The man in red wasn't there. The girls who followed Mother weren't there either. Something felt odd in the air. The sky above us was already dark, but something was happening to make it turn darker.
"Mother?" I held on to her. Beginning to shake, my fist and stubby scar began clinging to her as close as possible. She noticed and began to gently rock me in her arms.
"Stay still, sweet pea," she hushed. "I won't let go, okay? I'm not going to let anything happen."
"General Xie!" The brown-haired girl, Mother called her Feng Ling, shouted. Mu Yoong Yoong was right behind her.
"Girls, where's Hong-er?" Mother called over to them, worried.
"San Lang?!" Uncle Xie called only to eat a mouthful of sand. We looked around. But there was no sign of him. The wind and sand grew stronger, making the sky darker. After a short amount of time, the man in red reappeared. mother sighed. while his uncle rushed to him. I couldn't see what happened, but from the giggle mother gave with a silent snicker, Uncle must have done something with his friend in red.
"Let's head back," my mother said as she adjusted me in her arms. "The storms are getting worse."