In the other realm 3

{Before answering that, may I ask you first?} the young lord queried, with which the girl nodded.

{Do you usually hug a stranger and cry at their arms?} Aliester questioned. He knew that his twin was outgoing but he had never thought that she would be that precocious.

{I do not hug strangers. It just so happened that I am just excited to see someone familiar. Forgive my manners.} she answered.

The two were interrupted by Conrad's muttering.

"Have we made a mistake, she looked similar to her highness and yet she speaks a different tongue." Conrad muttered to himself. "For sure that spell would have taken us directly to her."

"I did not know that you could speak their language, young lord." Daxton commented while eyeing Aliester and Aria.

Aliester froze. He could understand what Aria was saying as well as his companions. But it seemed that the others were not able to understand Linden language.

[notice: Since you have been living in this realm, you would be able to understand Linden's language. The translation to Verbenian language came naturally when you transmigrated to the other world.] Zarame explained.

Aria's red eyes was boring on Aliester accompanied with utmost suspicion. She simply wiped her tears with the back of her hand before prompting the young lord.

{So, how did you know my name? You claimed to be Aliester and yet you called me Aria.} his twin trickily spoke in Linden tongue with her eyes narrowed. It was as if she was testing him.

The young lord was a bit conflicted on how to reply. If he spoke in Verbenian language, he could prove that he is Aliester but Aria might not be able to understand the language.

But if he used Linden, he would be questioned by his twin and his comrades.

'It is not like I am hiding who I am.' He thought to himself. 'but it would really be awkward to explain things about being a transmigrator and all.'

Sweat dropped on his face as he tried to come up with something. But in the end, he caved in and simply told her. {I recognized you, of course. You are the other half of my soul.}

Aria's eyes widened. Then without any warning her right leg moved.

Aliester was surprised when he felt pain on his right cheek. Then he was sent flying on the ground. {What was that for?}

He couldn't believe what she did. She literally gave him a roundhouse kick!

{If you are going to come back to life like this, then give me back all my tears, you big idiot!} she shouted before trying to unleash a few more kicks.

Aliester got up and evade her attacks. It seemed that she had figured out that he is Aris. Well, he did give her a clue.

{I did not mean to die, you know…} he tried to pacify her while blocking her leg.

His companions just watched them with wide eyes.

"What is going on?" Holding his injured shoulder, Blaze asked as he slowly made his way near the group.

"I do not know. I could not understand what they are saying." Daxton muttered while leaning on the sword as if it was a cane.

"This is quite amusing though." The knight watched the two fight.

The mage only looked at them with furrowed brows. Conrad seemed to be deep in thought. It was as if he was trying to figure things out.

After a few minutes of mock fighting, his twin seemed to have already calmed down.

'it was a good thing, she did not unsheathed the sword.' Aliester cringed while eyeing the girl.

{How did you become Aliester? What brings you here? and who are those people with you?} she asked one after another while almost out of breath.

Before Aliester could answer, thunder rumbled and lightning flashed. {I will answer all of those questions. But first can we move somewhere? This is going to be long.}

Aria nodded. {It is about to rain, we can talk later after you guys had freshen up. You reeked.}

Aliester could not help but sniffed at himself. 'She is right. We need a bath.'

{Can those people with you be trusted?} she asked.

{I have known them for quite a while. They seemed to be trustworthy.} the young lord replied.

{Meaning you are not sure.} she shrugged. {Let us cross the bridge when we get there.}

Walking side by side, Aliester asked his twin. {Can you understand Verbenian language?}

His sister's brows creased before she answered. {I could pick up a few words and understand what your companions were saying, but I am not confident on speaking the language. So, you need to translate for me.}

{Do you recognize any of my companions?} he inquired.

Aria took a quick glance at the men, then answered. {No, I could not. The only one I could recognize is you.}

{I see.} he mumbled. Then, he questioned. {So, is it true that you are Innocia?}

The girl shifted uncomfortably. {I think so…}

{You are not sure.}

She shook her head. {I had glimpses of memories that are not mine. But I could not recall everything.}

{Why don't you introduce your companions? I think I deserve to know them before allowing them inside my house.}

So, the young lord turned to the other males. "Your majesty and gentlemen, this young lady is Aria Hausen. She is the reincarnation of Princess Innocia."

"Reincarnation?" the other males reacted as if they did not know the term.

[Notice: Verbena and other kingdoms in Lamiales, with the exception of Marjoram, do not have the concept of reincarnation. So, they may find it hard to believe you.] Zarame quipped.

Aliester's blue orbs focused on the mage while he added. "I know you have questions, but we will talk about them later."

Then he refocused their attention to Aria. "She could understand a bit of our language but she could not speak it well. I will be translating for her."

{Aria, this is King Blaze Harrison of Thyme} he motioned to the redhead.

"My lady, I am King Blaze. But you can just call me Blaze" He winced. It might be because of awkwardness or it might be because of his injury. Aliester did not really know.

Her reddish-brown eyes widened for a fraction. "King Blaze." She parroted in Verbenian language curtsied hurriedly.

Aliester thought that she would continuously speak in Verbenian but she added in Linden. {Nice meeting you, your majesty!}

So, Aliester had to translate for her. "She says that it was nice to meet you, your majesty."

The king nodded, albeit with a slight blush marring his cheeks. "likewise."

Aliester narrowed his eyes at the king's reaction. He had a feeling that the redhead might be interested with her.

But he did not give it much thought. Aliester then turned towards the mage. {This is Conrad Marker. And that knight is Daxton Sylvan.} he motioned towards the other man.

{Nice meeting you.} she gave a slight bow at the two. Aria has a strange look on her face. It was as if she was assessing both the mage and the knight.

{I am remembering something, but I am not sure.} she whispered to Aliester.

The thunder rumbled once again. {We have to go.}