Karen nodded, listening quietly, but she didn't seem to be sure of what to say.  It wasn't really fair to try to ask one of the people here how things were different when she already seemed to know so much more about their world than she did about hers.  Of course, trying to separate myth from reality would be difficult, but it always was.<br/><br/>"What happened to the old queen?" she asked, somewhat sure that she knew the answer but not wanting to offend if she was very wrong.