Unluckly for Fierzy, Ars next few days were completely busy, he had to organise everyone who had just arrived, everyone would be given work if possible, and Ars was the one responsible for receiving the requests from everyone, most requests were fairly easy, like, I would like to be a soldier, or I would like to help with the construction crew, other requests were harder just because there were no one in those sectors before, like, I want to have a farm to provide food for everyone, and the most annoying requests were the ones that were currently impossible, like ' I want to become a blacksmith'.
With no one in some of the requested positions to help guide them and no buildings for those jobs, it was very hard to start for now. But sometimes he needed to explain why they couldn't go on those jobs yet, some understood it easily, others Ars had to explain calmly, and considering that Ars was doing it 1 by 1, it took a while.
Once done Ars decided that in the future he would need a secretary or something like that to help. For now he was done and could go do whatever he wanted.
Right now his mind was on the full body suit he bought before and its intended use, but first he would need to do a few experiments. The main experiment was trying to bring someone into his pocket dimension, he simply was not sure who he would choose.
Koral was out of the equation because of her pregnancy, not because of just entering his laboratory but because of the following experiments, Oak was old so he also was out of the equation, Rook wasn't here, Tom was also too busy, finally only Nene, Maon and Fierzy were left.
He was leaning towards Fierzy since she was the most likely to be interested in this kinda stuff. The problem was she looked like the type that couldn't guard a secret…
Even after thinking about all the pros and cons, Fierzy would be the best choice, but now he needed a way to make her guard the secret properly…
Even after thinking for a while, he simply couldn't find a way that wouldn't make him look hate himself, yeah he could threaten her with Lily but he would hate himself for it, so he decided to put his trust into her and go with it.
He went to meet her at her home, since if she had stayed she would just stand there and do nothing so Ars let her go home, and when he arrived she was pouting angrily at him. Apparently the last few days because of his orders, she didn't manage to meet Lily and she was starting to go nuts running all over her house cursing him. He decided that would be better for everyone if she met Lily before anything else.
"Fierzy, follow me, let's go meet Oak." Ars said while smiling.
At first Fierzy was going to complain but then she remembered that, at least for the first time, Oak needed to be there, so she happily followed.
After a few minutes of asking around they managed to locate Oak building a house.
There, Ars looked at him and waved at him to come closer, and Oak smiled as he approached, and before Ars said anything Oak went ahead and said " I know why you are here, give me a few seconds." Then he went to one of the builders and said to him " While I'm gone you will be in charge, if anything unexpected happens call me I will be at the daycare.", the guy nodded at Oak and went back to the building.
Oak then looked back at Ars and Fierzy and said " Follow me!"
On the way there they were mainly silent, with the expectation of Fierzy who was humming a melody very happily.
When they arrived at the daycare, and when Lily saw both Oak and Ars she came running and dived at Ars chest while giggling, then with a huge smile she looked at Ars and asked "Can you play together with us?"
Ars smiled at her and then picked her up, and then looked at Oak before denying the request "No not today, today Your grandfather has a surprise for you."
She then looked at Oak full of expectations, she struggled out of Ars arms and then went to her grandfather and started to ask "What is it? I wanna see… please??"
He laughed and then pointed at the very nervous Fierzy, "She is your surprise!"
Lily looked at Fierzy very confused, then looked back at Oak and Ars for confirmation, they smiled at her and then nodded.
She finally approached Fierzy, who was already crying non stop from too much happiness and excitement, now she was looking like a water fountain. Fierzy got on her knees and hugged her tightly, Lily looked at her then at Ars and Oak and then annoyed, she whispered at Ars " She's a crybaby, i think we should replace her…" then looked at Ars and Oak who were now trying to suppress their laughter, but failing miserably, then back at Fierzy, Lily remembered what the daycare ladies did when children started crying and tried to imitate them, then patted her head and goes "There, there … the pain is gone so stop crying!"
Ars and Oak couldn't take it anymore, they broke of laughing, that attracted the attention of one of the caretakers, she approached looked at the scene, and when she saw Fierzy she instantly noticed the similarities between Lily and Fierzy, she then looked at Ars and Oak, with a very surprised face and finally asked " Is she who i think she is???"
They both nodded and then Ars added " Yes she is, but Lily didn't see her for a long time, and still didn't recognize her!"
The caretaker then looked at the very confused Lily and smiled, then laughed a bit. It was very amusing, seeing Lily who normally was very energetic and straight forward, so quiet and confused. Ars then looked at Oak and said "I think it's better if you explain the situation soon, or both of them will start to freak out even more."
