604 Web of Lies (Part 2)

"There's no need. Do you remember the mana crystals I left in the tea room and the promise I made to your sister?" Lith asked.

Kamila nodded, yet she wasn't reassured by his words. Lith was too serious, he was clearly hiding something from her.

"I kept my word. I used the array to know when she was in danger and unleash a spell that reflected on Fallmug all he did to Zinya. He didn't harm a single hair of hers."

"That's- great news. If everything is fine, then why the long face?" She asked.

"Kami, what I did is a crime. A blatant abuse of power made it worse by the fact that I left him alive. Now, I'm confessing my crime to you and entrusting you with the knowledge about a secret spell of mine at the same time.

"Do you understand how serious this is?" His words wiped the smile from her face.

"I understand." She said after a moment of hesitation.