"This must be Magus Verhen!" Usul's voice oozed sarcasm. "Quick, roll out the red carpet and throw a few rose petals. We don't want to look bad on Osyan's special day!"
"Thanks for the thought, but that's unnecessary." Lith stepped through the door as Geldrid rambled something about her being Magus to have such a humble guest in her honored home. "We are all friends here, aren't we?"
Usul was about to mock call a rescue team of the Queen's Corps to drag the birthday boy out of the bathroom, but the voice died in his throat. The tall stranger looked like the Supreme Magus and wore a white and golden robe identical to the one depicted on the posters hung across the city.
The only weird thing about the man was the two toddlers strapped to the baby carriers on his chest and a slightly older boy sitting on his shoulders.
