Augustus had screwed his face up in disgust at the things Mortis had done to both Charon and Spade and god knew how many more before them. He looked directly at her.

"What was that all about with Kizmat? Its the first time I've seen a first blood match fought like a textbook wrestling match."

She snorted slightly in amusement then looked up at him.

"Kizmat and I have a mutual interest - Mortismere. Or rather the downfall of Mortismere. Plain and simple. The less you know the better really."

Augustus looked at her suspiciously.

"I think there's more to it than that."

Charon eyed him warily, trying to weigh up exactly what he meant by his comment.

"Thats all you need to know and its all I'm comfortable telling you."

Augustus pressed on though.

"What about Moebius?"

This time he caught her unawares, the question burned her very soul and he registered the surprise on her face before she was able to hide it. She tapped the side of her mug as she gathered her thoughts, she shouldn't really be surprised as any conversation involving Mortis would also eventaully lead to the name Moebius. She sighed heavily as though she carried a great weight in her mind.

"Moebius is...was my son. Mortis killed him to gain the crystal of balance."

Augustus was glaring at her, he was grinding his teeth trying to pluck up the courage to ask the question he wanted to.

"You're my mother aren't you?"

She looked up quickly, again surprised by the sudden change in tack. She looked at his face trying to read whether he was angry or upset.

"I can't tell you that. Knowing who your parents are would put you in more danger than you could ever know."

Augustus stood up suddenly making a decision.

"It doesn't matter, I already know. I'm not stupid you know, I saw the results of the DNA test you did on me when you thought I wouldn't notice. You are my mother but you never did a test to determine who my father is, why?"

Charon dropped her head and stared hard at the mug again.

"Because I already know who your father is and that knowledge puts us all in grave danger from Mortismere. End of story. I am not going to answer any more of your questions. You can think what you like but we have spent years of your life trying to protect you, making sure Mortismere never knew of your existence. Its vital he doesn't find out because it would mess up all the plans we have in place."

Augustus glared at her, he was angry but also realised that Mortis was a dangerous individual. He stood up and moved away from the table. Charon watched him go out of the corner of her eye and let her breath out slowly, she had anticipated a tantrum, a huge whopping demon like tantrum but he had held it in check. She really didn't need this crap.