What Magic Is This?

Nicolae was stunned by Terry's explanation. And slowly he had to agree. Without Aleksis, he would never have met his father. Lauriel would have died twenty years ago.

For this, he would was forever grateful to Aleksis. At this point, he did not mind that Lauriel loved Aleksis more than he loved him, his own son.

Nicolae and Terry then followed Aleksis and Lauriel into the kitchen. The aura of animosity between the two had now subsided. Nicolae actually felt touched because Terry seemed to understand him quite well. He came to remember that actually, behind Terry's annoying attitude, he had a pleasant personality.

He remembered having talked with Terry as 'Billie Jean' and they opened up to one another as orphans. Now that he knew Terry as Aleksis' older brother, he realized that the two of them were actually very similar.