“I will not pretend,” he said, “that I have not been desperately worried these last months as more and more Russians seem to infiltrate not just into the Capital but into other parts of the country. Wherever they went, there was disruption and discord from our own people.”
He drew in his breath before he added,
“Now everything has changed and I can only thank Your Royal Highness from the bottom of my heart. I am also speaking on behalf of every person in Dubrik when I say never before has anyone descended on us like an angel from Heaven to wipe away our tears and make us believe that there is a future, not only for us but for our children and grandchildren.”
Because they clearly expected her to reply, Lavinia managed to thank them and to say how interested she was in the history of th
