.. who told you that?" Arianna asked softly, pausing as she slipped her healer's robes over her head."Told me what?" That you wouldn't go through the ...ezclar" she asked as her head popped out of the material and the robes fell into place. She wrapped the silk belt around her trim waist and tied it in the intricate knot that indicated her status as a High Healer."Well, if it only affects royalty then..." she trailed off."It only requires that one of the couple has royal blood." But Charlie told. The house was more of a cottage that had been updated and expanded, but it was right on the beach and had an unrestricted view to the south.As we pulled into the narrow crushed rock driveway, the front door opened and two people appeared. The man, I assumed William, was lean and angular looking, with a full head of grey hair and wearing a t-shirt and jeans. The woman was somewhat younger I thought, and definitely more rounded. Both of them wore big smiles as we climbed out of the car."Hello!". He always watched out for me and I'm sure that he paid me more than I was worth. My father had worked with Dan at one time and that's how I came to meet him. I told him what I was doing and told him that I wouldn't be able to work for him that summer. Dan sat there after I had finished talking with a far away look in his eyes.It was a long time before he spoke, "We're a little slack right now. I've got some of my men over at my place working just so that I won't lose them. Let's go over to this. "That's nice," I said."Really good." Tell me." Well, Yalumba is supposed to be the oldest vinyard in Australia. Over 150 years old. It's a bit northeast of Adelaide. And viognier is a grape type from the Rhone. I think that's all I know."I filled both glasses. "Good enough for me. All I know is red, rose and white; fizzy and still; sweet or dry. This is white, still and mostly dry. Or slightly sweet." It's also a little oaky." Oaky?" Never mind. Anyway, about today, you go first." Well, I went.