's growing at an insane speed. His influence is stretching like wildfire,"

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ZON! Teleported to his house garden, landing outside the main door. "Finally back," He lifted his hand, about to knock on the door. ^I wonder what Aella would say about Zephyr getting sealed. I told her with my crows, but she's bound to ask personally about the details.^

He swung his knuckle at the door, about to knock.

CLACK! The door burst open, and Aella stood there. She opened it before he could even knock. "Welcome home,"

Arad stared at her, noticing a faint twitch in her magic that he didn't recognize, "You're angry about Zephyr. Sorry, I was late to save her."

Aella smiled, "I'm not angry," She pulled him inside by hand, "I knew she was sealed the moment it happened. We are linked, remember?"

"So you've felt it," Arad looked at Aella, "But that doesn't change the fact I couldn't save her," He could still see the strange flicker in Aella's magic and know that something was up in her.

"You're looking at my magic, right?" She giggled.

"How do you know that?"

"Your eyes glow purple whenever you do so. It's obvious."

"Wait...I didn't know that." Arad rubbed his eyes, "No wonder people get scared when I look at their magic."

"They get afraid thinking you're about to blast them with a spell. You probably should be careful when doing that," She sat on the couch and pulled Arad to sit beside her.

"So, you aren't angry?" Arad asked.

"It's not only emotions that can change one's magic. The magic itself can grow or shift," She pointed above her head, "Zephyr knew she didn't have enough concentrated damage to penetrate the barrier from the inside and that she'd be locked in for a while anyway."

The wind started rushing around her body, rising above her head and condensing into a glowing green crown. "She only had enough time to send less than a hundredth of her power, so she gave me the title and key to her greatest magic,"

"What thing is..." Arad gasped.

"Turn at what?" Arad asked, and she pulled her sword, "I'll slice you in half,"

"It is," Aella poked her head out of the living room's door, "I told you that we're the ones deciding,"

Merida stared at her, "Are you sure? Shouldn't he have the last say?"

"That won't do it. It's our job to decide on an order and rotation. You're up tonight so get yourself ready."

"I mean," Merida gasped, "About last time, I can't just come in and..."

"Arad doesn't care, I know that much," Aella turned toward Arad, "She said she'll love flying around a forest slaying monsters. Find a suitable place and take her out,"

"Ah! That's what you mean," It finally clicked in Arad's head. He turned toward Merida with a smile, "No wonder you were about to get aggressive," He looked at her sword, "We can do it that way as well,"

"Fine by me!" Merida replied. She doesn't care how she gets it, just wants to do it.

"Don't." Aella stared at them, "She doesn't have Eris's regeneration, nor your speed and power. She'll end up too injured. Take it slow with her," She then went back inside.

"Aella! I can handle myself!" Merida shouted at her.

"You'll end up crying. If his arms are thicker than your thighs, you can guess how the rest compare!" Aella called from the kitchen.

"I'll punch her down," Merida said, rushing past Arad.

"I heard that. Come if you want, I'll smack you with this radish," Aella said as she got ready to fight Merida.

Arad looked back, hearing the two scraping in the kitchen like cats.

"What are they going on about?" Arad sighed.

^[Wives banter. They aren't actually angry at each other or fighting seriously, so it's best to let them be.]^

^You're right. Those two could unleash enough power to blast the house away,^ He thought, walking toward the dungeon's entrance to teleport Kin to the Keep.

Arad stopped at the entrance and looked back, "Those two are agile, not even making a single sound while fighting around the kitchen." He mumbled, watching them through the eyes of a crow sitting at the window. None of them was able to hit the other nor made any sound as they jumped everywhere from the walls to the ceiling, masterfully dodging anything that could be knocked over.

^[Can I use the crow?]^ Doma asked.

^Why? Go ahead,^

Doma giggled, taking control of the crow instead of Arad.

"KWAAA! Merida, don't forget to take a bath after this,"

Merida immediately hit the ground with a red face.