"Your mother?" He seemed almost stunned by the news, but yet knew....he shouldn't have been. Frowning, he slowly managed to push himself to his feet, closing his eyes slowly. "Without...proof, nothing can be done."

And yet could he really ask her son to look into it? He couldn't decide, right then, if it was really...wise.

But perhaps he would tell Athena. Not Judith, though. She might act too rashly. And death would not be the outcome he'd want as part of Laureline's punishment, but he felt he knew right where Judith's mind would go.

"This....must be treated delicately. Who...knows?"