Phoenix POV
I woke up to the smell of fried dumplings, it could only mean one thing "GG!" I started running down the hallway.
"It's my dumpling. This is terrible you don't look like a dumpling anymore. No this won't do, you're too skinny, let me go make you some pancakes too. Honestly Roy, what have u been feeding my great grand kids, they're all to skinny"
"GG, I've missed you" I said running into GGs arms.
"Well Audrey, Phoenix has been very ill for the past 2 years so I decided to change how we eat", my mother said looking irritated. "Plus I don't think this is healthy for children. I mean a healthy body is a happy soul"
"More like depressed. Come now Nixy sit next to GG and have some tea, with dumplings, all the carbs you want" GG said
"I mean you can try, but Nixy always sits next to me" my mother said looking cocky, I almost feel bad for what about about to say, but mama wants dumplings.
"I want to sit next to GG", I said, trying to climb onto the chair.
"GG, where's grandma" Asmin asked, walking into the dining room pulling up a chair.
"She's right here" grandma said.
"Hi mum, how are you" my mother said.
"I'm fine, where's Sia, and Roy", Grandma said, there's always been tension between Mum and grandma.
"Selina watch your manners, that's the mother of your grandchildren"
"I'm sorry Alinda its been a long journey here" Grandmother said.
"Its Alinta, mother, please can we not do this in front of the children", Dad said walking into the dining room with Alessia.
"Well your sisters will be here tomorrow" Grandma said sitting down at the table.
"And Your uncle is coming tomorrow as well with his wife, his daughter is pregnant and with her husband too" GG said, whilst placing 4 dumplings on my plate, my mother looked like she was going to go into cardiac arrest. "Now, I brought some chocolate for my great grandchildren". This day couldn't get any better.
"Alind- Alinta, Roy I want to have a conversation with you two later this evening, I believe its important"
"I'll take Asmin and Phoenix to play with Kai and Charlotte, you guy can have a conversation without us"
"I- I could go with the children and watch them" GG said
"No, mother you need to be part of this conversation too" Grandmother said.
"Ummm, but should the children have adult supervision"
"Mum, please, you need to stop trying to get out of this conversation we agreed to have"
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Alinta POV
"Well, were all here. What do you want to talk about Mum" Roy said, looking confused.
"Your Grandma and I have been talking and we think its best if Grandma retires and comes here to help look after Phoenix until she's 11 and goes to school. We think that her going to school at 9, is too young"
"I don't need help looking after my own child. And why do you think I need help"
"We believe that, Phoenix may need more protection"
"More, More- More protection", I said stunned.
"Phoenix doesn't need protection" Roy said
"Really. LOOK I refuse to have her get taken away by the church", Selina said. "I have sources saying there will be an assassination on this family. We believe it could be the church, but there's another possibility"
"Yes we've known the church has been an issue and we've been monitoring them, and there's no abnormal activities"
"Then, it's, oh. Listen, I've been investigating the fall of the Luna empire. It was done by extremists, they believe that kindred and spirits shouldn't exist, they completely killed every kindred in the entire kingdom, looking for the reincarnation of Luan, but he wasn't found. I believe they want to wipe out the Pyro empire too. They believe that humans have been forgotten and discriminated against, they believe those who are gifted and those who are human should be treated equal. That Kings, Queens, emperors and empresses, the entire class system should be wiped. That a government should take over as well as democracy" Selina said looking disappointed.
"But, we live under a democracy already, the class system of nobles is only to protect spirits apart from that all laws are voted on" I said.
"I know, I know but I want to see my great grandchildren. Plus, I can help Phoenix get healthy" Audrey said.
"Fine, fine, but how are you going to tell Phoenix that she can't go school yet" Roy said.
"Look, I think we should keep it under wraps that Phoenix is the reincarnation and a spirit. We should change her name to Nixy" Audrey said
"Okay, okay you guys have a point. Well the announcement will be Nixy Pyro. We call her Nixy anyway. But how are we going to hide her powers, or the fact of her hair, when she gets angry it sets fire"