Lancelot could not have seen himself doing this, but he had made a promise to Butler Lee that he would see Doctor Flynn before embarking on his expedition. The man was the closest thing he had to a friend, he could not afford to break his heart.

So, like a thief in the night - or not - Lancelot left the palace and drove himself to Flynn's clinic. There was a lot that he needed her for. He needed to make sense of so many things and he was sure she could help him.

His black ...