Chapter One Hundred-Two- Emperor Franco Centauri Gervais- 163 yrs old -

“You’re saying this person is not necessarily of the guardian caste, but in fact an undocumented member of the Van Der Naught lineage.” Franco sat on an elaborate chair within his private audience chamber. Eva rested in his chamber at this point with guards watching her. He’d heard that Tatiana’s people were stretching their legs and testing the waters at court to see how much power they actually possessed. Franco could feel the climate going from bad to worse.

“We know at the time of their presumed deaths, the patriarch and matriarch were about to be parents within weeks. The age you gave us, and the likeness all point to this male, being the next patriarch of that lineage. It may not have died out as we thought. She may have survived long enough to have her child, or someone could save her child. There’s been some strides into surgically removing a child from a mother without the need to have the mother go into labour. Or even remove the child fro