Lady Felicia watched as the sleek black sedan pulled up in the driveway. Her husband was home a long time ago, and he hadn't left his room - not to her knowledge. She became more interested in watching, to see who would come out of the car. Could it be Clarissa coming home at last? Her hopes climbed really high too quickly.
Clarissa's husband showed up above one door. Lady Felicia almost fell over the arm of the sofa. Her daughter was finally home! But she stopped herself from celebrating too early. Something was just not right. She found herself running up to her husband's room. She walked in even before she could get herself to knock.
"Clarissa's husband is here, but without Clarissa."
Urgency crept into King Uriel's eyes. Other than that, he remained uite undaunted by how ruf
