Purple Dawn Till Dusk: Dearest through the time

The twins backed away and cowered beside Uncle Su. While the three of them whispered and sneered among themselves, Senja furtively grabbed the girl's hand and focused all her attention on her.

She didn't know when the girl would wake up, so she tried to expedite the time of her recovery. It seemed Uncle Su indeed had just administered a mild dose of sedative because Senja didn't need to use any extra effort to wake her up.

In the next moment the girl's eyes fluttered open. The moment she looked at Senja, she opened her mouth and wanted to scream. Yet, Senja applied pressure to her hand that she held.

"Calm down okay?" Senja said melodiously, "You are fine now." She kept trying to soothe the bewildered girl.

Perhaps because of practice and the fact that she had used it couple of times in the past, Senja could easily achieve the results. Unlike the first time when it had totally exhausted her, this time was a waltz through the clouds.

"Calm down." Senja whispered to her again. She kept her voice intentionally as low as possible as she didn't want to draw attention to her ability especially after Xiao Tianyao had 'enlightened' her about the consequences.

**I still want to live! **

"What is your name?" Senja asked.

"Yoona," The little girl blinked her eyes a couple of times. Even though she looked puzzled, she didn't try to break free from Senja's grip.

"Yoona, do you have a brother named Yoda?"

The little girl nodded.

"Alright, you stay here, and I will bring you to Yoda tomorrow morning. Okay?"

The little girl nodded again and Senja put her into a deep sleep.

"Senja, did the girl wake up?" Sheng asked her because he had heard Senja's whispering.

"No, she is still sleeping." Senja tucked the little girl inside her blanket and stood up.

When she sat down on the couch near Uncle Su who was still focused on the snacks on the table, it was proof that no one had witnessed what had transpired.

"Here, the token." Senja pulled out the jade token from the drawer beside her.

Sheng was the first person to snatch the token from Senja's hand and scrutinize it. Xun moved closer for a look as well.

"This is the real thing! Imperial jade token!" The duo squealed in disbelief.

"That isn't Xiao Tianyao's token."

Uncle Su had to just give a cursory glance to know that it wasn't indeed Xiao Tianyao's jade token.

It was the token that Senja and Hu Feng had pinched from Xiao Wu Xie on the last day they were at the Roccaleaf Tea house, when they were about to set out.

"You just need an Imperial token. That's that token, no need for his." Senja retorted.

She had no clue what kind of trouble Uncle Su would brew with the token, but as long as it didn't implicate Xiao Tianyao, Senja cared a whit. That's why she had risked filching Xiao Wu Xie's Imperial Jade token. **Who cared about him?! **

"I don't like Xiao Wu Xie's token." Uncle Su grumbled.

"Uncle Su, I want to ask you about…" Senja hesitated to mention the name 'Senja' because there were Sheng and Xun around. She didn't know how much the twins knew about her.

"Do you have wife and children; you have a son named Ye Qing right?" Senja asked curiously. In Senja's letter she had mentioned them.

Abruptly Sheng and Xun stood bolt upright as their face stiffened. The temperature dropped and silence followed.

Senja didn't know exactly what was wrong, but she had a hunch she had asked the wrong question.

"My son… and wife…" Uncle Su repeated Senja's words wistfully.

Sheng lurched forward as he pulled Uncle Su's hand.

"Let's go from here." He said in panic.

Xun pulled Uncle Su's other hand as he urged the same, "Let's go! Your son is waiting for you in Greenhill."