The rumor that Stahl is her father

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Classified by the Saran Queen in her capacity as Gray Ghost - giving her the authority to classify information that high.

The Queen and Stahl did share a romantic history together and Stahl is Elfi's father but he does not know it and the Queen kept it secret even from him.

She did not want down to the bone honest Stahl to make a commitment and marry her. Stahl would not have been a very good "male drone" and given his public

popularity, would have had significant implications for the Saran throne. There would have been voices even among the Sarans to make Stahl a King and resurect the   ancient Saran line of Pharaos. Stahl would have been very uncompfortable in such a role and it would have interfered with his role as Eternal Warrior and defender of the  Union. To the queen and Stahl it was just a few romantic secret weeks, and the Queen wanted to keep it that way.

Only after the Queen died, a sealed letter was delivered to Stahl revealing the truth and her last wish to keep the fact secret.

Elfi was told in a similar letter.