The Unanswered Question

The name hung in the air of the south room.

Declan looked at Lenora from his chair. Reading that something in that call was different from every call that had come throughout the night.

Lenora spoke back into the phone.

"You're still there," said Lenora.

"Yes," said the voice.

"That name," said Lenora. "Nikolai gave it to you twenty-six years ago."

"He didn't give me the name," said the voice. "He