Chapter 43: Chapter 43

Breanna stood in the doorway and stomped her foot, mumbling under her breath about riddle talking gods when her father came up behind her.

"Has our guest left?" he asked, peering around.

"He's gone." Vanished into thin air leaving behind questions - and a stirring excitement.

"Odd fellow, but how exciting. A quest for my little girl."

A quest for a mystery box could wait. Breanna had a more pressing question for him. "Why did you not tell me I had a sister?"

Forget denial. The truth was clear to see on his ashen face. He chuckled nervously. "Whatever makes you ask that? A sister? How silly? I've never remarried, nor begat any other children."

"Really? Are you sure, because I think I met my sister today in the marketplace. So either she's a doppelganger or you're lying to me. Her name is Samantha, Samantha Jones and she says her mother's name was Breanna."