"What happened?" asked Lori.
Jenny smiled at Lori and said, "nothing, I am just telling her about our childhood and adventures" and winked at her.
"It's been long time Jenny, and I missed you a lot as well" Lori smiled back walking towards them.
Her brother came forward making a sound to gain their attention "my dear niece, this is your second Aunt Isabella Amor, princess of Amorite kingdom" he introduced.
He introduced the other lady properly. Lori and Isabella just shared pleasantries but had no formal introduction properly. So, he came forward to introduce his second wife to both his sister and niece.
"Oh, I see that you became a playboy as well" teased Lori. Then she looked at Isabella and smiled "Nice to meet you, I am happy you have joined the family."
Amorite kingdom was the 4th kingdom under the Empire. And Isabella was the second princess of the kingdom.
This was actually ruled by one of the nobles who are not linked by blood of Finla kingdom. The founder of this kingdom did meticulous services, so he was awarded the title King and land to rule over. Their family was given the privilege to continue it as hereditary.
The First King was actually a merchant. He gained favour with the emperor with his skills and increased the empire's revenue a lot. This impressed the emperor at that time Morgan Finland who was also the grandfather of the current empress Garcia Finland. He rose in ranks and finally becoming a King.
"I am happy to join as well" replied Isabella smiling. Lori also looked towards the tree her brother looked and then they all sat reminiscing about the past and laughing at all the silliness of a time gone by."
"I see that you are not much worried about your husband and laughing and all" teased her bother.
"Artag" shouted his mother glaring at him.
Lori did not take his words seriously and just asked "Are you testing me or are you not aware?" she questioned with an eyebrow raised.
"You really did not change after these many years; your personality is still the same even after becoming a mother" he said with a teasing smile.
Then his face truly turned serious for the first time since Sachi met. He looked once again at the tree and then said "yes, I am aware, I received the signal as well"
"Signal?" Sachi interjected.
Sachi and others except for Jennifer were puzzled at what the brother and sister were talking.
Also, Sachi did not miss the teasing of her uncle where he commented about her mother's change. She though if her uncle had seen her mother in the Poalm mansion, maybe he would not recognize his sister.
Lori took a side glance at her brother and nodded her head. "Your father, me and your uncle have a secret magic signal which only we three can understand" she informed taking a small shard of white crystal.
"This is our mode of communication at the time of emergency" she showed it to Sachi which shocked her.
"I received a signal from you on that day, but I was in the critical movement of my examination. So, I sent him. When I came out and was about to leave, I received yours and the last is three days back" said Artag Dyna.
"Yes, I received the same day," said Lori. But suddenly she looked up shocked and asked, "you sent him?" then she turned towards Jennifer.
Jennifer just smiled and shrugged her shoulders.
"About what?" asked Sachi little anxious. She had little hard time understanding their conversation. As it involved more than one person. She was about to ask who went but restrained herself, as she wanted to know about her father first.
"Your father escaped and is hiding" revealed Lori.
"What?" Sachi was shocked. Her parents are more than what they seem she thought. The people she saw in the mansion and the ones she is seeing now are completely different. Were these their real personalities or the ones she saw in the mansion? Maybe they had to suppress their real selves due to family pressure and matters.
"I will try to contact our spies to keep their eyes and ears open" declared Artag.
Lori and Jenny just nodded. While Sachi's grandmother sobbed quietly.
"What about him? Where is he now?" Asked Lori
"Well on the way back to our kingdom. He nearly got caught by their spies and had to do a detour to escape" explained Artag.
Lori heart raced as she heard about the danger. She calmed down after hearing his escape.
"Can I ask who it is, or is it a need-to-know kind?" interrupted Sachi.
"This girl too curious these days" in a rebuking manner but was not serious.
"Oh! So, its a 'need to know kind of thing'."
"What is 'need to know kind?'" asked Artag puzzled.
"Well, your niece kind of made the word which means only information which can be shared or restricted info which we cannot tell. She termed it, we kind of went with the flow" explained Lori.
"Wow, so our niece is a genius with words" commented Artag.
Sachi blushed at the comment.
"Okay, now tell me what this about our symbol on the wall is?" asked Argon
"Do you remember our founder's story of encountering the guardian and how from then on it became our family crest or coat of arms?"
"Yes" replied Artag puzzled at what she was leading at.
Lori stopped and looked towards the tree once again. Artag also kept the glass down he was drinking and looked towards the tree. They both stared at it for a moment and resumed their talk.
It was the biggest tree in the garden; Sachi did not how old the tree was. It was wide and standing strong.
Sachi did not understand why her mother and uncle were looking at it again and again. "Is someone there?" she thought.
"Yes, mother, an old man is standing behind the tree listening to the conversation" came Queen's voice at that time confirming her guess. "Maybe that is why grandmother is looking at it."
Sachi was dumbstruck "what the heck? I was just joking, and it was true. I did not even feel the presence" she thought.
"I think it's because of the tree, it is conscious and helping the old man cover his presence. The tree is actually very big, it's covering the whole place the roots are too long" Queen relayed her observation.
Sachi had released Queen once they came to the garden without anyone knowing. So, she was flying in the sky taking in the surroundings and enjoying the wind.
"What are you implying?" asked Artag still puzzled.
"Would you believe me if I say we met our symbol on our way?"
"What?" Artag, Jennifer and the old lady were shocked. They all stood up with unbelievable look.