Aino leaned into her father's arms and she looked at Sebastian with expectant eyes. "Dad…"

She was only halfway through her words, but she was cut off by Sebastian. "Yes! We certainly can get your mother back! Who do you think your mother is?"

Thinking of that, a gentle light was showing in Sebastian's gaze. "Your mother seemed quiet, very delicate and weak, and rarely argued with others as she was not at all forceful. In fact, your mother is the most difficult person to mess with. Think about it, how capable I am, but in the end, didn't she still have me eating out of her hand? Back then, to hide from my pursuit, your mother took you and your uncle and had been on the run for six whole years. For six years, she was a woman who had never thought of backing down and never thought of dying. But now?"

Aino raised her head to look at Sebastian. "Dad, is the situation now…better than six years ago?"

"It's worse than that," said Sebastian.

"Then, won't mom..?"

"Your mother will not die