Eric walked out in the dining hall and looked at Anastasia. He sighed little, when noticed her cheeks were stained with tears. Walking over to her, he handed her a handkerchief, "What's wrong, Anastasia?"

Anastasia took the handkerchief and wiped her eyes as she whimpered, "My mother... isn't dead... She's here and she's injured and Samsul knew... since she left he knew and then he [I]forgot[/I] that she was even alive... and I don't know what or who I'm angrier at..."

Eric looked at her in shock, "The Queen's alive?"

Anastasia nodded, "Gerald and Samsul knew... I can understand that Gerald didn't tell me... But Samsul... we're married and we are going to have kids and he told me he loves me... He was the one that told me my mother was there.... I cried into him for hours.... And he knew it took a toll on me when he let me go on the tour. The entire time... he was lying to me..."

Eric placed his hand on her shoulder, "Yes... He was lying to you... about your mother. Nothing else. He loves you unconditionally. I'll going to go and grab you some soup."

Anastasia smiled at him slightly, "Thank you, Eric."