At the sight of Emma and Debby, the two servants guarding the gates rushed toward them.
"My ladies, you've finally returned," they greeted Emma and Debby with delight.
The two servants cast a surprised look at Austin before inviting the three people inside.
The servants led the way to the lobby.
"Please wait here. I will inform the mistress about your return," one of the two servants said as he bowed and turned to leave.
He then ran out of the room with joy.
The other servant brought Austin some tea.
Emma and Debby stayed in the lobby with Austin.
After a short wait, Austin saw a woman enter the hall. Although she was about fifty years old, she was still attractive.
"Oh, Debby and Emma! My sweet babies! You are home, finally!" the woman exclaimed as she hugged the two girls tightly.
With a sigh, the woman pulled away from the girls. Then, she looked at her daughters up and down as she examined them for injuries.
Now that they were safely home in their mother's embrace, Emma and Debby stopped pretending to be tough. They started sobbing as they recalled what had happened to them.
Austin stood aside, looking embarrassed.
'This lady is their mother, ' he thought.
Finally, after several moments, the mother and her daughters calmed down.
"Mom, I forgot to introduce our friend. This is Austin Lin.
When we were in the Triangle Zone, he saved Debby and me several times. If it weren't for him, we wouldn't have been able to return home."
Emma introduced Austin to her mother.
The girls had been so busy telling their mother about their adventure that they had not thought of Austin.
Upon hearing this, the lady repeatedly expressed her gratitude to Austin for helping her daughters.
Austin was not good at handling situations like this. So, he was at a loss and didn't know how to respond. As a result, his face turned red, and so did his ears.
"Oh, Mom, I got the cold ashes herb.
Dad will feel better once he takes it," Emma said to her mother.
Then she took out several cold ashes herbs to show her mother.
"Come on, let's take these to Dad.
The sooner he consumes them, the sooner he can begin his recovery,"
Debby proposed, grabbing Emma's hand.
The smile on the middle-aged woman's face vanished immediately.
"Emma, something has happened..."
she said with a sigh.
She looked troubled.
Emma and Debby were stunned.
"Mom, what's the matter?
What has happened?
Has Dad's condition worsened?"
Emma inquired. Concern for her father's health laced Emma's voice.
Austin observed the two girls' mother silently. 'She looks disturbed. Her eyes are red and swollen. She must have been crying. Something bad must have happened, ' he surmised.
"Emma, I must tell you something.
Soon after you left home, the men from the Fire Worshiping Sect came here to threaten your grandpa. They wanted him to tell them the secret about our shrine.
When your grandpa refused, they got angry and took your father, your Uncle Ned, and Uncle Liam as prisoners.
They said that they would release them once your grandpa changed his mind.
The Fire Worshiping Sect also sent men to watch us.
We can't leave this city.
They will hunt us if we try to leave.
Now, the Fire Worshiping Sect has your father,"
Emma and Debby's mother replied honestly.
"How could they do that?
The Fire Worshiping Sect has gone too far," Emma and Debby seethed.
They were shocked by the news and annoyed by the actions of the Fire Worshiping Sect.
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