Queen Xenia came out of the Treat Room andstood over the man. She looked at him then at Byrne."Arrest the Prince," she said softly, stricken with the...events of thelast few moments.She looked down the hall and saw the King and the Empress, one lyingmotionless, the other sitting up, holding her lover. She then pannedright, and her eyes came to rest on her only child.The Prince was slumped on the floor against the wall security personneltrying and failing to find a pulse. A round bullet wound. . Or ... not?Before me, the last bit of the real sun filtered through the distant trees and left us in the afterglow of civil twilight.“What are you thinking about?” Alana asked quietly.I let out the hit I’d been holding in my lungs. “That if I was completely deaf and I went to a concert,” I said slowly, “I’d want to sit facing the audience. And I could still enjoy the music by watching their expressions.”Alana giggled. “That’s far out, dude...”“It’s true though. I was just thinking back to. “You’ve known him less than an hour, Gabby. Bit quick even by your standards.” She just giggles and shrugs, and I know it’s pointless me saying anything, as she doesn’t listen to my advice. “And what exactly am I supposed to do while you’re up there getting your kicks?” “Sit at the bar, have a drink. You seemed to get on with the girl serving at the bar when we were talking earlier on.” I don’t even bother to answer, as I just hand over the card and watch them hurry off upstairs. I feel as if. “Yeah,” I affirm, still quite out of breath.“Want to go again sometime?” Emily asked.I nod my head enthusiastically. “Definitely.”“Now?” Xandra asked with a perky, demonic gleam.“Down, girl,” Emily said, rolling her eyes, “Besides, right now I want you for myself.”“That’s just as well,” I say “I don’t think I could do it again right now. Why don’t you answer one or two more questions for me.”“Emily can answer them,” Xandra says, “I’ll be busy.”“I can, huh? Where are you going?”“Nowhere. My.