"For God's Sake! Leave Alexa alone! What do you want, anyway? Make a saint out of her?" The Prince Regent raised his voice, to show his annoyance at how Reuben was pushing the boundaries.
"Princess Cordelia claims that Princess Alexa is very special. She reported that the Princess has Christ's wounds in her hands. The Stigmata. And that she is capable of working miracles. Some people remember seeing her touch Your Highness with her bare hand when Your Highness had been presumed dead. And days later ... there is Your Highness, totally healed from your mysterious illness... These are intriguing reports, Your Highness. Don't blame the Church for wanting to investigate further."
All of that was said with a smile, but Lex struggled not to cringe in terror. Narses looked at the Second Prince with a serious face, unable to say anything.
