The Fires Within (Part 1)

"Nothing I say can make this better. In your shoes, I would be livid and I'd probably storm out of here in search of books about how to become a Dragon Slayer." Lith's words made a thin smile appear on Kamila's face while his warmth helped to dispel the self-doubt that plagued her mind.

"Don't worry about me. It's fine." She lied through her teeth.

"No, it's not." Lith shook his head. "Please, don't lie to me."

She tried to speak but only hiccups came out as being caught red-handed added humiliation to her wounds.

"What do you say if to make this up to you, we make sure that Elysia's first word in human language is 'mom'? I know it's not much, but at least this way we'll be even. Dragontongue for the Dad and human language for the Mom."

"I would love that." Only after every man in the family, young or not, exited the room did Kamila unbutton her shirt and breastfeed Elysia.