“Ah, there you are. Are we ready to go get our fortunes read?”“Almost. Come this way.” Eulalie left through the main entrance, and they follow...d her. The Arachne crawled down the side of the pillar to the floor below and disappeared into a tunnel. Lily took Dana by the hand and flew her down to the opening, where the two of them discovered a door that could be barred from the outside. In the room, a portal had been opened along the far wall, which had a solid portcullis made of three-inch thick. "Of course," Janet replied with a nod. "Because that's what familiesdo."Ellie laid on her bed, tears streaming down her cheeks as she tried toprocess what had just happened. Mere minutes earlier, she'd been socertain that her parents had wanted nothing to do with her, but nowthey were inviting not just her, but her new family to eat Christmasdinner with them? Ellie couldn't rationalise the change in her mind.She was sure that Jade had influenced her parents in some way, thatthe invitation was. She looked at me and smiled a beautiful motherly smile. I felt at ease but suddenly remembered the white-pink prawns and looked at the lowest edge of her skirt. Her feet were not visible but she suddenly stopped smiling and the expression that I felt I had seen in the church appeared in her eyes. Nonetheless my eyes casually wandered back to where I was looking at earlier when her eyes closed. I didn’t know what else I could do in the situation and I could only manage to keep a watch for the. Lisa looked shocked at the Police Chief’s question and immediately turned to me and Lynette for any guidance she could get. She then mumbled, “I, uh, I don’t ... I don’t know. Mike, Lynette ... help me, please.”Because I had met the Chief before, I calmly asked, “Can we talk about this for a moment, Chief Landon?”“Take as much time as you need. I can assure you we aren’t going anywhere until this is resolved to your liking,” the Chief replied with an easy smile.“You can’t arrest me!” Premier.