As Lori and Sachi entered the gates they raced towards the Dyna mansion. Suddenly a small symbol on Lori's neck lit up.
"Dammit!" Shouted Lori in pain, the symbol started to shine more brightly.
Sachi saw the symbol shining "mom what is happening?" she asked.
"Someone is scrying on me now. I think they know that we are together. So, they are scrying on both of us" quickly explained Lori. "The rune on my neck helps me from being seen from the scrying eyes. With the intensity it is glowing and the pain it is causing it should someone near to saint level or maybe a pseudo saint. Only they can use this powerful spell and can sustain the energy required."
"But how are they doing it?" asked Sachi worriedly amidst the pain.
"I don't know. I only know there should be a strong medium involved a powerful magical item like a high-quality mirror imbued with magi energy, water, magi reflective crystal or Mandalas" she explained.
The raced along the streets as Lori guided the mounts, the people around were shocked to see someone racing inside the kingdom.
"Did something happen or is someone attacking" one of the pedestrians watching asked the person beside him.
"No worries, who would be so foolish to attack our Alsan Kingdom?" replied his friend. "We still have the Dyna family here."
"You are right. Maybe there was an emergency" the first one thought.
The streets were wide and spacious so when people saw two unknown beasts running, they quickly gave way for them.
Sachi and Lori reached the Van Dyna family. Sachi can see the black gates decorated luxuriously as they neared. Both sides of the gates had two six tusked white elephants on top of the gates as symbol. They emitted a light pressure as they neared it.
As soon as the pressure entered Sachi it was dissolved like there was nothing at all and Sachi became normal. Lori saw the changes in her daughter and was little surprised but when she thought about the Rebirth Island and things she saw while travelling she felt it should be normal.
Lori quickly removed her hood and revealed her face to the guards; also she flashed a silver medallion with six tusked elephant and the other side had a golden bird with two heads.
Sachi was intrigued by the medallion; before she can inquire the gates opened allowing Lori and Sachi inside.
As soon as they entered the pendant around Sachi's neck cooled down and the rune on Lori's neck disappeared.
"Hmm?" Sachi felt the sudden change.
"Felt the change?" asked Lori smiling. "This house or should I say my family is covered under an invisible dome of protection. It repels enemies' magic."
"Wonderful!" exclaimed Sachi. "Magic, what a wonderful thing" she was amazed.
One of the guards quickly ran inside to announce the arrival of Lori and Sachi.
Everyone in the house was shocked at Lori's arrival. It's been 18 years since Lori left the house of Dyna.
There was no news about her for the past 18 years and no one spoke about her due to her father. As no one wanted to be on the bad side of the old general.
Meanwhile Sachi and Lori looked around and saw that the palace was decorated beautifully like some event taking place.
"It looks like something grand is happening. Mom, is this all for your return?" Sachi asked playfully.
"Don't be silly, even I did not know I would be coming here. Also, I went away with your father. So, there is no way my father would do this" Lori replied.
As the mother and daughter were chatting, the inside of the palace was boiling hot. No one knew how to face this situation. They did not know how Lori's father would react.
Still Lori was the daughter of the family and also a genius once selected for the central continent. Everyone prepared themselves and gathered in the main meeting hall.
Though they left the meeting hall just 30 minutes back after the rituals were finished. They had to go back now.
Quickly the family meeting was held. All the high elders, junior and new elders took their seats.
Lori and Sachi were escorted to the meeting hall. The hall was spacious, and the inside was really amazing. It was decorated with gold linings on the walls and many crystals were fixed decoratively to the walls and the chairs, which gave a shining and reflective look in the hall. And the decorative flowers with different colors and the scent they released were good.
As Lori and Sachi entered the hall. Sachi looked around the room. She saw many elders of the family looking at Lori. Some were angry, some pity and some had worried expressions while few sat in their seats without any expression. But no one spoke a thing.
The senior elders are uncles of Lori from bother her father and mother side. While the new ones are some relatives who achieved some merits while some other were her cousins whom she had not seen for a long time.
Sachi can see that the room was decorated lavishly with different materials and stones. The stones were magi stones which had energy. Decorating with Magi-stones this was new for Sachi as she knew how precious they are. Lori also gave surprised look at this setup.
She knew they were rich and had few stores of magi-stones but they never used it like this nor her father never indulged in fancy. Something definitely happened.
"Did some event take place?" Sachi whispered.
"Did I come here early? I came with you right?" Lori questioned back.
Sachi just clicked her tongue at her mother.
There is an empty throne in the middle of the hall two steps high from all the elders sitting around. behind it was another throne which was also empty.
"What ever happens do not do anything stupid. Just be quiet and listen to everything" Lori warned Sachi.
Sachi felt something strange at her mother's words. "Will something happen?" she questioned.
Her mother just smiled and pressed her hand to assure Sachi.