12-04-2019, 02:45 PM
"Your thought about his injury, if it affects the motor skills on the right side of his body, it may well be a brain injury rather than a physical one."
Ramirez finished his cigarette as he thought.
"Si. That might also cause him to lose his hearing."
"Oui. I've just sent an email to the right people to go through some inactive files on this. Hmm... a brain injury that afflicted him so, he has probably seen experts and specialists." More typing followed. "Schön Klink in Germany appears to have the top people in the world. He's probably been more than once; no doubt under an assumed name. Perhaps he's gotten sloppy enough to use an old alias as well." Luc did some more typing. "They have seventeen facilities around the country. Two are in Munich, that seems the place to start. Once I hear back, I'll wake some people in Munich and put them on this."
"I doubt that I shall sleep much, myself, Old Man. I shall await your call.
"A bientot, then." And with that, Allaine ended the call.
Ramirez leaned back in the office chair and stretched out for a moment before he heard a loud squeal coming from the Palace wing of the castle. He jumped to his feet, grabbed his gun, and ran toward the noise.
* * *
Contessa-In-Reggenza Maria Louisa Francesca de San Finzione walked out of the meeting room where she'd just met with her top advisers and shown them, in no uncertain terms, that they were not dealing with the little girl they saw scamper around the castle as a child, but a woman with the strength and confidence to handle her Great-Grandmama's job for however long was needed.
She left the meeting and turned toward the Palace wing, where La Familia's residences were located, when she saw a woman being escorted by two palace guards. When she recognized Susan Bailey as the woman they were escorting, she let out a loud, girlish squeal and ran between the two guards, wrapping her arms around the slightly-older woman in a giant hug that very nearly became a tackle.
Although Susan wasn't one for such displays, she returned the hug with just as much enthusiasm.
The two guards saluted and one of them spoke in English.
"Contessa, this woman says that she is a friend of yours. It is very important that we bring her to you. My Contessa will be very pleased to see her. I want to serve my Contessa."
Maria didn't break the hug, but backed away to look Susan in the face quizzically.
"I'm still pretty new at all this," Susan explained with a shrug. "You've got a REALLY big castle and, well, I was pretty sure I couldn't just walk up to a castle and knock on the gate and ask if Maria's home, so..." She turned to the guard. "Well done, soldier. You can see your Contessa is pleased. Back to your post."
"Si," Contessa Maria told them. "You have done well."
Smiling, the two guards rounded the corner back toward the residence. Ramirez came running from the administrative wing, gun in hand and pointed downward, toward them. He stopped when he saw Maria break their embrace and take hold of Susan's hand.
"Contessa," he said to Maria. "I heard a cry."
Maria beamed.
"Si, Generalissimo. A very important friend has arrived. This is Susan Bailey." Maria looked behind her, as if expecting them to be just out of view, then turned to Susan. "And the others?"
"With Helen at the hospital. They'll be here soon."
Susan looked over at the Generalissimo, gun not pointed at her, but out and at the ready.
"Hi, I'm Susan. You must be Generalissimo Hernando Ramirez." She looked at the gun. "Helen... said I could trust you?"
* * *
Ramirez finished his cigarette as he thought.
"Si. That might also cause him to lose his hearing."
"Oui. I've just sent an email to the right people to go through some inactive files on this. Hmm... a brain injury that afflicted him so, he has probably seen experts and specialists." More typing followed. "Schön Klink in Germany appears to have the top people in the world. He's probably been more than once; no doubt under an assumed name. Perhaps he's gotten sloppy enough to use an old alias as well." Luc did some more typing. "They have seventeen facilities around the country. Two are in Munich, that seems the place to start. Once I hear back, I'll wake some people in Munich and put them on this."
"I doubt that I shall sleep much, myself, Old Man. I shall await your call.
"A bientot, then." And with that, Allaine ended the call.
Ramirez leaned back in the office chair and stretched out for a moment before he heard a loud squeal coming from the Palace wing of the castle. He jumped to his feet, grabbed his gun, and ran toward the noise.
* * *
Contessa-In-Reggenza Maria Louisa Francesca de San Finzione walked out of the meeting room where she'd just met with her top advisers and shown them, in no uncertain terms, that they were not dealing with the little girl they saw scamper around the castle as a child, but a woman with the strength and confidence to handle her Great-Grandmama's job for however long was needed.
She left the meeting and turned toward the Palace wing, where La Familia's residences were located, when she saw a woman being escorted by two palace guards. When she recognized Susan Bailey as the woman they were escorting, she let out a loud, girlish squeal and ran between the two guards, wrapping her arms around the slightly-older woman in a giant hug that very nearly became a tackle.
Although Susan wasn't one for such displays, she returned the hug with just as much enthusiasm.
The two guards saluted and one of them spoke in English.
"Contessa, this woman says that she is a friend of yours. It is very important that we bring her to you. My Contessa will be very pleased to see her. I want to serve my Contessa."
Maria didn't break the hug, but backed away to look Susan in the face quizzically.
"I'm still pretty new at all this," Susan explained with a shrug. "You've got a REALLY big castle and, well, I was pretty sure I couldn't just walk up to a castle and knock on the gate and ask if Maria's home, so..." She turned to the guard. "Well done, soldier. You can see your Contessa is pleased. Back to your post."
"Si," Contessa Maria told them. "You have done well."
Smiling, the two guards rounded the corner back toward the residence. Ramirez came running from the administrative wing, gun in hand and pointed downward, toward them. He stopped when he saw Maria break their embrace and take hold of Susan's hand.
"Contessa," he said to Maria. "I heard a cry."
Maria beamed.
"Si, Generalissimo. A very important friend has arrived. This is Susan Bailey." Maria looked behind her, as if expecting them to be just out of view, then turned to Susan. "And the others?"
"With Helen at the hospital. They'll be here soon."
Susan looked over at the Generalissimo, gun not pointed at her, but out and at the ready.
"Hi, I'm Susan. You must be Generalissimo Hernando Ramirez." She looked at the gun. "Helen... said I could trust you?"
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