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Yeah. Her son disappeared in the past, flew on the space ship with the speed of light and remained just as young while everybody on Earth got older. Then he came back. One question still. How does all this connect to her brother in the city?

It explains her anxiousness about his safety, but otherwise no connection. I went a different direction by staying with the countess’ point of view, or George’s really, rather than following the brother’s plot line.

And you’re assuming they were aliens and his youth came from time dialation...should the story continue the explanation would be quite different.

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Yeah. We all see it in a different light and approach the topic differently. It's interesting to observe which venue imagination takes people. It's at this time when they are put against the imaginary wall is when you find out who they are.