The next few days were used to reassure the children and rebuild their wing.
Naho had frequent reoccurring nightmares, causing her to wet the bed and wake-up screaming or crying.
"I am surrounded by fire, having trouble breathing. That man's face appears in the flames, manically laughing. His hands reach for my neck," Naho sobs as she describes the nightmare.
Solandre had night terrors that had him whimpering in his sleep. His lack of sleep caused bags under his eyes.
The Cosmic Estate grounds were a disaster zone. The flower beds were uprooted with bulbs all over the yard. Dormant plants had broken branches. The metal gate was warped. The garden fence was cut to allow access to the mansion's back. The children's gazebo was in ruins while their playground was trampled.
"Pack up. We are going to the Celestial Palace," Serenity announced when she was not seeing good progress. They were defenseless.
Kakashi's duties switched from spying on the boys' godmother to protecting said godmother, forcing him to spend more time in her presence. During that time, Kakashi saw Serenity handle people trying to charm themselves into her good graces, using gifts and false compliments.
Sir Thomas Rottenbury was one of those fools. He presented the Duchess of Celestial City with dark chocolate covered fudge. He was hoping to win a parcel of land.
"If this is a bribe, I am insulted," Serenity aggressively crossed her arms, intending to be intimidating.
Sir Thomas' swallow was nearly audible to those present. He wiped his damp palms on his pants. "Uh no. It is a gift to thank you for your dedication." Sir Thomas' smile was uneasy as he hastened to explain.
"That's good of you since I'd hate to penalize you for bribery." A devious twinkle entered her eyes, "It is a well-known secret that I dislike bitter things like dark chocolate and green apples/ grapes."
The valuables like the odd paintings and statues were moved into the fire proof vault in the basement. A few of the marble and ivory statues had gold or silver embellishments.
Mrs. Sanders' allergy to seafood kept her at the Cosmic Estate along with the maids.
Celestial City was in a mountain valley that ended on the coast. It spilled out from the valley so when seen from above it looked like 2 C's, back to back. It took 2 hours to cross Celestial City. Celestial Palace stood on a bedrock plateau so it looked over the city to the sea. Very few buildings were three stories high. Winter on the coast was characterized by no snow, but winds from the mountains, cooling the coast. During the summer, mildly warm to hot winds from the sea heated the coast. The part of Celestial City between the mountains in the valley had four distinct seasons. Celestial City dealt mostly with overseas trade and the fishing industry.
It took four hours by carriage to get from the Cosmic Estate to the Celestial Palace at the bottom of the 2 C's. The Cosmic Estate was on the outskirts of Celestial City. A bridge over a river was across the road. The river was swift with dangerous undercurrents.
Anyways, Serenity taught Solandre her father's old defense attack to protect himself. She was going to give him ways to protect himself, using the old Sun King's methods.
Solar Flare could blind any attacker while burning them if they were touching him.
"Andre, this is only meant to be used when one wants to kidnap or kill you so no bullies or wrestling."
Solar Burst could blast a hole from an attacker's chest to back. It was so hot, it could turn Gaara's sand to glass. Solar Wind used radiation to block chakra points so the attacker could only use physical attacks. Supernova could level an entire army, but left the user unconscious afterwards. Hyper-nova was drastically more powerful than supernova, but killed the user.