As Rico left to inform the rest of the Clan members that there was an member of the Black Talons here Maria focused on treating Luis's wounds. The forest was very quiet while she was treating his wounds but after she finished Maria heard a crunch of some leaves. Tensing up because she could not sense anyone nearby she hurriedly looked toward the direction. She saw a tall female figure which oddly resembled her mother. It took her a second to realise it was actually her mother she was just hiding her presence.
"Mom?" she said, following which her mom stepped out of the dark shade of the tree.
"Took you long enough to notice me" Maria's mother, Sera, replied with a blank expression, her green eyes scanning her daughter. " I was watching the entire time I was wondering when you would notice but it seems like all your training was for nothing."
Maria's jaw tightened in disbelief. "You were here this entire time and you didn't help him!?"
"Calm down ," Sera said coolly. "Rico handled it just as I came I was also observing other issues at the same time so I just let you two handle the aftermath." In actuality she had been watching the entire time, she came because she sensed an unfamiliar intermediate aura energy. She saw the soldiers approach her kids and saw Luis heading in the forest.
Maria on the other hand understood that the other things that her mother was observing had to be the soldiers. Meaning that she most likely had been here the entire time, for which she have her mother a sharp glance because she did not help Luis.
Ignoring the glance Sera stepped closer to Luis. "So Luis I know you are not that irresponsible to go in the forest alone was it because you heard the whispers, did the tell you to come here.
Luis went a bit stiff, and while avoiding eye contact. "Y-Yes," he admitted after a pause. "They were telling me to come here but how do you know about them?"
Sera replied after crouching near him and putting a red liquid bottle in his hand. "First drink that, also did your parents not tell you not tell anyone about the whispers. Luis nodded his head with a guilty smile and then drank the drink. "Well in this situation it is fine your parents have told me about them, also Maria and Rico. I'm only telling you because your parents should tell you what these whispers are especially considering what happened here. I do think your not old enough but it's probably better to tell you now before you start talking about it with other people."
Luis hesitated, then looked up. "What are the whispers I still don't understand are they helpful or not? Also what is this liquid it doesn't hurt anymore I feel energised now"
Sera's eyes narrowed as she started thinking she had felt it a very small presence but it was familiar it was the Phoenix. It did feel like it sensed her as well that might have been the reason it led Luis to the forest cause there was someone strong here. " For your first question your parents will answer that and the second one it's a bottle of water made with Pheonix blessing it helps with regeneration and fatigue."
Luis replied in shocked tone "what Pheonix blessing is this not rare then, I have heard from my classmates anything related to the Pheonix clan is very rare, wait is this not expensive then was it"
Interrupting Luis Sera replied in a relaxed demeanour "it's fine that stuff won't be rare for you soon."
After that Sera turned and looked at Maria saying with a disappointed tone. "And you what daughter doesn't notice their own mother until she steps on some leaves."
Maria quickly replied back without backing down. "What kind of mother uses aura to hide their presence from their own kid"
Ignoring the question she replied "well I guess we have to do more training now, anyways let's go back to the village now because my stupid son also did not notice me even though I moved closer to him so he would be running right past me."
Back at the village Luis had met with his parents and Luis parents informing them of what happened, he was gonna apologise a lot for what happened to Luis but before he could.
Elena replied saying "it's fine your mother was their the entire time I can still sense her aura, she let Luis fight…" with a slightly more annoyed tone "it was probably to let him gain some fighting experience, also she let you guys talk with the soldiers to see how you would react in such a situation, so you can stop worrying" in an even more annoyed and angrier tone "it was all just Sera's fault so you don't have to worry little Ri"