Gator discoveries, were the kind that reached the entirety of the Scientist world above what could have been expected. It was really great discoveries. The artifacts that showed another kind of life.
The fact the artifacts were so well preserved pushed many scientists to wonder what was used to keep them unharmed, because those were almost the same materials used nowadays and quickly destroyed by time.
At the beginning many said all of that were bullshits built up by the Queen of Porys but the test used to date those were infallible, these artifacts were older than Porys and many places in our civilization.
Some of the Scientist that were inclined in metaphysics, who was working on the spiritual realms around the globe emitted the explanation of a parallel world. Porys was known in that field to be a focal point in spiritual energy of the globe. After many challenging conferences on the topic, there was still much to discover.
It was not near to die because of the turn Lorelei gave to the representation she wanted to do of the museum. It was something that will shake the core of all beliefs that was sure. Her personality and the one of all attached to the project was not left off the hook.
Nowadays Lorelei was being courted by the greatest scientists groups. She has even been asked to work with great law firms interested in her way of thinking with pragmatism, separating emotions with facts. Her background with the best law firm in Porys have been known by all the moment her name was outed.
They lost no times in making her an example of what a lawyer shall be. They were even able to have copies of her passage in court back in Porys. That was used in laws classes here on the State. She was an army tool, in those Court. As soon as you see her either you will win because she was the one defending you, or you know it was lost.
She had started given some practices classes for some of them to sharpen futures lawyers. Some were efficients, with a good promising time ahead, others were just lacking what was needed. At her words those were discarded even if she was left with one person. What the firms wanted was the best, she provided them that by making sure those were at least maleables. To try and copy herself in them as much as she could.
All of it the Queen knew was making her grow to becoming a legend to this world. The kind that was difficult to get rid of, she really felt it deep in her guts. That requested some clearing of the way for nothing to come against those plans or bother her in any way. Her hand has been used for it as far as it could reach.
Katiandra had to recognize that all was moving to manifest those designed plans. Her name associated with her bodyguards who were well-known always around kept Lorelei in a light space for her to always move unperturbed in this life. No one wanted to cross the Queen Katiandra way or worse no one would ever start anything against the scientist her.
She had made herself a ruthless reputation in the archeological fields, most of her fellow scientists were angry because whatever Lorelei was doing would always be associated with the Queen maiden name. Fendrik, the one she used in the field.
They even proposed her to only do it with her own name. But one thing that had amazed the Queen was how loyal her partner has been. She knew money was mentioned, big amounts. They tried everything but her lover never entertained those words. That is why until now noone had dare to mess with her.
Katiandra was not a fool, faithfulness was what Lorelei promised her. That is was she had not once denied her. This was more than them being married by humans rules. It was more, it was deep . So deep it was what was trying to destroy her soulmate. She could not succeed to protect her against everything and be the one to cause her pain.
That is why she could not let herself be the reason of her lover downfall. She could not allowed the love they shared to get on the way of such a great mind. It was possible for it to happen, for having herself undergone the same path when she was younger.
When she was violently thrown out of her daydream on Arthur abilities to be something else than a man whore. Prince charming was what he had disguised himself to be for a while, selling her the dream of them working something out of their marriage untill the spacecraft she was locked in exploded in the ugliest way.
Much have been needed to get her mind out of that hell. She was so thankful she already had her son, Arthur junior at that time, to direct her love to him and after to his siblings knowing they were the only ones that could bring her joy in this world, her blood and flesh. Her mantras since has been simply.
"Focus on the goal. All unnecessary burden let go . All will settle in place by itself."
It had settled, in the form of bewitching grey eyes meeting hers. She finally found it REAL LOVE. One that makes her be the best she could be. One that should be nurtured and shield from the evil energy of this world. One thing her experience in regards of her love life taught her was that
"True love always finds its way."
Katiandra firmly believe theirs will, no matter what. They were reunited for a reason, their separation was working for a purpose. The distance or the obstacles they were facing now, was not able to destroy them. Loving, they were good at that together.
She always envision their relationship like a wonderful romance book, maybe they were in the middle of it but it will end happily. She believed in that as much as she believed now that something exist greater than them that supports them.
One thing she had learned was that Lorelei was fragile in many ways behind the impersonal face she showed the world.
Even the most pragmatic mind get mess up when the heart was not attend properly.
