Yue Mian followed the old lady to a small house on the outside of the woods not to far from the capital. 

The small house had a small garden with a small selection of flowers. Next to the garden was a small patch of potatoes growing.

Around the small house and garden was a botched up fence that was just barely stable enough to hold up.

Walking closer towards the small house, Yue Mian could hear the sound of children laughing.

The little girl and boy who were together with the old woman started smiling and ran through the only entrance of the unstable fence, running towards the small house, the two of them were full of life all of a sudden when before they were wary of Yue Mian and continuously looked back behind them while on their way home, watching her every move.

The two children disappeared into the house while the old woman followed behind them.

With respect still in her, Yue Mian stopped walking when she reached the entrance. Not realizing that Yue Mian stopped following her, the old woman continued on till she reached the door of the small house.

Turning around to let Yue Mian she paused. No one was behind her. She looked up and around then finally saw Yue Mian at the end of the walkway beside the entrance looking in the direction of the garden.

The old woman smiled, she walked towards Yue Mian. Turning her attention towards the old woman, Yue Mian gazed at her with tired eyes.

Old woman, "Do you plan on standing here whole day and not sleep inside?"

Smiling wearily and dazed, Yue Mian said, "Aunty, you haven't told me your name."

Old woman, "All you need to do is ask. I am Fei Rue, Shen Fei Rue but you can call me aunty Fei. This is my home and the children with me are all orphans."

Yue Mian, "I am not an orphan."

Old woman, "If that is so, why were you sleeping on the road?"

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Yue Mian, "I just entered Naiad from Xieye."

Old woman, "This does not mean you should sleep in the road, in Naiad there is a group of people taking young men away who are on the street and have no home."

Yue Mian, "I'm female, aunty."

The old woman looked at Yue Mian from top to bottom, Shaking her head she said, "It's illegal to dress like a man, if you get caught you could go to prison, worse case you would be sold off."

Yue Mian shook her head, "Aunty I have my reasons, I am also not weak."

Old woman, "Alright alright, come inside and sleep, we can talk some more about this after you wake up."

Following aunty Fei into the small house, Yue Mian couldn't help but think about what aunty Fei just mentioned, "In Naiad there is a group of people taking young men away who are on the street and have no home."

Bending her head and walking through the door, Yue Mian paused at the sight of five children looking at her a bit frightened.

Straightening her body she stood at attention and looked at the five mini humans. Aunty Fei put down the grocery bags and introduced her to all the children.

Aunty Fei, "Little ones, this is your new sister meimei. Meimei, the little one on the left is only two years old, her name is Mica. The boy next to her is Teno, he is four years of age. This is Rishu, I believe the two of you have met already is six years old… the little boy behind Azia Haneul, he is almost two years old and Azia who you have met before is the eldest, she is eight years old."

After being introduced to all of them, aunty Fei took her to the spare room.

Aunty Fei, "If you want, you can stay here with us, it's not for free and I am not asking you to pay, I need the extra help around here so you will need to work hard if you want to eat the food prepared by me. For now, you can rest up till tomorrow but when the sun rises up...you will have to work."

Not waiting for Yue Mian to say anything, aunty Fei left. Looking down at the dull pink blanket placed on a mat with a white pillow beside it. The room was small but just right for her.

Placing the sword in her hand down and the sack on her back on the ground, she unfolded the blanket and placed the pillow at the top of the mat. Taking off her outer layer of clothing, she sat down on the mat and took off her shoes.

Unfolding the blanket she laid back, fixing the pillow beneath her head and looked up at the ceiling. "I am really lucky to have come by aunty Fei…who knows, maybe I would still be on the streets right now."

Turning onto her side, she placed her left hand under her head. Looking at the drywall for a minute, her eyes closed.

With her eyes closed, Yue Mian's mind was all over the place, thinking about her mother, Yu Sheng, the royal family of Xieye and the royal family of Jilei.

She wondered if her brothers and sisters knew about her because she knew about them - if they didn't know about her, then "I will just have to make them know who I am."

Wanting to smile but to lazy to move her face. Drifting off further into the distance her body gave off a buzz while her mind dulled out from the chaotic scenes going through her mind.

Feeling the fatigue sink in and take over her body, she finally fell asleep.