"Then we are agreed?" the representative asked.

Robyn looked down, "We have to be. What choice do I have? What choice am I given?"

"You can choose whether your family lives or dies." A second representative stated standing up. "That is your choice. Our secret must be kept at all costs. The test results must not be revealed to anyone. Speak of them to anyone and they will die."

"Judges. Honours. Whichever. You know that my family presses me in all matters. There are things which I cannot keep from them and I can't lie to them. Is there anyway that I might choose a confidant that I can share some of what I know and some of what I am safely?" Robyn pleaded.

After a pause the first representative spoke, "Who would you have as this confidant?"

"My father. He un-"

"YOU'RE FATHER BELONGS TO US! HE SHOULD NEVER HAVE ESCAPED US! NO ONE ESCAPES US!" the second representative bellowed causing uproar in the hall of Judges.

Robyn had to cover her ears against the shouts of the Judges. It seemed some agreed with her statement while others were reminded of their losing Robbie to the living world and they protested it.

After a few more minutes of continuous shouting Robyn couldn't take anymore, "He did escape you." Instantly the shouting subsided. "Judges. He did escape you but see this as an advantage if you will. My father is the only one that knows and understands what happens here. That will understand what I'm telling him. If he is my confidant then I don't have to explain anything of you to anyone, he already knows. You can see that this works well and will keep your secret. The 'prey' won't have to know."

"I agree with the vessel. Watchers have reported to us in the past that the family unit has attempted to prise information from her. This arrangement suits us and the vessel. If the vessel speaks of us to anyone else we can still act." A third representative suggested standing up.

There was silence in the hall of Judges. They had come to a decision. They had agreed with the third representative. In a white flash of light the vessel was sent back.

Robbie came home to a worryingly silent house. Before he could call out for Robyn a voice called out for him. Looking round he saw Detective Miller standing in the doorway to the kitchen.

"Don't go up there. Not yet." Detective Miller stated hurriedly.

"Why?"

"A Watcher was here."

Panic gripped Robbie. He knew what Watchers were capable of. Before he could say or do anything Detective Miller disappeared. He reappeared ten agonisingly long seconds later and told Robbie what he wanted to hear. Robyn was ok. Quickly Robbie ran upstairs and burst through the door of Robyn's bedroom.

When he entered the room Robyn was sitting on the bed rubbing her head. With an enormous amount of relief running through him he went over to the bed and pulled Robyn into a massive hug. In those ten seconds that he'd been left alone he'd thought he'd lost her. To lose her after all this time would kill him. Not only was she his daughter she was his world.

Robyn gently pushed Robbie away after some minutes. She looked into his eyes and could see unshed tears there. Carefully she brushed the tears away and pressed a gentle kiss on his forehead. Smiling weakly when she was sure Robbie was reassured she looked up at Detective Miller who was standing watching the pair.

"Don't mind me. I have all eternity to hang around if there's anything else you need to do." Detective Miller said with a slight smile.

Robbie looked at Robyn then at Detective Miller, "I don't think that's necessary Chris. I've done all I wanted to do for the moment. What brings you here anyway?"

"The Judges permitted me to answer any questions Robyn may have about something, something that you can't know about. It seems I was tricked. I was followed by Watchers when I left the hall of the Judges; they expected me to come straight here. Taking the long way here didn't seem to work. A Watcher beat me to it."

"Why couldn't I see them? I could sense them but that was all." Robyn asked remembering the presence she'd felt in the room.

"They're invisible to everyone including you. Perhaps in time you will be able to see them but not yet. You must be careful of them though. Watchers can make physical contact and they can be anyone, anywhere. Like me they can take seemingly solid form but they can also take the form of whoever they like. Be careful, keep your wits about you and your senses open. They're not what you should be most concerned with as you know. Before I say too much I must go. I'll be back at some point I shouldn't wonder."

Robbie nodded and stood up, "thanks Chris. You've been a real help."

"Don't mention it. Be careful old friend. The Judges are baying for your blood ever more. You know the rules."

"No one escapes. I think my best plan of action is to live forever."

Detective Miller laughed, "You can certainly try. I don't want to bet on your success though."

With that Detective Miller vanished. Robyn and Robbie were left alone again. To the best of her ability and also being cautious that they could be being listened to, Robyn explained what the Judges had said to her. Robbie listened carefully to what Robyn was saying and was glad that he'd been chosen as a confidant, he had experience with the Judges and Watchers. He also knew what Robyn's gift was in depth and to some extent what it could grow to be.

After a little while Robbie suggested that he and Robyn have a late lunch. Kit was due back home any minute from an ice fishing trip with Sportacus. It was more than likely that Sportacus would have lunch with them as well and so agreeing on what they would have father and daughter went downstairs.

Doctor Palley lay on a bed in the emergency department of Greentown Hospital. He'd survived his bike crash and had come off luckily. Both of his legs were broken and one wrist was broken too. Once he'd been stabilised the police had wished to speak to him but the strangest thing was that the last thing he could remember was having breakfast that morning.

He had no memory at all of going to Lazytown that day or delivering reports on a previous visit. He'd stated that the last time he'd seen Robyn was when she'd come for a brain scan and consultation with him for her epilepsy. As a precaution the police checked Robyn's medical records and low and behold there were some very recent brain scans in her file.

It seemed as if there was a very good chance that the accident was in some way related to Doctor Palley's memory loss. They'd put down his losing control of his motorbike to human error, such things did happen after all.