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the Nephilim truly
returned?”
    Jalen and Jett exchanged a
look.
    “Yes, though it is not well
known.”
    “And the Queen, did she make it okay?”
asked Gilda.
    “She had to pass on her
powers; she is with her Ankida now.”
    Looking deeply into the old woman’s
eyes, Jalen made a decision.
    “Lady Aditya, Grace’s
sister, is our Supreme Queen now. This is her picture, the men are
her Joins . They
have decided to surprise her with an Earth wedding.” He showed her
a picture of Addie with Arjun, Rune, and Kylan that he’d brought
with him.
    He added in a low voice, “They would
like matching rings for all of them. And they would also like to
commission a new set of royal jewelry made for her. The Princess
Regent took most of the Old Queen’s things and she isn’t likely to
give them back. Your designs are exquisite and I know you are up to
the task. We will pay you in loose stones. Is that agreeable to
you?”
    “My boy, that will do splendidly,” she
said with a grin. “May I keep this picture? It will help me in
designing jewelry that truly compliments her.”
    “Of course you may. You may also call
Arjun if you have any questions. I’ve put his number on the back
for you. The Earth wedding is a secret for now,” he
added.
    “A surprise, how nice,” she said. “I
can get you wedding rings today if you’ll wait while I set the
stones. However, it’s going to take a longer time to do all these
other pieces of jewelry. What time frame are you looking at?” she
asked.
    “We are planning to leave Earth within
three months,” said Jett, speaking up.
    “Oh, my. I’ll have to close down the
store and work exclusively on this commission to have a hope of
getting it done. Do you have any pictures of HeVan and the clothing
worn there? Especially anything Ceremonial that the Queen will have
to wear?” she asked.
    Jalen turned to Jett to answer that
one. “I’m afraid anything I gave you would be very much out of date
as it took us a long time to get here. You obviously have an
affinity for making the right pieces. I think we will put ourselves
in your hands. All you need to do is give us a list of the stones
you’d like us to provide. Or if you would prefer, you can design
around the stones,” said Jett.
    “Judging by the ones you’ve shown me,
I think we’d do better working around the stones,” answered
Gilda.
    Jalen and Jett gave her a short bow.
“We have an agreement,” Jalen said.
    For the next hour, they chose rings
for Grace and Addie and the six men. As they were about to leave,
Jett walked back to where Gilda was sitting with her order pad. He
pulled out his wallet and handed her a card. “You should email a
picture of your granddaughter to this woman.”
    Gilda looked down at the card. “A
matchmaker?” she asked.
    “Yes. How do you think we met Grace?
Or you could take your granddaughter to the sci-fi convention next
month. I believe Valerie and Miranda will both be there,” he said
with a wink and left the store.
    After they left, Gilda made sure Marta
had taken all the trays and loose stones into the back. They would
work on this commission after hours, upstairs. It wouldn’t do for
word to get around that she had a quantity of valuable stones on
the premises.
    Twenty minutes after they left, the
bell over the door rang again.
    “Hello, Sir. What would you like me to
show you today?” she asked with a smile.
    Anton Kadyrov looked down at the old
woman.
    “My sister Grace was just in here.
She’s been thinking of marrying a man our father doesn’t approve
of. This is what she looks like,” he said, showing her a picture of
Grace taken by one of the security cameras at the club.
    “Oh, my, yes. Such a nice girl. She
only left a little while ago. They seemed like such a happy couple.
He bought her a very nice ring, and he was very polite. I’m sorry
your father doesn’t like him. Such a nice young man…” she stopped
speaking when he began to get red in the