The Alchemists

After thinking for a long time, Caspar finally broke the silence.

"Famke was a member of the Rhionen Assasins before she died..." he said. "Before that she worked on her own. So, it's likely that this man has something to do with the group."

Jadeith nodded. "It is one of the most reclusive and deadly assassin groups in the world. The information we have on them is only based on what Famke told us. Members who have dragon tattoos are first-class killers, the lower tiers are phoenixes, tigers and wolves."

"I'm afraid if he has a relationship with Famke, we will face some unfinished business," Caspar said.

"If the man really is a member of Rhionen Assassins, maybe he is on the same level as Famke. But given his young age, he must be a new member. I don't think he joined them when Famke was still alive. Maybe they don't even know each other," Lauriel said.

"As far as I know, Famke is the only Alchemist in the group and she kept her identity a secret. I don't think we need to worry about them." Caspar tapped his fingers on the dining table. "But that man really made me curious."

"He did no harm to Aleksis, and instead, he had helped her twice," Lauriel said, "You should not bother him."

"I don't like being indebted to others," Caspar said. His face looked rather upset, but he agreed with Lauriel's words. "You're right, I won't bother him. Hopefully next time I will get a chance to repay his kindness."

Aleksis, who listened to their conversation earlier, was left stunned. She could not believe that 'Prince Siegfried' who had saved her life twice was an assassin.

'Ah, if we meet again for the third time, we are indeed fated', thought the girl. Slowly a smile adorned her face.

Aleksis would feel very happy if she could meet her prince again.

"Uncle Rory, please teach me so I can be better at Go game… please... I must defeat someone in eight years," she said, clinging cutely on Lauriel's hands. "You know I don't like to lose."

"I'd better teach you martial arts, so you can protect yourself better," Lauriel said, "You don't know how worried we were when you disappeared..."

"Yes, that too. Uncle, you will come home with us, right? I still miss you... We haven't seen each other in three months," Aleksis said, giving him her best puppy eyes. She even outperformed Little Prince Siegfried's puppy eyes.

Lauriel sighed and nodded. Of course, he would go with the Schneider family back to their home. He didn't fly all the way from Colorado just to meet Aleksis for a day and then return to America.

The Schneider family departed from New Zealand with 5 people plus staff, and now they would return with additional members: Uncle Rory, Uncle Jean, and Terry. Among the three guests who joined their group, Terry was the only one who still felt like a stranger. Lauriel often stayed with the Schneider family when he was missing Caspar and Finland's children. Jean, too.

Lauriel did think of Aleksis as his goddaughter and he often took Aleksis on adventures because she was the oldest child and she was very independent, but he still treated London and Rune with affection, like a regular uncle.

His presence was always liked by the children because Lauriel was very knowledgeable in botany and he educated them very well about various plants and their properties. Jean was also very close to the family and sometimes went on a vacation with the Schneider family when his work schedule was not too busy. They also spent almost every Christmas holiday together. Their relationship was as close as family.

Terry, who had just entered the family, was amazed by how fortunate the Schneider children were to have such loving parents and two cool uncles, not to mention Aldebar. He was happy because the three children treated him very well. They even adored him because Terry was older and knew so many things.

Aleksis, who was the closest age to him, also managed to impress him because the girl was very smart and fun. Their first bad impression on Terry at Terry's parents' funeral had been patched when he and Aleksis made peace and decided to respect each other.

Inwardly he felt very happy because his dream to have siblings finally came true, even though he had to lose both his parents to get it.

The family arrived in Wellington after spending an adventurous week in Singapore. Slowly, their lives went back to normal. The Schneider children and Terry were taught by private tutors. London and Rune could go back to taking care of their sheep, Aleksis took care of Little Prince Siegfried, and Terry learned to adjust life in a new place and family.

Jean stayed in Wellington for a month to spend time with Terry and to take a break after his last movie was released. He was very happy to spend time with Terry and he was glad that they were getting to know each other better. Jean was impressed when he heard that Terry intended to go to film school after the boy learned that Jean was his biological father.

"You are too famous... I thought the only way I can meet you is to dive into the movie industry," Terry admitted. "That's why I want to study filmmaking."

"But you have met me now... Do you still want to study filmmaking?" asked Jean, interested.

Terry nodded. "Yes. I think filmmaking is a very interesting art."

"Uhm... I'm glad to hear that," Jean thought for a moment before making a decision, "You may call me father, if you want. I had an intention to adopt you... But it turned out the lawyer only needed a guardian..."

Terry gasped at Jean's sudden remark.

Jean Pierre Wang? He wanted to adopt me? This was hard to believe.

"But... why?" Terry asked.

Jean shrugged, "Uhm... because after all, my blood flows in your veins, and I want to make sure that you're okay."

Terry looked at Jean for a long time, then slowly nodded and said quietly, "Father..."

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