"I can hardly believe it.""You've seen the proof," Ella said. "There's no doubt.""How will the people react, I wonder?" There had been another riot, once again incited by Bastian."There's something I need you to do," Ella said."Another thing, you mean," Rogan said wryly.Ella looked at Rogan intently. "I need you to send someone to the Isle of Ana. We need to find out what happened to Lady Alise. She may be dead, but Killian's mother could also be alive, perhaps knowing nothing about the changes in the Empire.""I'll see to it," Rogan said. He looked out his window at Seranthia. "I think this news lends further urgency to what you're doing. It's even more imperative that we bring him back. Ella, you now have my full support. Do you still think you can get Killian back?""I can try."Even if she could enter the portal and cross through to the other side, Ella wondered how Killian would take the news. He was the nephew of a man he despised. He was the heir to a broken empire."Rogan…""I recognise that tone," Rogan said.
