Kate saw the pained expression and forced a smile. She heard him call her mother a queen. Her father never said she was royalty. Then there was a lot she did not know about her mother. She changed into a long flannel nightgown and returned to his room that was across from hers. Kate walked in and snuggled next to him. She hugged him.  "Alyx were you crying? Did I say something that hurts?" She felt his pillow was wet.