At Lex's arrival, Anatoly looked up and happily returned his kiss. The food was a welcome sight as he couldn't remember the last time he had eaten. This was a regular occurrence with him, sadly enough, and he was grateful all over again that he and Lex had found each other.

"He asked about Freddie and I answered," Anatoly explained. "I may be the only one who knows him well."

Florence could also make that claim, of course, and rightfully so. There were some things about Freddie, however, that only a fellow grandmaster could understand and in that situation, there was no one else but him.