"She did what?" Lauren, Dyson, and Kenzi said in unison when informed by Trick that Bo entered the Hall of Valkyries after Tamsin.
"Of all the reckless things to do!" Lauren thundered. "We have children for pity's sake! What the hell was she even thinking?"
"She wasn't." Trick replied.
"It should've been me who went." Dyson commented.
"I tried, but you know, Human." Kenzi added.
"Trick, there has got to be some way to get me in there!" Dyson said.
"The only Fae who can enter the Hall are Their Majesties, and The Queen gave up her position so Bo could enter the Hall." Trick answered.
"What about The Queen Consort?" Kenzi suggested. "We could ask her to do the grant thingy."
"Yes! Let me go and ask her!" Dyson added.
"That would be risking you as well." Trick replied.
"We have to take the risk!" Dyson pressed.
"No, we do not." Trick replied.
"Trick!" Dyson and Kenzi yelled in unison.
"Having more of us there risks everything we already have here." Trick reminded.
"We all want to be there for Tamsin, but I agree with Trick." Lauren said. "There's nothing we could do there, and there's nothing we can do here but wait it out."
"Well, I can't stand here and do nothing." Dyson replied and marched out the door to resigned looks behind him.
"There's something else you should know." Trick informed. "The Queen and Bo found something that might provide a clue as to where the inhabitants of Brazenwood might have gone."
"What did they find?" Kenzi asked.
"A fortune cookie saying." Trick replied. "Bo received one from that notorious gangster named Fang in order to enter Brazenwood as part of her Dawning challenge. They found one hidden in the shed and thought it could be back-tracked."
"I'll get Reed and JJI on it." Kenzi replied.
"Make sure Atticus is kept in the loop." Trick said.
"Will do." Kenzi replied.
"Now if you will excuse me, I need to run after Dyson to make sure he doesn't do anything stupid." Trick said then turned and left out the doors.
"I'll come with you." Kenzi replied behind him then turned to Lauren. "You'll be okay?"
"Not even close." Lauren replied frustrated. "But go after Dyson. Make sure he doesn't get himself thrown in a dungeon somewhere." Kenzi gently rubbed Lauren's arm and then left behind Trick. After the doors closed behind them, Lauren thought for a minute then made a call.
Dyson had arrived at the Offices of The Queen Consort and had enough presence of mind to compose himself so he could present his case calmly and rationally.
"Your Excellency! How may I help you?" Dyak Astadar Estella greeted.
"I would like to see Her Majesty, if I could." Dyson replied. "I think she might already know the reason why."
"I believe she does indeed." Dyak Astadar Estella said. "Please follow me." Estella led Dyson into Helen's inner office and found her reviewing some work. Dyson quickly bowed.
"Your Majesty! His Excellency Viceroy Secundus Thornwood." Estella announced. Helen looked up, stood, and rounded her desk, and stood in front of Dyson.
"Your Excellency." The Queen Consort greeted. Dyson righted himself.
"Your Majesty. Forgive me. I would not have intruded if I didn't think it was important." Dyson said.
"I know why you're here. When Ari told me she had granted her place to Bo within the Hall, I expected you might come to ask me the same thing." The Queen Consort replied. "I will say I'm astonished Ari even allowed it with Bo being The Princess Royal, let alone the other considerations involved, namely Lauren and the children."
"Bo can be determined." Dyson said.
"That she can be." The Queen Consort replied.
"Your Majesty, I respectfully ask if you would you grant me your place with the Hall?" Dyson asked. But before The Queen Consort could respond, the doors opened again, and Estrella announced the arrivals of Trick and Kenzi who quickly bowed.
"This is becoming quite the gathering." The Queen Consort noted with a smile.
"Apologies, Your Majesty. We are here to…" Tricked started.
"His Excellency has already made his request, but I was just about to inform him someone has already beat him to it." The Queen Consort informed.
"Really?" Dyson, Trick and Kenzi said all in unison.
"May I ask whom?" Dyson queried.
