When her grandmother answered, Mabel explained the current situation they were in.
When she heard everything Mabel said, Kaia was surprised and responded, "Really, he actually encountered something like this?"
"Is it something worrying, Grandma?" Mabel was agitated. She didn't know if her grandmother's reaction was good or bad. She couldn't understand why she felt such a great pain in her chest, to the point where her voice was choked as she asked, with tears threatening to fall from her eyes.
Ariel clenched her hands tightly beside her. She bit her lower lip so hard it started to bleed.
Maisa almost fainted. Julia wasn't any better, her face pale as a sheet.
"Sigh~" They heard Kaia's sigh. They didn't know why she sighed, but her next words reassured them a lot: "Don't worry. If it's what I'm thinking, it's something very good for that boy."
"Thank goodness..."
In unison, the girls expressed the relief those words brought.
"Wait a bit." Kaia's voice echoed again from the other end of the line: "I'll do some research on this matter. I'll return and let you know if I find out anything new."
"Thank you, Grandma." Mabel expressed her gratitude.
"Thank you, Mrs. Kaia!" The girls also thanked her.
After a few exchanges of kind words, Kaia hung up.
Silence...
For a few seconds, silence hung in the air after the call.
And, when Mabel opened her lips to say something, someone's smartphone rang.
"Whose is it?" Mabel saw it wasn't hers.
"Oh, it's mine." Julia picked up the smartphone and showed the flashing screen, but not having looked, she didn't realize whose call it was, and therefore didn't understand everyone's expression.
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"Julia, can you hear me?" Barbara spoke first.
"Yes, I can!" Julia's voice came late, but when it did, it sounded full of life and enthusiasm: "Where are you now? Is Amon near you? Is everything okay with him... with both of you?"
"Don't ask so many questions at once." Barbara sighed but understood why she was so agitated and calmly explained her and Amon's situation.
"So that's it... That's good~" Julia sighed in relief.
Barbara could also hear the relieved sighs of the other girls.
"Yes, we're fine," Barbara continued. "Amon is in a deep meditation state and hasn't woken up yet, but we are safe for now."
Barbara considered mentioning Little Flora but held back for now... In reality, she wanted to give them a big surprise when the time came.
After talking with them for a few more minutes, she ended the call.
After that, she approached Amon, who still had his eyes tightly closed.
"Amon, when are you going to wake up..." she murmured.
Although she was less worried, it was impossible not to worry when seeing that, even with so much time passing, Amon was still in a deep meditation state, showing no signs of waking up.
"Flora, let's investigate a bit more, shall we?" said Barbara, extending her hand to the little girl.
"Yes, Mommy!" Flora responded enthusiastically, holding Barbara's hand.
Together, they began to walk around the strange place. The lighting provided by the small star Flora had created made the environment more welcoming, but there was still much to be discovered.
"This place is so strange," Barbara commented, looking around. "It seems like a mixture of natural and artificial elements."
Beside her, Little Flora just smiled, cheerfully swinging Barbara's hand along with hers.
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Edited by: CharlesGlebit