That is why after multiplying, apparition on national TV almost for the last six months with all the work at task, she was exhausted but the price to pay was insignificant when she could have opportunities to have some clearance to tell her
"I love you " as much as she wanted, more times than it could suffice to make amends of her long absence.
Alicia PhD program starting gave them room to be able to communicate. There was no one she would want for them to supervise her daughter. In the university the two were. Lorelei was the designated mentor for her, she already was working there with Blake. No one could talk about nepotism, favoritism or whatever. They already lived together. Lorelei was the best she wanted for her daughter.
The perks of the situation was the planned schedule they put in place to updated her on Alicia progress. An excuse to be able to have her for a moment. Talk together under clear circumstances.
Resuming the work left in the files of the Elite's University board. That was undergoing some changes, the Queen finally turn to the already set material waiting for the video conference to start. She was at the museum, in her living room this time, Raphaelli had disposed everything in a way he said will worked.
Like on cue two faces appeared on the screen. Alicia almost jumping then Kayley whose sight surprised the Queen. The young woman was clothed like her mother would often do, with the kind of clothes she would have never seen her wearing.
A long dark blue kaftan that was traditional but gave life to her eyes. Her arms were on display starting from the elbows showing she took some weight. She looked good. Alicia was her usual her a white suit pants and an embroidered gree shirt.
They were really her pride. Even though tired she did her best to be on her best, smiling wide at her daughters. Alicia seemed like someone who was chasing sleep but could never catch it, her face was really beaten. Sleep was rare lately. Reading the obvious worry on her mother face, Alicia smile widened after looking somewhere behind the laptop.
"Hello my Love, how are you two" Both smiling at the endearments Kayley turned toward Ali, knowing she would want to speak first but waved her hand at their mother. Who reciprocated it with a smile.
"Fine fine mommy dearest. It is good to see you. we missed you very dearly. Do not do that again please. We are not orphans right. How will it looks like if we get adopted by Mrs Kamali. She it really a blessing for this house. But we do have our mother."
Smiling at how straight forward Alicia was Katiandra was about to answer when her intuition made her looked at Kayley in case she had something to say. The warm she could see in them for not forgetting she was there made the mother be thankfull for that. Meeting the already grown up version of Kayley was an unique experience to live. If she was not her daughter she could have been intimidated. She was stunning.
"Hello Mom, what Ali is trying to tell you is to think of us sometimes, hmm? It will be good to know you are here. Ali is just being her jealous self."
"Puuhf, I am not jealous. I was just pointing the obvious. I need my mother too."
"Seriously Ali! You are such a baby sometimes!"
Showing her her tongue Alicia smiled at their mother then leaned on her left placing a kiss on her sister cheek her eyes glowing, lights were on there. Smiling back at her, the oldest of Katiandra pulled her in her arms hugging her for a moment under their mother astonished gaze.
It was not an act by the way Alicia turned around to resume what she was saying before but thinking otherwise she looked up then at the screen.
"I will do my best to start calling again honey. So love how is it going out there? Is there anything I can do? "
"Not much Mom. Really" Talking for them kayley said meeting her mother eyes.
" Huhuh. Everything is fine. Prof Kamali Will be here soon, though it was good to see you. I now have a professor with me. "
"Prof Kamali huh?"
"Mommy, you are what? The Queen PA? The Queen WOULD NEVER SAY I quote 'Huh' "
Amused to see Kayley joking around, the Queen wriggled her eyebrows dispose to let the wall down for a day. At the sight her daughters smiled.
"YES 'PROF KAMALI' . Sometime it Is Weird to remind myself that she really is one. What? Do not shake your head at me! Ali. It is just so surreal. You haven't seen how those people bow at Lore whenever she go somewhere. They all sing her praise, whatever she does she is professor Kamali out there. It is almost a shame to be a normal human being near her."
After she said that her attention was diverted to her left the person there made her nodded at something that was said. Then she chuckled softly while Alicia shook her head slowly.
"It is not exaggerating. No. They are the ones overdoing it. Seriously one should respect themselves but okay!"
Kayley back talking to them making Katiandra believed it was Lorelei, just a little surprised the woman was good at cracking all human shells. They had really warm-up. Even after Morgan and Sloan reported it, it was not quite registered in her brain.
" Please don't start you two. Mom, they could go like that for hours like the interminable chess part they always do you know."
With a smug smile Kayley smiled then winked at her left before squeezing Alicia shoulders she still had her right arm wrapped around.
