His attention focussed on the first item.There had been an assassination attempt on the Mounty Queen during her official visit to Renmark. She was uni...jured but only because of the intervention of Cunningham who had been visiting her Renmark holding — not unusually, she had been flitting / skylarking / relaxing in a new flivver and had taken out the homing missile headed for the Lord Protector's yacht. Another missile had destroyed the Mounty royal yacht and with it, Anton Hawkins, the Mounty. "Lady Katsu is going to divorce her husband? She seeks sanctuary with her mother?" Hajin shot back with patent disbelief."No and yes," I replied. Hajin was clearly confused at my statement."Lady Katsu intends to return to her husband with twins," I whispered. The mercenary captain's eyes widened, understanding whom she would have father her children under the temple's protection."I know you are wondering why I would fuck with such a viper and I have a one word answer? Blackmail," I roared.. I would never dare do anything tolessen the memory of a great friend like Geralt."Those words were true and Jean-Luc knew so. Hearing the sympathy comingfrom someone he attacked added shame to the father's sorrow. He was hurtthat he saw the worse in others. That was not how he was raised andtried to live his life. The wise man also knew Mary was not telling allshe knew about his son, that added to the shame. He felt he was openenough to his oldest boy for Geralt to know that him did not have. "Victor. It's so nice to finally meet you in person." The devil spoke. At least, that what I assumed she was at the time. Who else would have such a ghastly appearance and show up from a dark portal from seemingly nowhere?She laughed. "No, I am not the Devil, but a devil. You may call me Beatrix." She had read my mind, which in and of itself would have be freakish if not for her three external protrusions that I mentioned earlier. (The last paragraph, in case you missed it.)I sat back down with.