Ah, then it was a name she had given herself. Melisande had to admit, Thorne was someone she would find interesting under normal circumstances. She wondered what it would take to bend Thorne to her will. Less than others she had known in the past, no doubt, but it had been quite some time since she'd had any real test.

Except this wasn't normal circumstances, not in the slightest. "You said you would bring over the other D'Angelines. Do you know how long that will take? If the child you speak of is the same poor boy that I know, I would like to see him without delay, in case I may offer some comfort. There really is nothing quite like a face from home."