Departure

The journey back to Jasmine's home was one where neither Jasmine nor Tim had anything to say. They had walked out of the den of a monster, and they weren't yet sure if they had done so with a bigger monster.

Nearing her home, Jasmine started getting scared. "What if they come back for me?" she asked. "What if they try to hurt me or the kids?"

"No worries," Ning answered. "I got the two others to help the kids, didn't I?"

They arrived back home. Fabian and Malenna welcomed the three.

"Sister, who are these people? They said they were going to take care of us now," one of the kids who had returned from school asked.

"Yes," Jasmine said quickly. "I'm going to go away for a while, so I had this brother bring some of his friends to look after you all while I'm gone."

She looked up at Fabian and Malenna, who stood by Ning, letting him sit on the couch.