"New Jersey? Hmmm... I have never heard of such a land."<br/><br/>King Geoffrey replied. He wondered where in the world this New Jersey land was. It must be a far different kingdom then Cyrch, given the state of dress Wesley wore and the way he talked. The king was pondering what the Kingdom of New Jersey was like, when Kiara let go of Wesley's arm. She had no idea what effect she was having on him. She saw that her father's mind was wandering and she needed to get his attention back. Kiara told her father.<br/><br/>"It is a far away land, Father."<br/><br/>"I shall say so. How ever did-"<br/><br/>The king was about to ask his visitor how Wesley arrived here when he was interrupted by Reginald, the Grand Duke of Loxem.<br/><br/>"There you are, Princess. You look a horrid mess."<br/><br/>Reginald said with a look of his disgust on his lightly tanned face. He was an arrogant man, his clothes were impeccable and he expected his betrothed to look the same at all times. He was already angry at her for running off and to see her return in such a mess and with a mystery man, made him even angrier.<br/><br/>"Thanks..."<br/><br/>Kiara replied, grumpily. She did not need to be pointed out she looked like a mess. She already knew that and had hoped to avoid the Grand Duke for a while. She had even had been hopeful that her father had forgotten about the engagement. He sized Wesley up and down and the Grand Duke did not like what he saw.<br/><br/>"Who are you?"<br/><br/>"This is Sir Wesley of New Jersey."<br/><br/>King Geoffrey offered up and Reginald glared at Wesley.<br/><br/>"Why are you here? Are you thinking trying to win the princess' hand? Well, you're too late. She is my fiancee. The king announced our engagement this morning"<br/><br/>Reginald attempted to put his arm around Kiara's waist, but she moved away from with a glare on her face. If looks could kill, he would have dropped dead. She did not like the man and did not want to marry him at all. King Geoffrey seemed to have forgotten the arrangement until Reginald announced it.<br/><br/>"Oh, yes, that is right. I am sorry, Sir Wesley, but my daughter's hand has already been promised to another. You are a few hours too late."<br/><br/>----------------------<br/><br/>Audrey and Trenton close attention to what Doctor Stevens told them about his own journey and how his daughter brought him back. She wondered if Brandis would be able to bring Wesley back. She hoped so. Brandis already lost his mother, he shouldn't lose his father too. Of course, she loved Brandis very much, and she would have raised him  with Trenton if she needed too. However, she would miss Wesley a lot...She cared about him, after all. He was her friend and...No, she shouldn't even think of him being anymore then just a friend.<br/><br/>Audrey watched in surprise that Brandis hugged the doctor. She was about to nod her head to accept the hug, when Brandis came over to her. She happily returned his hug. Although she was speechless a moment when he asked her to be his mom. She wasn't sure what to say. He had a mother, Jennifer was just in heaven. To actually become his mother meant being romantically involved with his father and she doubted Wesley felt anything other then friendship for him.<br/><br/>"I...."<br/><br/>She looked over at Trenton a moment and told the boy.<br/><br/>"Brandis, I love you as much as I love Trenton."<br/><br/>That was true, she did love the boy like a son. She had long before he had lost his mother.  When he asked if they would help Wesley come back, she replied.<br/><br/>"I will do everything I can to bring your dad home."<br/><br/>"Me too."<br/><br/>Trenton told his friend.