Christian. Marton. Taken.

With the meeting finally over, Christian kissed Caeline goodbye and headed back down the hall toward the family area and offices. After Johnny's mental interruption he'd switched off and was now surprised to find a level of activity unprecedented in his memory going on in the halls of Palace-Proper.

( Security guards of various rank were literally belting up and down the corridors, pulling up staff members and checking their identification; it was pretty obvious there'd been a breach of some kind. )

Marton and Harry. Update.

[After Marton tells Christian.]

"God love the General Intake," Harry muttered, shifting another stack of files to the side and rubbing his eyes, trying to ignore the growing rumbling in his stomach. Elijah'd gone out for a lunch run a bit ago, but clearly telling him he didn't need to hurry back was a mistake. "Maybe he decided he needed to bake the bread for the sandwiches," Harry snorted, reaching for another set of files and opening the top one.

Opening the door without bothering to knock, taking liberties that Harry insisted on, Dwayne stuck his head round the corner, his expression marred by a worried frown. ( ''You're wanted upstairs,''he said tersely. ''As in, His Majesty. As in, right now!'' )