Videll came to the dining room bright and early for breakfast each morning. Vance managed to show up the first few mornings in a row. But this morning, Videll sat all alone. He looked at his watch several times. Now it's 7:55, and Vance was a no-show for breakfast. Finally, he took the napkin and wiped his mouth after eating, and decided he wasn’t going to wait any longer. So he headed to the office.
The morning was peaceful. Videll checked on the King, and he was still resting easily. He talked to the doctor and got a pretty good report, but the king was not yet out of the woods of serious illness. Videll finally went to the office and did some work. It was about an hour before noon when the King’s top assistant entered the office, who is over homeland security matters for Crisco, rushe
