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"I have been preparing for this opportunity to see you both together", was the first thing he said. I should mention that there is something about this boy's presence that is both arresting and mesmerizing. You cannot not pay attention. He commands it. Divine authority. We were holidaying in Cornwall and we saw him at the beach. He took us to a beach house, where I imagine he must have been staying. The place was all bright and airy, the windows were wide open and the table in the centre had a great tall candle burning and a loaf of bread and a chalice of wine. "In many years", he said", "you are both going to be in my service, "First you, Isabella, (that was my name before I changed it to Stella) and then you, Sven. Staring fixedly at my brother, he added "You are going to be particularly difficult for a while, because you are going to try to rebel against your calling and mission by returning to the service of your father, but eventually you will break, and broken, you will come to stay with me again to be healed." Then, he broke the bread, which he divided between us, then offered us the chalice to drink from, and suddenly, he was gone...