23 The Guardians 4 (1/2)
”Where is Vita, Livia?” Ariana asked.
”She went to scout. Now come, let us go to the hideout, we have a lot of catching up to do”.
”Yes we do.”
Livia, Ariadna, Ariana and Phoebe all left and headed out of the woods.
*****
Catherine explained to the others about why they arrived here at Gandera.
”Yes, so she was sent back to Gandera as where we were was no longer safe. It was time to fulfill her destiny. She has to go through the tests, well all of us too, we must go to the mountain of despair so we can awaken our powers as guardians of Gandera” Catherine explained again.
”Where are your parents, the other guardians?” Jasper suddenly asked after keeping quiet all this time.
Everyone's attention turned to Jasper.
”Where are the Guardians of Gandera?” He asked again, this time louder and there seemed to be a bit of anger in his voice.
”And who is looking for us?” A voice called out into the distance.
Everyone turned their heads to the direction the voice came from.
Right there, standing beside the house, some distance away, stood four women in their forties. They looked younger anyway.
”Mum”
”Aunts”
”Mum”
”Mother”
”Mum”
Jasper, Isabel, Catherine, Caspian and Jewel all said at the same time.
”My mum?”
”Your mum?”
They all started asking and confusing themselves.
”Who are they? Wait, mum?... Ariana, Ariadna, are they...?”
”They are our kids” Ariadna replied her as she cut short her speech abruptly.
”Wow” said Livia.
”The kids have met” Phoebe replied.
Not wasting another minute, Jasper and the girls ran up to meet their mother.
Caspian and the gang came to meet the ladies as well.
Ariana and Ariadna moved in to hug the children.
”Phoebe, Livia, meet my daughter, Catherine. Catherine this is Lady Phoebe and Lady Livia” Ariadna said pointing at the two ladies.
Catherine stepped forward and shook the ladies.
”Pleasure to meet you ma” she greeted both ladies.