This is the fifth new year since I came here.
"Angel! When is Mom coming? I miss Mom, so please tell her to come back!"
"Virginia! You can't do that to Mr. Nemo!"
"Hahaha, she'll be here soon."
Virginia Dare, who was toddling when I first saw her, is now 5 years old, or 7 by Japanese age counting.
"Your mother went to do a very noble task. She'll come back with lots of gifts for our Virginia!"
"Wowww! Will I have many new friends too?"
"Of course! 10! 20! No, more than 30 will come!"
"Wowwwww!"
"...Mr. Nemo, is it okay to say that much to a child?"
"Don't worry, Vicente. This time, that many children really will come."
If Raleigh is as politically capable as I've seen, and if the streptomycin worked well, then Raleigh, Eleanor, and Margaret would have become heroes of London.
Especially if Raleigh became not simply the Queen's favorite but a powerful politician with popular support and a solid power base?