“What happened? What made you scream like that? ” Lin finally asked helping her back on her feet.
Mia pointed at the butterflies and asked, ” These. What are these? ”
” Oh! Those. Those are one of our spirit protectors. But what was so scary about them? ” Xie asked finally speaking and making eye contact with Mia. He had been feeling very guilty even since he had found that Mia was their half sister. He was a very dedicated brother. He loved Roe endlessly. And now that Mia was present as well, he felt very much obliged to shower her with affection as well. Specifically after putting her through so much turmoil. He finally gathered his courage and stood infront of Mia. Before she could answer his questions, he officially wanted to apologize to her, ” Mia, I have been meaning to do this. I understand you have all the reasons to not accept it but I wanted to present my sincere apology to you. I ought to have been more vigilant. How could I not recognise our own flesh and blood. I ought to have been the one protecting you but I brought upon you ” Then he looked at Lin , ” And you too, immense misery. Please be a bigger person in this and find in your heart to forgive this ignorant brother of you. ” Xie stood there with his head hung low.
” Come on, ” Mia immediately reached out to embrace him in a warm hug, ” It’s all in the past. You have no idea how happy I am to finally have found my family. Finally getting answers to so many riddles puzzling me through life. Finally everything is beginning to fall into places. Don’t ruin it by being so formal., ” Mia pulled Roe in too for a threesome hug. It felt nice to have siblings that supported you. They eventually let go willing happy tears as Lin looked on with a smile.
Suddenly, out of nowhere there was some kind of a shockwave. A very powerful and strong heat wave ripples across the world. It sent the four of them reeling back. The alarm system around the palace began to go around. It was the call of emergency.
” I need to go, Lin get her inside the palace, ” Xie said before sprinting away towards his quaters.
” I will have to go check out what’s going on too. You too get inside till we figure out what’s happening, ” Roe jumped above the roofs and was gone too. Lin however , instead of taking Mia inside, apparated with her towards the mountain. The mountains surrounded the palace naturally and acted as a natural fortress.
” Why did you bring me here? Weren’t we supposed to go inside? Wouldn’t it be safer? ” Mia asked Lin who was busy scanning the horizon.
” Ssshhhh, Mia stay still. Something is not right. I sense evil. A great amount of it. And it feels of a wolf. ” Lin whispered.
” What do you mean, ” Mia asked a little scared.
” I don’t know. But there’s something that got unleased just now. It’s evil. It’s dark. And it’s a wolf. ” Lin explained precisely into Mia’s ears as she shuddered with fear. A chill went down her spine.
” Is this a trap again Lin? ” Mia seemed visibly confused and distressed.
” I don’t know. I don’t think so. Look, the entire place is restless. I think they too have no clue what’s going on. ” Lin pointed at the soldiers running about all across the palace. It was a state of emergency they were witnessing.
” What are we going to do. Shouldn’t we head back and warn them, ” Mia asked.
” Your father and brothers are well equipped to figure out what I just figured out. I don’t think it would be a good idea to go back there just yet. ” Lin said.
” Are we going to stand here and watch them? ” Mia was getting a bit agitated.
” No, I think we can take this time to go visit Nana. There’s a lot I need to know from her. Your father will be too busy dealing with what’s coming right now. Let’s not waste anymore time. Let’s get to the bottom of the this mystery that is surrounding our lives., ” Lin said. Then he took Mia’s face in both his hands and looked straight in her eyes, “and now Mia, you have to tell me what exactly happened back at the realm of the Tree of Knowledge. What was the deal that you made? . ”
This made Mia immediately turn around in the opposite direction.
” Mia, I know you must be hiding it to protect us. But there is a lot of deception and mystery around everything. It’s not as simple as we had thought it to be. You can trust no one Mia. We need to fight this together. You have to tell me everything. You must. ” Lin placed his hands over Mia’s shoulders. ” Let’s go visit my Nana first. You can take your time to decide. Let’s get a few more pieces of this puzzle together. You can then let me be beside you for the next stage of this voyage. ” Lin smiled jokingly, kissing Mia on her bare neck.
It instantly made Mia’s hormones dance with ecstasy. Her eyes twinkled as she turned to face Lin. Her eyes marvelling at those wet lips looking so affectionately at her. Her mind clearly told her to forget about everything at hand and just focus on the one infront. She took a few steps towards him and placed her hands over his shoulder and hip. Lin smiled at her instigation and pulled her towards himself. He dived deep into her mouth pulling every strand of her hair back. The urgency in their embrace made their hands reach out all over each other.
Suddenly they both looked away as they felt that same force heading towards them. But before Mia could see anything, Lin wrapped her around in his arms and they vanished into a flash of white light. The signature escape light of the fox clan. It was the fastest teleportation method that left no trace. It bedazzled it’s pursuer and erased everything behind in it’s track.