Puzzled; Resolution

Some seconds later, Alex and the kids arrived before two middle-aged people who with widened eyes that was full of happiness and joy, and had tears thinly but rapidly streaming down their faces, rushed to their kids like they might disappear in the next second to tightly embrace them.

After they finished hugging their kids, the parent of the kids looked at Alex and said in a sincere tone 'Thank you'

"Don't mention" Alex said.

Then he turned around and left them alone in the large room that they were in.

Few hours later, news of how Alex went to a city that was very far away and returned with the kids of some people that were abducted spread throughout the city.

In a particular room...

"That bastard actually came back alive. Did the fool you gave the kids to allow the boy to leave with them? Was he paid large amount of sapphirstones that he then allowed the boy to leave with the children? I still don't understand" Lenna said.