Oak, still laughing, approached them, put his hand on Fierzy shoulder and said "Let her go for a bit so i can introduce you…"
Only then Fierzy very reluctantly, let go of Lily, seeing herself free, she went to hide behind Ars, that left Fierzy pouting, and that made Oak, Ars and the caretaker laugh again, after a few more seconds, Oak went to Lily, picked her up, and made her stand between himself and Fierzy, then he finally asked.
"Do you know who she is?"
"No…" Lily answered, now also pouting, she felt that they were hiding something from her.
"Well, she is someone you always wished to meet…" Oak gave a clue, to see if Lily would notice by herself.
Now Lily wasn't pouting anymore, she was now looking at Fierzy very attentively, trying to figure it out. The caretaker that was with them, was now also crying with a happy but emotional face by the side and decided to leave them, while muttering "Such a lovely reunion."
Lily still didn't understand who Fierzy was, so she directly asked "Who are you? Lady."
Fierzy realized she didn't even introduce herself, and decided to do so properly "I am Fierzy Cinders and…"
When Lily heard the family name Cinders, she was surprised, then said excitedly " One of my names is also Cinders…"
Fierzy smiled very sweetly, and then answered "I know, I have known it for a long time, after all it was me who named you Lily Cinders."
Lily was still confused at first, but then she finally connected all the clues, so with tears in her eyes she asked "Are you my mom?? "
Fierzy nodded and Lily ran into her chest and hugged her, then Both Ars and Oak gave them a little space, so they could talk.
Oak, seeing that his job here was done, looked at Ars before asking "Are you going to stay here with an eye on them ??"
Ars nodded and Oak continued "Then I will go back to building." He left with a conflicted face, he was happy for Fierzy and Lily, but at the same time he was afraid that Fierzy would explain to Lily why she wasn't by her side for so long, and now he could only hope that Fierzy would be merciful.
After 2 hours of keeping an eye on them while talking with some of the daycare members and playing with some of the children, Ars decided it was time to leave and talk with Fierzy about the experiment.
He approached them, looked at Lily and apologized "Sorry, but I'm gonna have to take your mom for a while, you can talk to her soon again, Ok?"
They both looked at him like he was asking something absolutely horrible, and they wouldn't ever see each other again. Ars rolled his eyes at them, then looked at Fierzy. She was sad, but she knew she couldn't change Ars mind, so she hugged Lily and kissed her forehead.
"Sorry honey, but mom needs to go, i will be back tomorrow." Fierzy said while looking at Ars with a sad puppy face, hoping he would have time tomorrow.
"You have more time to talk tomorrow, I know you would like to stay but I need your help." Ars said calmly, knowing that getting annoyed at her would be a waste of time.
"Ok…. But tomorrow I will be able to come back, right?" She asked full of hope, because she knew Ars was gonna keep an eye on her for a while, at the very least an extra week or 2, where she would need to behave perfectly, and so he dictated when she could come.
"Probably yes, but sometimes it doesn't depend just on me. I mean, I wish I could have introduced you two earlier, but I've been pretty busy these past few days.."
She nodded, her eyes then dropped towards Lily, and with a very sad expression said, "I will try to come tomorrow …"
Lily looked devastated, she had just met her mom. and now they will be separated again. The leader of the caretakers approached, looked at Ars bowed and then said.
"Your majesty, would you allow us to pick a few more caretakers? Because, while the number of children did not increase by much this time, with more people and a few new couples, there's a chance that we could need a few more people to operate properly very soon, and one more thing, if Lily's mother can't make it tomorrow, why not let Lily go to her instead. That way, they could be together and you could keep an eye on them, even if you're busy and can't come."
Ars liked the idea, so he quickly answered "Yes, you can get a few more people, just notify me of the number in the future, by paper or by talking with me directly. Just don't exaggerate, and your idea to help Lily and Fierzy is not bad, but she has to have someone bring her to where i'm working and then someone to bring her back here later, since she will still be living with Oak! "
Lily approached him and hugged his leg, then started crying, with a few 'Please' in between the sobs.
Ars was starting to feel like he was the bad guy and conceded "Fine… Even if I don't have time tomorrow, I will send someone to pick her up…"
Fierzy and Lily's faces lit up, Fierzy was trying to hide a very pleased smile.
Then they both waved goodbyes at each other and Ars and Fierzy left for today.