The bird landed on Wesley's shoulder, in the king's palace. It was unusual to see; he chirped and chirped and chirped. But hearing the bird sing, he was sure he heard the words 'Brandis, Trenton, Audrey' being sung in the song. He couldn't understand exactly why it sounded like that; but memories of the first world flooded his mind. The bird soon flew away, back out the same open window he came in. Wesley followed the entourage of people into what appeared to be a large banquet table. As he thought about Brandis, a guard stopped him. Navarez!<br/><br/>"Sir Wesley, I must ask ... privately. Do you have affection for Princess Kiara? Surely you can't, you only just met her."<br/><br/>Wesley thought about it for a moment; he responded: "She is a very sweet young lady, but I can't tell if I have affection or gratitude." Navarez shifted uneasily and looked around. "I am under oath to protect her; while your closeness to her might torture me ... " Wesley listened, but interrupted. "Torture you?"<br/><br/>"I mean, I've seen her grow up from when she was young; and I would not like to see her get hurt. That's all." Navarez had already taken some ale into a cup; he raised the cup and said "In your honor, Sir Wesley. I pray you find your way here."<br/><br/>Navarez watched Wesley leave; a few guards pointed to where a guest of honor would sit and he was probably alerted to the protocol that no one in the room would begin eating until he, Wesley, began eating. That is how a royal feast in the honor of someone was conducted.<br/><br/>Navarez also had a chance to talk with Princess Kiara. Nightfall was coming very soon.<br/><br/>"Princess; I'm sorry to ask you again. Nightfall is coming and ... well ... I only trust you to be around me when I turn. I'd like to stay with you again tonight, if it's all right with you. I'm sorry to bring it up; I ... I shouldn't have made that mistake that one night when I was away, I'm sorry; now I'm paying for it with this damned curse! And; you're the only one I can rely on. I'd be honored if you'd name me ... you know; when I'm in wolf form. I'm sorry for presuming on your good graces." Navarez bowed his head; he half hoped the princess would say yes because he missed her presence. He half hoped the princess would say yes because if she wasn't in the room with him when he **changed**, he would have to go out into the woods so he didn't scare or hurt anyone. Only when he was with her did he remember the things he did when he was in wolf form.<br/><br/>He expected she'd probably say no because of Wesley; it didn't matter to him if Wesley was with her. He just needed human contact for the shape shifting and long night until sun rise.<br/><br/>********************************<br/><span style="color: #FFFF00"><br/>Amber smiled at her Dad; she made him a glass of lemonade. Tonight was the first home visit night. She had pretty blonde hair, just slightly taller than her father. Dr. Stevens was going to make the phone call. But he was nervous.<br/><br/>"I was going to be nervous enough for me to go alone; but to bring you now, Amber - I don't know. I asked you to come, so I'd better call."<br/><br/>Amber encouraged him. "We're going to go back; and I have to see the dynamics, see Wesley, see the children. I'll take good mental notes; maybe we could hook up the brain scanner from my ipod device, see when and if brain waves increase, find patterns. Maybe I could work on Audrey, you know, maybe hook you guys up?"<br/><br/>"No, Amber. You're here for emotional support; I'm not going back to that world. You only get once chance; you can't return a second time without doing damage to yourself. And Audrey is not interested in me, I'm just a doctor, damn it!" Amber retorted back: "What? Doctor's are sexy, aren't they? Besides, you haven't been with anybody since ..." But Dr. Stevens held his hands up. "Listen, I'm not interested Amber, okay? Audrey has clear feelings for Wesley. Otherwise, he'd still be lying in the hospital room."<br/><br/>"Okay, okay! But, I'd be interested in knowing if she's interested in you anyways. You know, girl talk or something."<br/><br/>Dr. Stevens dialed the cell phone number; when or if Audrey answered, he would explain to her the need to bring Amber over. He would say it would help him with emotional support while he tries to examine and take notes on Wesley. He would look through his folders and do the best he could to predict when Wesley would awaken or what state he was in.<br/><br/>Once the cell phone conversation was over with Audrey, he would do what he normally does when he takes his daughter out. He would push her wheelchair to the car, help her in, and drive her to their expected destination.</span>