" Do tell I am becoming more of a master at it. IÂ beat Morgan the other day. The man strategies are babies jokes now that I encountered unrepentant defeats with Lorelei. The woman is lethal. Like not even the prospect of ever wining. It is... Oh do not laught at me... you small one, it is not like you ever won. "
The smart face of Alicia had Kayley chuckling then winking again at the third person still out of view. At that Ali snorted making them all laughed, the sound that came out from the side confirmed it was Lorelei.
"Beginner friendly is what you do. Not professional play. But I forgive you now, this brain of yours have more to think about now with your thesis coming. Huh."
"Like you are at rest with your masters degrees closing soon."
Having dropped out of school in level one of the university, Kayley managed to make all the years in the State usable by starting over were she had left with the help of Dr Amara Killian. She has picked up all that was left down to build up some self respect that was not only due to her being a princess but also she had learned to accept the perks it could give to have people that treated you like their own.
Killian was that for her, she taught her all she needed to know to understand her subjects. Malone, her wife, had played her part very well, that is why she had decided to be a profiler. It came from nowhere but it was what she loved.
Lorelei was the one telling her to not give up her mind when it was what she felt like doing deep down. She even made a correlation between Neuro and profiling. Those two could work together. So she did. Because she loved neurologist in a minor scale she was also studying it. Killian said she was promising but now she had to go with that too. A lot of works to come.
She did not want her to be a nurse, so even if it is a long path to take, she really wanted to see where it will lead her. She was aiming for a place available in the psychologist department. It could be a good start. No it would make up all the years she had been off.
But also she wanted to fight for her own destiny. Seeing how her little sister was always having her head in a book or a computer could traumatized a lazy mind. It just smarted her actions.
Lorelei, Kilian an Malone had helped her with her researches making it more bearable but she did worked by herself. The results of the final work was outstanding, Dr Killian words. Lorelei had clapped the most making her proud of herself.
She really was proud of herself. Sometimes she wondered how she was able to write that, do her practises, and be able to discuss it like it was just as simple as breathing.
Meeting her mother gaze as she looked up, Kayley felt shy for a moment, the woman was the embodiment of knowledge. All her siblings were intelligents to which left her. Feeling in-between lost and stupid.
" Hey, honey. Put a smile on that face. I am so proud of you. You have no idea. I read the copy you send me love. A piece of art baby. I have good genes. That is for sure. You were always so intelligent my love. You will do great to that exam with Killian. She said you were able to ace that position by your work. I believe her to not be someone to hide the true. So do me a favor honey. You believe in yourself and your abilities. You had learned from the best. That make you the best."
" Ow! See who is blushing now? So modest. You ace it though big sis. You will do too with Killian. Plus you already have the position. Dear this is not nepotism. You are her mentee, you get the place over anyone else"
Playfully slapping the younger sister back of the head Kayley was about to pinched her earlobe when Alicia put her hand up to call for help. As a result Kayley put her hand down rolling her eyes. Not knowing what was going on the Queen smiled just happy.
"It is not how it works. Mom did not buy your place to be here." Kayley settled to say afterwards.
"Lies. I am here because I was the best choice, intelligence and all. Hear this keys part, AND I am mom daughter. Same thing."
Smiling brightly a the praise coming from her family Kayley nodded diverting her gaze to the left to whatever was said at her chosing to not discussed further on that other subject. This warmed the Queen heart. To see Kayley talking with her sister like she had just done with care and love, and to see her accepting it from someone else was astonishing.
That made it being stuck in this repressive land worth it for all it already costed her. To see her loves one so glowing was a big yes to whatever suffering she was going through. She knew even Arthur who was watching it could not disagree with her. Kayley transformation was heavenly.
The watching guests in the Palace, as the Queen thought were all in awe to see princess Kayley actually acting like a normal human being with zero alcohol in her system. Treating her sister with love and care. The way she was laughing and all, her brothers who had asked to be present to see how they were doing after those videos had been interrupted two years ago, pained to close theirs mouths.
The two men were furiously fighting tears. This was not the Kayley they knew, the one always slurring her way through the days with a glass of wine in her hand, yelling at their little sister like her mission in life was to make her life be a copy of hell.
For the way she had changed all that was done made sense for her big brother. Making what was going on around him to have no purpose. He would never allow anything to take that happiness away from his sister. His mother was always their rock in this world. He knew it was her doing if Kayley was gone. That he respected wishing his father could too and stop this none sense.