After his encounter with the boy Alexander shut himself away, refusing anyone who came to see him and those that did were sworn not to tell of anything that happened in the king's room. There were whispers of all kinds going around of what the king saw it the boy's eyes but they were quickly hushed either by sword or gold. It was a complete mystery.

As to the boy, he made it through the night and was getting better day by day. When he was strong enough they had to move him to the medical tent because the guard who had seen what happened to the king refused to have in the barricks,in case he was so bad omen.

Callisthenes Anatolios and the surgeon dismissed the rumours as a load of nonsense, the boy was just a boy.

It was several weeks before Callisthenes was summoned to the king chamber, which upon entering was greeted by the king dressed in a wine coloured robe his long golden hair lose with open arms. He was offered a seat and a goblet of wine though he was happy to stand and was not thirsty he took them both as not to offend. Alexander sat down in the seat opposite and went straight down to business

" How goes the boy?" he asked sounding as if he asked out of duty not because he cared.

" The boy is doing very well, He is sitting up, most of the smaller wounds are almost healed, we have tried commentating with him but he refuses to, or can't speak."

Alexander nodded his head as if Callisthenes report pleased him, then there was an un comfortable silence. Callisthenes took a sip of his wine.

" Sire can I….." Callisthenes stared to say but Alexander cut him off

" Do you believe in resurrection Callisthenes?" he asked "That when a person dies they come back in a different form."

Callisthenes was a simply man, he didn't believe in gods or resurrection, when you die you die, simply as that.

" No sire I do not."

Alexander nodded his head and slowly stood up.

" Then what would you say, if I told you that the boy the surgeon has in his care is what use to Hephaistion."

"Then sire I would reply that's not possible." Callisthenes replied echo the king's earlier words.

"But it has happened," Alexander replied " Ever since Hephaistion left me I been praying to my father Zeus to give him back to me and it would seem that he has answered, I looked in to those eyes and I saw Hephaistion reaching back, I know he is in there."

Callisthenes didn't know what to say, he knew of the relationship between Alexander and Hephaistion, they were brothers from different mothers, they had shared so many thing that only they would know and know that he was thinking about it, who was he to say what the king did or didn't see in the boy's eyes.

"If the boy is Hephaistion, what must we do?" he asked

Alexander rested his elbows on the back of the chair as he nibbled the end of his thumb.

" He can't stay," Alexander said "If the truth was to get out there are people who might use the him against me, yes that's what we must do ."

"Where to my lord?"

" Some where safe, some where that nobody will think of looking."

He went to the window and pointed to the city below " Somewhere out there."

He spun around on his heels and went over to a stack of parchment and being to write talking as he wrote.

" You Callisthenes, I put you in charge of finding the boy are home, they must be kind loving and loyal, that is the three most important things you must look out for."

He stopped talking to finish writing, then came to stand in front of Callisthenes, he held a scroll close to his chest.

" Can you do that for me."

He held out the scroll, after much thought Callisthenes nodded his head.

" I can do that." he said

Alexander give him the scroll.

"Then go and find the boy a home, take as long as you need to"

Callisthenes stood up and was about the leave, when he suddenly had a thought.

" In the mean time my lord what is to happen to the boy?" he asked

Alexander thought " Take him to the rooms in the north block, I'll have some guards posted out side the door and you shall become the boy's guardian and I shall visit him once a month."

"Thank you, My lord."

Alexander dipped his head.

"No thank you Callisthenes."