Guard Duty
After another day of the young prince's absence, Liliya had had enough. His Imperial Highness, the Grand Duke Mikhail Loganovich of Russia disappeared at will. He followed no set schedule, had no regular protection and, as far as she could determine, little self-preservation. It had to stop. Until the Tsar's line was assured, Mikhail was important to their people. If Tsar Mikhail's descendants proved fragile, their American prince could conceivably take the throne in the next hundred or so years.

Difficult to kill he may be, but not impossible. As a member of the Holy Band, she had a duty to protect the Romanov family. Her other loyalties required the same duty. Staying anonymous wasn't working. She would have to talk to his mother.

She would have made an appointment to speak with Her Imperial Highness, but time was of the essence. She needed to find Mikhail immediately. To that end, she was at the building that housed the Stark condo, requesting to speak to Natalia Romanova before breakfast.