You know you have to do this,"his mother said handing him the simple light blue sun dress.Dexter took the dress and looked at Angela."Dexter, you have...to do this for now. You know what they said whenthey picked you up and you have a decree from the Queen herself. Thisis not something to mess around with," Angela said pleading with him."Please Dexter, put on the dress." I am the one who has to prance around in front of my friends dressedlike a girl. Now I have to convince them that I actually. ” Just then Xena knocked on the door. Helena requested “Fred can you let Xena in please?” He opened the door, surprised to see Xena. Helena introduced them. Helena explained. “Here Xena is the only person to come into this room at any time. She services the room for me and like any lovely lady brings me my cappuccino.”Xena held three in her tray and placed them down on the dining table.Xena explained “Grandfather and I came in here today and make the room up for you. I congratulate you on your. “Good night Mom, Grant.” “Good night sweetheart, we’ll miss you, going to bring you back some great clothes and stuff, ok?”“Sure Mom,” I kissed her cheek lightly and moved over to Grant.“Oh crap, I left the charging adapter in my car, I’ll be back,” my mom ran down the stairs, leaving me alone with Grant.“Alone again, eh Princess, come on, I’ll tuck you in.”I nodded knowing that to argue would not go well for me.“Since you got a taste of me earlier I think I need to taste you, wouldn’t want to. Still they play their games. You are the first Mage of any kind, much less Wizard or Warlock, to pass that gate, in either direction, in forty-six years.”It took me a moment to understand, to parse that claim and to examine what it meant. She had been here, trapped? Been in this house, or at least, on the grounds, for forty-six years?“Ah, I see you understand. There is a stone in the garden, a hearthstone. It was taken from some famous castle of an equally famous Mage. It is linked to the minor.