“How old are you?” She asked, grabbing the boy by the chin. “And you’d better answer me, or else I’ll do some really painful things to you.�...�After a moments hesitation, the boy seemed to give in.“I turned fifteen last month.” He admitted.“Fifteen?” Aella let go of his face. “Still just a boy. So tell me, White Demon. How is a young boy like you able to have so much brilliance in him that he manages to even defeat far more experienced generals in battle? That is no small feat. Those generals are. His hands once more in his lap, the high priests eyes shut and he remained silent in mediation and reflection for many long minutes, before his sad eyes reopened and he spoke his judgment to Rowan, and to the Foole."That such a blade alone should have ever been crafted, let alone wielded by any young mortal, no matter how goodly of heart, speaks much about your Foole ... or rather Cisalo, the very hands of your God Gléagerád. Such an unthinkable undertaking should never have been done,. He frowned and shook his head in dismay. He said, “She’s a Gerber baby.”“That’s a bad thing?” Claudia asked.“She’s going to grow up to be a beautiful woman. You know how I feel about that,” Magus said. Shaking his head, he said, “You’d think that she’d have inherited some of Igor’s ugliness.”“Phil isn’t ugly,” Claudia said.Magus said, “I’m not going to do the coochie-coo thing.”“I didn’t think you would,” Claudia said.Magus said, “You named her Helen after Helen of Troy, didn’t you?”“Well, that. ”“I will authorize an expense account with air travel and have the GSA authorize a car for both of you. I will also authorize for you to get whatever clerks you need from the pool to assist you.”“Eric can supply the list of agencies that participated and the contacts with them,” I said.“How long do you think you will need?” I asked.“Not more than thirty days to the final report with both of us working on it. The sooner the interviews happen, the better - before memories get cold. We just have.