Reign of Magic

9. Birth truth

"Dad, what is happening? Who are these two people?"

Neil was the first to break the tense silence in the room. He glanced at the two strangers who had not left the ward and were seated on the chairs at the far end of the room near the window before looking at his father. His father seemed to be fighting a war with himself with the way he had his head lowered and lips pursed. Even his mother had suddenly turned mute, and Neil had an inkling that whatever he would hear next would be anything but pleasant.

Just like him, Alan, too was perplexed by the unknown situation. While neither of his parents explained the problem to them, the two strangers' words made no sense to him. It was as though they were speaking a language he could not understand and he too, like his brother, looked back and forth between the four people.

"Jarett, I think it's time you start speaking." Sean had all the time in the world and watched the scene unfold before him with amusement dancing in his eyes. But Trinity