#Chapter 77 - Secrets

He fell asleep as soon as his head hit the pillow, but only got a couple hours of sleep before Henry rapped at his door.

“No,” Ansel said, trying to ignore him. He turned over in bed away from Henry, and shielded his face with a pillow.

“It’s urgent,” Henry said. “And I’ve brought in someone to help. She’ll be here in five.”

Ansel threw some clothes on and staggered down to his office where, thankfully, Charles was there to hand them large mugs of coffee.

“I’ll let you know what happened with Queen Mia later,” Henry said. He looked haggard. There were shadows under his eyes and his voice was hoarse.

“Go home,” Ansel said.

“I’ve got to catch you up to speed, and help -”

“The person coming, you said she’s here to help, yeah?”

“Yeah.”

“And, she’s familiar with the situation?”

“Very much so, but -”

“It’s okay,” Ansel said. He took a drink of his coffee. “I’ll ask her to brief me. Get out of here and go to bed.”

Henry looked like he would keep pressing it, but then he sighed. “Thank you,”