Chapter 176 (1/2)

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at 11th of July 2019 05:06:57 PM

Chapter 176

”Joseph,” said his father, as his mother sat at the table, looking over the selection he had made for her . Stella was busy telling her what each thing was .

”Yes, father?” Joseph said, stepping over to his side .

William was holding a stack of papers, where his careful handwriting could be seen in tiny neat rows .

”Son, you don't need to worry so much about your mother . I know that the system can't do anything about her magic null, but that doesn't mean you need to stop everything to try and change her . She's a human, so what? We were all humans only a few months ago . If it's a year before you get the time to figure it out, she's not going to age that much . ”

”I know that I have a lot on my plate right now,” Joseph conceded, looking back at his mom as she was happily digging into a chocolate cake, while Stella was telling her about all the people they had saved .

”She's surrounded by a nation of mages that would die to keep her safe . We have a lot of things that need your attention as the king of a nation . We need a home . And you have a lot of people that need guidance . ”

”I know . ” Joseph sighed and closed his eyes . Nikmesh was dead but his mind was still stained with rage . Things made him so angry, so easily now, and he didn't know how to fix it .

”Joseph, are you going to join me?” asked his mom, looking up from the fudge she was devouring .

”Mom,” he said with a laugh . ”You should try to eat real food instead of just sweets!”

”Why? These things taste delicious!”

”But if you only eat sweets, they will cause your body harm . Your teeth will go bad and you will develop health problems . ”

”Oh, Joseph, don't be silly! These taste really good! Are you going to join me, or not?”

”Sorry, mom, but I probably need to deal with some important things,” he said, glancing at his dad .

”Oh, yea, you were going to have some big kingly meeting . Well, go ahead . I'm going to enjoy this stuff and probably go to bed . ”

Joseph gathered Stella and his dad, then teleported them to the meeting location . They arrived a full twenty minutes early, but already a third of them were there .

”Your majesty, we are having a lot of problems with the laws you have dictated,” said his father, sitting at the table .

”I figured there would be some problems I didn't foresee, but we shall wait until everyone arrives to discuss them . I don't like to repeat myself . ”

His father nodded and went back to going through the papers he had brought with him .

As each person arrived for the meeting, Joseph was amused by the variety of names they used to refer to him . Stella seemed annoyed by it, and kept glancing at him, as if trying to make a point about him needing to choose only one honorific t.i.tle .

When it was time for the meeting to begin, he stood, signaling the quiet talk to cease .

”First of all, I am going to be out of contact for a while after this meeting . I have been invited to visit with the Mother of Dragons, and feel a need to accept the invitation . I honestly have no idea how long I will be gone, but I a.s.sure you, I will attempt my best to see to each of your reports before I leave . I am sure that I will need some time to think before responding to some of them, but I will try my best . ”

He watched as they all seemed to accept that, with the understanding that he didn't have a choice about visiting the Mother of Dragons . None of them really knew who she was, but the t.i.tle was impressive enough, that they understood his dilemma .

Holding up a thin book, Joseph handed it to Stephan . ”I have several new spells that will be good for all incoming students to learn . Please make sure they make it to the required schools . ”