[The coldness was unexpected, though to be fair, she hadn't been certain what to expect, with the stories. And yet the voice she heard after was like her son's, and at the same time, not at all.]

Selim ...

[She had not thought step two of this plan very far, now that contact had been accomplished.]

So it is. So it is. Oh heavens. [He was not supposed to hear all of that, but mental links didn't allow the best for discretion.]

I won't lie, I know what's happened here, and ... I know that you're not entirely who I thought you were. I still want to hear it from you.