”“Terry?”She shook her head.She was obviously not going to tell him anything so Greg left her with a smile and a cheerful, “Coffee’ll be rea...dy when you are.”She smiled wanly again. “Thanks, Greg.”Grace wandered back to her office determined to do some work. Angie noticed she was still cast down and told Alison that she was back which meant that Anthea wandered in a few minutes later.“Hi, Grace!” she greeted her cheerfully. “Fancy lunch together?”“Oh hi, Anthea, um ... not today thank you. I’m. Oh God! poor Lena. I ran along the corridor and flew up the stairs to her office. I knocked and barely heard her say "come in", before I burst in and ran to her. She stood up and I could see that she'd been crying. I flung my arms around her and we both started to bawl. Apologies and explanations flew between us, then we hugged and kissed, not even bothering about the door of her office being wide open. After several minutes, we managed to drag ourselves apart and I closed and locked the door.. The Chief Eunuch sent her off to the harem to be cleaned up and calmed down, and supervised the cleaning of the body and had it laid out on the royal bed. Then he called the Crown Prince Mustapha to the royal bedroom."What does the old man want now?" asked the Crown Prince when he arrived outside his father's room.The Chief Eunuch made a deep obeisance and said, from the floor, "Your Magnificence may you live for ever, will wish to see his father."The Prince was not stupid, and realised from. "Who are you?" I asked."I am known as Maelstrom," he said with a deep bow. "And I believe I knew your parents ... Mr. Nautikuus."That grabbed my attention as nothing else had. Why this Mind Magi was suddenly so important, I wasn't sure. Something in my head knew what to expect of him, and my emotions embroiled a storm within me that not even a protective bubble would keep away."How did you know my parents?" I asked softly.He looked at me. I could feel his curiosity. "Haven't you been told?" My.