The Portal (2007)
The Portal
“A message from Prince Helmut arrived a little before two o’clock the next morning, and William and Uncle Larry watched it together in the station kitchen.
‘Greetings, William!’ said the hologram of the Prince. ‘Sorry not to have been in touch before, but you wouldn’t believe how busy it’s been! I’ve been working non-stop setting up this Trust thing – which has been very successful by the way. We’ve raised millions of credits and I’ve had thousands of letters of support, all very flattering! Any...way…’ Prince Helmut paused briefly to gather his thoughts, ‘…you may remember I promised to ask the Guardian here what had happened to your parents and I have – but I’m afraid I didn’t get much of an answer. The Guardian tells me his Touchstone has no idea what happened to your mother and father and… what?’ There was the murmur of another voice from somewhere to the Prince’s side and he listened for a moment before turning back to William.
‘He says his exact words are that he “cannot access the information you require”, but he wants me to tell you there’s no evidence of anyone, anywhere, wanting to do your parents harm.MoreLess
‘Greetings, William!’ said the hologram of the Prince. ‘Sorry not to have been in touch before, but you wouldn’t believe how busy it’s been! I’ve been working non-stop setting up this Trust thing – which has been very successful by the way. We’ve raised millions of credits and I’ve had thousands of letters of support, all very flattering! Any...way…’ Prince Helmut paused briefly to gather his thoughts, ‘…you may remember I promised to ask the Guardian here what had happened to your parents and I have – but I’m afraid I didn’t get much of an answer. The Guardian tells me his Touchstone has no idea what happened to your mother and father and… what?’ There was the murmur of another voice from somewhere to the Prince’s side and he listened for a moment before turning back to William.
‘He says his exact words are that he “cannot access the information you require”, but he wants me to tell you there’s no evidence of anyone, anywhere, wanting to do your parents harm.MoreLess
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